People always think that our editor in chief is a perfect doll. Well, she’s indeed not far from it, but there’s always more than meets the eye. Yes, her make-up is always flawless and she is always wearing the best outfits. But on the inside she can sometimes very well be kind of a clumsy, foul mouthed sailor who is happy to gorge herself at the front of a take away joint in the middle of the night.
What is the worst music that gives you the most pleasure?
I do not think that many people think the Dutch rapper Ali B. is bad, but he always works a bit on my funny bone with his socially engaged raps. In the “What would you do” track, I still wonder if he actually knows where all the war zones really are. But while I find it a bit uncomfortable to listen to his socially critical rap he still manages to bring a little tear to my eye. Furthermore Holland’s legendary folk singer Andre Hazes has also become so commonplace that there is, thank god, totally no shame in enjoying him either. If one of the editors puts on “Take my Heart” by the Dutch singer duo Nick and Simon there is also a big chance that you’ll find me doing my best dance moves on the editing room floor.
What is your greatest pet peeve?
Do you have a minute? It annoys me to find cabinet doors open. The fact that I always pick the wrong queue. Taking a sip of coffee while walking and then spilling it on the front of my fresh new suit. That I can never obediently charge my phone overnight as normal people do and then the rest of the day I always feel like I’m starting at a disadvantage. I am mostly annoyed at myself. That is the conclusion. Furthermore, I always find letters to deceased mothers / fathers / grandfathers on Facebook very difficult to deal with. Another hiccup is people living together, under one roof who use Twitter to communicate! I can’t help but think, what’s wrong with Whatsapp?
What is your strangest character trait?
Others often find it confusing (not to say, shocking) that from this small, high-heeled little lady, some pretty foul language can be heard. My father is a sailor, I can’t help it.
What do you do when you have had one glass too many?
I drag my guy to the first greasy takeaway shop I see and order everything that apparently my subconscious fantasizes about. Banana Milkshakes, fries with lots of mayonnaise, cheese soufflés, the works. The next day the inner (ex-)ballerina in me awakens and asks my sweet man: ‘Did we really order all of that and did we actually eat it?’. “No darling, almost nothing.” My husband is wise and knows how to handle me.
Do you have an embarrassing hobby?
Is wine a hobby? And watching Sex and the city for the 735th time, does that count? What if I watch it in Italian, then at least I can learn something new.
What is your biggest addiction?
I fall asleep and wake up with Instagram and Google Analytics informing me how many visitors we have welcomed to Amayzine.com. I’m also addicted to sniffing under my girls hair (precisely behind their ear) and sleeping with my leg draped over my husbands leg, and the MIP rosé and the Amayzine whatsapp group (I hate other whatsapp groups) and I’m a just a tiny bit addicted to Net-a-Porter.
