The name Seeley Dartell has been inextricably linked for years Heart of Holland. The broadcaster, who died on Wednesday aged 66, was still full of plans after her forced exit from the SBS programme. Dartell also left her mark in theatre.
“Zij gaf Hart van Nederland letterlijk en figuurlijk een gezicht”, laat Talpa, het bedrijf waar SBS6 onder valt, weten in reactie op het overlijden van Dartell. “Vrijwel vanaf de start was Cilly jarenlang een van de beeldbepalende presentatoren van het programma en ze heeft hiermee een belangrijke bijdrage geleverd aan het succes.”
Dartell gaat in 1996 aan de slag bij het dagelijkse SBS-programma, dat dan een jaar bestaat. Hart van Nederland richt zich op lokaal en regionaal nieuws, dat de ‘gewone burger’ bezighoudt. Dartell zit er volledig op haar plek. Ze is jarenlang een van de vaste gezichten van het programma, tot ze in 2007 naar Dubai verhuist voor het werk van haar man. Zelfs dan neemt ze geen afscheid van het programma. Tweemaal per maand reist ze op en neer voor de presentatieklus.
He “cried for weeks” after leaving the hospital
In 2012, Talpa decided Dartell’s time was up Heart of Holland on him. From then on, the program will be presented by a single presenter and Talpa would like to use younger faces for this purpose. The decision is difficult for Dartell. “It was a tough blow. I cried for weeks. I presented the show for sixteen years. Heart of Holland in my heart. I love this work dearly. “That’s what makes it so sad,” she said at the time. Telegraph.
Dartell decides to stop torturing herself by watching the show for a while after she gets out of the hospital. “I’m processing something that was very connected to me,” she says. “This is accompanied by emotions. Watching the stream doesn’t help with that.” Spits Known.
After a period of treatment, Dartell recovers. “I’m hungry and I want to take advantage of everything,” she says. “The most important thing is for the water to float back in.” Telegraph.
Dartel wanted to make a name for himself in theatre
Dartel yet Heart of Holland Another profession to refer to. The presenter did not always work in journalism. It only made this switch in the early 1990s. That’s why it can be admired mainly in theatre. It’s a career she inherited from home, but she never wanted to rely on her family connections.
Dartel, born Priscilla Feltmeijer, was the daughter of the famous impresario Le Feltmeijer. Once she began her career as an actress at the age of seventeen, she did so under the name Celie Dartell, because she did not want to live off her father’s reputation. Youp van ‘t Hek initially discovered her and gave her a place in his cabaret group.
After years of cabaret, Dartell can also be seen in numerous musicals. For example, she plays alongside Pete Rumer in the play The perpetrator did it Written by Annie M.J. Schmidt. It also played a role in adaptation fat.
Last years in Florida
There is no going back to the stage. It’s like nothing else on TV Heart of Holland That remains to be seen. Her eviction by Talpa caused a huge uproar and media attention and Omroep MAX was able to bring her on the show Max Live Studio. I made this from 2013 to 2014.
Dartell will move from Dubai to Florida in 2017. She has already been diagnosed with lung cancer. Things go well for a while, but in 2020 the disease comes back and the patient is no longer improving. She returns to the Netherlands and surrounds herself with friends and family as much as possible.
At the end of last year she said dragonfly: “Of course everyone knows that you should enjoy life to the fullest, every day, but this feeling is probably stronger for me right now. I have flipped this switch in my mind.”
