TVGuga Baul, Rik Verheye, Bart Peeters, Warre Borgmans, Joris Brys and Malik Mohammed. These are the six BVs who will go completely naked during a strip act for the 3-part One-series ‘Kom op tegen Kanker, everything in the battle’. The two initiators Niels Destadsbader and Dieter Coppens will also be stripped of their clothes.
Niels and Dieter lead the project. They came into close contact with cancer through their fathers, who both developed prostate cancer. The duo went looking for fellow BVs to undress for a good cause. The format of the program has already run abroad. For example, in England there was ‘The Real Full Monty’ and in the Netherlands ‘For One Night Only: completely naked’.
With the high-profile challenge of these eight daredevils, ‘Stand up against Cancer, everything in the fight’ aims to break the taboo surrounding male cancers, more specifically prostate and testicular cancer. ‘If the six courageous colleagues and we dare to take off their clothes for the whole of Flanders, then shouldn’t every Flemish man dare to talk about the subject with his doctor?’, hosts Niels Destadsbader and Dieter Coppens make clear.
The Flemish search for well-known male comic strip talent went in fits and starts, but nevertheless went well. After all, from tomorrow eight famous men will undress. Niels, Dieter, Warre, Guga, Malik, Bart, Joris and Rik go completely naked during a strip act in the Kursaal Oostende on October 26, as the culmination of a dance training. Of course they don’t just do that or to stunt, but because they have a mission. They show not only their bodies, but above all their commitment to finally openly discuss cancer in men. They do everything they can for that.
The eight men are trained and assisted by the internationally acclaimed choreographer Roy Julen. Julen (worked with Diana Ross and Stromae, among others, and for ‘So You Think You Can Dance). He takes the eight men under his wing and wants to prepare them in three months to become seductive dancers in a stylish but daring strip act. Roy constantly challenges his aspiring strippers to improve their dancing skills while also overcoming their shame. He absolutely wants to make sure they throw all eight hundred percent for their final act. The difficult road to the act and the result can be seen on One from tomorrow, Thursday.
Tickets for the final recordings are still available at vrtmax.be/doemee
Guga Baul (36)
– Actor, comedian and impersonator
– Known for ‘Against the Stars’ and as Ice King in ‘The Masked Singer’
– Participate for a good cause
Rick Verheye (35)
– Known from ‘Callboys’ and ‘Uncles’.
– Participate for a good cause
Bart Peeters (62)
– Singer, presenter, actor
– Known for ‘Eurosong’, ‘Thank you for the music’ and ‘The Voice of Flanders’
– Brother-in-law Warre Borgmans got prostate cancer years ago
Warre Borgmans (66)
– Known from ‘Windkracht 10’, ‘The Round’ and ‘Zone city’.
– Got prostate cancer years ago
Joris Brys (33)
– Sports and radio journalist
– Works for Play4 and Studio Brussel
– Succeeded radio voice Christophe Lambrecht when he unexpectedly died in 2019.
Malik Mohammed (29)
– Won ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ in 2015.
– Knows friends who have faced cancer
Niels Destadsbader (34)
– Singer, presenter, actor
– Known for ‘The Masked Singer’ and hits like ‘De Wereld Draait Voor Jou’.
His father was diagnosed with prostate cancer
Dieter Coppens (44)
– Known from ‘Down the Road’
His father was diagnosed with prostate cancer
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