“I’m not risking my marriage”: is Fatma Taspinar married to Geert Meyfroidt?

Is news anchor Fatma Taspinar (42) married to Geert Meyfroidt (52), an intensivist at the UZ Leuven who was often featured in the media during the corona period? It was known that the two have been in a relationship since 2021, but now Taspinar seems to reveal that they are at least engaged.

Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 7:47 AM

In Celebrity MasterChef Vlaanderen on Play4, Taspinar spoke several times regarding “my husband”, Geert, on Wednesday evening. For example, the news anchor said that she chose a simple dish that her husband always makes, following lessons from a chef in Italy.

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While cooking, Taspinar later dropped her three rings. “What is that? Oh, those are my rings, fuck! My engagement ring was on the floor.”

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She wasn’t concerned regarding what her husband would think regarding her lack of success in preparing his pasta. “I’m not risking my marriage. I think he’ll be happy that I made that anyway.”

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Taspinar and Professor Meyfroidt, who has three adult children, met in the VRT news studio during the corona crisis in 2021. The journalist and the intensivist who also became ‘Smartest person’ that year preferred not to delve too deeply into their relationship. because “it’s not all that interesting”. In the meantime, it appears that they may be married or at least engaged.

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