Wendy van Dijk (born 22 January 1971) is a Dutch actress, comedian,
and television presenter. She is best known for her portrayal of Ushi
Hirosaki, a hapless Japanese journalist featured in both a series of
Dutch television shows and a theatrical film.Between 1996 en 1998 she
presented, together with Renate Scholten and Matthias Scholte the SBS
program Over de roooie. Van Dijk presented the show Hart in Aktie
between 2000 and 2006. In 2006, Van Dijk was a contestant on Dancing
On Ice. In 2007 and 2008, she hosted the Dutch edition of Idols. The
Netherlands edition of X Factor was the replacer of Idols, which Van
Dijk has also hosted all 5 seasons of. Van Dijk co-hosts all seasons
so far of The Voice of Holland together with Martijn Krabbé, as well
as all seasons of The Voice Kids. From 2011 on, she hosted all three
seasons of the Dutch TV show Obese, in which she and professional
coaches and doctors help morbid obese people to successfully lose
weight in 3 months. Since 2013, Van Dijk has been hosting the game
show Wie ben ik? (Who am I?).In 2018, she moved from RTL4 back to her
old network SBS6. At SBS6 she presents the shows Dance Dance Dance,
SuperKids, Wie Het Laatst Lacht, Hart in Aktie and the Dutch version
of Flirty Dancing.Van Dijk first appeared as Ushi in 2001 in Gene &
Ushi, a program that aired on the Dutch television channel SBS 6.
While appearing as Ushi, the actress puts on makeup, glasses, wears a
"buckteeth" dental appliance and conceals her blonde hair under a dark
wig. Segments featuring Ushi typically consist of Borat-style pranks
on international celebrities while Van Dijk pretends to be a reporter
for Good Morning Tokyo, a fictional television show. Among those
interviewed by Ushi: Adele, Christian Jessen, Donny Osmond, Geri
Halliwell, Jamie Oliver, Jo Frost, Lionel Richie, Gino Vannelli,
Shannen Doherty, Billy Crawford, Ronan Keating and La Toya Jackson.
The character's catchphrase is: "Solly, my Engrish is not so very
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