Monique Westenberg has stated in her podcast that her past on-and-off relationship with André Hazes Jr. is definitively behind her, though the multi-year romance has left her needing time to process and heal before entering a new relationship, mediacourant.nl reported.
Monique Westenberg Podcast Revelations About Past Relationships and Personal Healing
Westenberg explained on her podcast that she is taking time for personal growth and emotional recovery. She noted that recent experiences triggered unresolved feelings, and she wants to address those triggers so she never experiences them again in a future partnership. Discussing her dating criteria moving forward, she specified that she will no longer date someone who talks about having a difficult childhood but has failed to do anything to address or work through it. Additionally, she stated that a potential date who is 34 years old would not be a match for her.
Shownieuws Panel Analyzes the Remarks as a Direct Critique of André Hazes Jr.
During a broadcast of Shownieuws, presenter Eva Vloon interpreted Westenberg’s comments regarding an unaddressed difficult childhood as an unmistakable jab at André Hazes Jr., who is publicly known to have faced a troubled upbringing. Entertainment commentator Bart Ettekoven agreed that the reference was unsurprising given Hazes’s well-documented background. Reporter Janine Schuinder focused on the sharper second half of Westenberg’s remark—specifically the critique that a partner did nothing to work through those early hardships.
At the same time, Ettekoven pointed out that Hazes has made public statements in his reality series about his current partner, Noa, referring to her as the woman of his dreams, which he noted can be painful for an ex-partner to hear. Schuinder argued that public remarks involving a shared child carry different implications. According to showbiz.headliner.nl, Schuinder criticized Westenberg’s comments for unnecessarily portraying Hazes as struggling with unaddressed psychological issues, noting that such statements about a father can be unhelpful for their young son, little Dré.
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