Saturday, June 28, 2025 – 18:00 i by Redactie
While Kat Kerkhofs braved the waves in the popular program about the ocean, husband Dries Mertens watched from home. Not without emotions, it turns out. The Red Devil, known for his flamboyant style on and next to the field, felt something that he rarely shows: a touch of jealousy.
Kat Kerkhofs doubted for a long time whether she would start the sailing trip. In Story, she says frankly: “So when the question came about the ocean, I wanted to thank in first. Until Dries said,” You’re crazy if you don’t go along, it’s a unique opportunity. ” And so I just touched. “
However, that encouragement came with a wink. Because Mertens, usually full of enthusiasm for his wife, had to admit something. “Dries was secretly jealous, because it is his big dream to make such a sailing trip someday. My husband is more adventurous than me and he loves boats,” it sounds.
Naples, nausea and loss
The adventure reminded Kat of their time in Italy. “We lived in Naples for a long time and there we regularly rented a boat for one day. Dries thought that the Max, but I was always happy when we were ashore again. I quickly became nauseous,” she confesses.
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