Tom Waes' planned shooting days for the Badgast series have been cancelled

"The producer of Badgast is now looking at how the shooting period can be planned in such a way that the series can continue, pending how Waes' recovery is going. We are in close consultation with Tom and his agent," said the spokesperson.

Honesty, guilt and apologies. And that even before the results of the blood test for drunkenness are known. Tom Waes delivers a strong example of crisis communication with his statement, according to expert Jeroen Wils. “Tom shows himself to be a human being among humans, who made a human error. This will not damage his reputation.”

“This is really not acceptable. We expect Tom to take responsibility,” says VRT. But what does that mean? How should things continue professionally with “Flanders’ most popular TV personality”? “Everything depends on what else comes up.”

INDOOR PARKING – Television producer and VRT golden boy Tom Waes has escaped death after an accident in the Kennedy Tunnel in Antwerp. The 56-year-old BV has now admitted to getting behind the wheel with an excessive amount of alcohol in his blood. It remains to be seen whether the incident will have negative consequences for his career, although his employer VRT seems to be reacting mildly. “Very annoying,” admits CEO Frederik Delaplace, before…