Eric Van Looy tells the story of his childhood crush Elsie Hellewaut in 'I Ask Her': 'She was the woman of my dreams at that time' | television

“I was 26 at the time and I was already in love with her, but I never did anything about it. “I was obsessive and very shy,” Eric admits. “In 1987 I was single and she was the woman of my dreams at the time. “When I heard that she was in a relationship with one of her band members, I felt very jealous,” he said, then laughed. “I met Elsge a few years later and interviewed her on a programme. I had already spoken to many movie stars, including Madonna. But I had never felt as shy as I was with her.

To Erik's surprise, Elsje Helewaut appears in the studio and sings Erik Van Looy's favorite song. “I thought this was incredible,” Eric says. Then he said to Elsie: “I like you very much.” Elsje had also known about Erik's crush for some time. “I heard that on the radio once,” she finally laughed.

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With the song “I Ask Her,” Nils takes his famous guests back to a special moment in their lives through music. These artists will also be immersed in Nils's musical bath in the coming weeks: Stefanie Blancaart, Jeroen Meeus, Goga Powell, Christel Verbeke, Ric Verhei, Jacques Vermeer, Ingeborg, and Daneira Buchris Terxidis.

Ask It can be seen every Wednesday on VRT1 at 8.45pm

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