
Bart Springtime: The Man Who Escaped Big Brother’s Shadow (And What It Cost Him)
Imagine winning the first reality TV show in history—only to spend the next 25 years running from its grip. That’s the paradox of Bart Springtime (born Bart Spring in ’t Veld), the Dutch television producer who became a global icon overnight in 1999. His victory on Big Brother didn’t just launch a genre; it stole his identity, sparked…