Hummie van der Tonnekreek

Hummie van der Tonnekreek
Born
Alida Helena van der Tonnekreek

(1945-04-16)16 April 1945
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died19 January 2022(2022-01-19) (aged 76)
Hillegom, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)journalist and editor

Alida Helena "Hummie" van der Tonnekreek (16 April 1945 – 19 January 2022) was a Dutch journalist and editor.[1][2][3]

Van der Tonnekreek started working as an editor at Margriet, but later she made career as a reporter at the gossip magazine Story [nl]. She then worked for a short time at Privé [nl] and finally was editor-in-chief at Weekend (magazine) [nl] and AvantGarde, where she left after a conflict in 1998.[1][2] Van der Tonnekreek became known to the public when she became editor-in-chief of the television series Big Brother in 1999. She was the all editions editor-in-chief untill Big Brother 6 in 2006. She was also editor-in-chief of the reality series Masterplan [nl], Jouw vrouw, mijn vrouw [nl] and Hotel Big Brother. In 2011, she was involved as a consultant on the Big Brother spin-off Secret Story.

Van der Tonnekreek had lung cancer She died in Hillegom on 19 January 2022, at the age of 76.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "De broze wereld van Hummie". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 4 January 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Roddelkoningin Hummie van der Tonnekreek wilde weten 'wat mensen níét willen vertellen'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hummie van der Tonnekreek, oud-hoofdredactrice Big Brother, overleden". Zeelandnet (in Dutch). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tv-maker Hummie van der Tonnekreek (76) overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.