Meral Tasbas
Meral Tasbas | |
|---|---|
 Meral Tasbas (2011) | |
| Born | Meral Izabelle Tasbas 4 April 1979 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, singer, actress and television host |
| Spouse | Emil Kokot (m. 2004; divorced) |
Meral Izabelle Tasbas (born 4 April 1979) is a Swedish television personality, singer, actress and television host.[1][2] Tasbas is known for appearing as a contestant on all five seasons of the reality show The Bar between 2000 and 2004 on TV3 and for hosting her own television show on TV3 called Meral-TV. She has appeared in some films and released a bilingual Turkish/English language single "Versene" with Marcus Öhrn.[3]
Career
[edit]Appearance in The Bar
[edit]Meral Tasbas became a household name when she participated in all five seasons of the reality show The Bar between 2000 and 2004 on Swedish station TV3.[4] Tasbas has also appeared on the Turkish version of The Bar.[5][6] On the show Tasbas became a fan favourite and was mentioned in the tabloids for her behaviour at many occasions.[7] She received death threats during the second season after an incident in her private life when she was ejected from a mosque in Stockholm for wearing inappropriate clothing.[7]
Tasbas grabbed headlines in 2000 when she became hysterical during a hot air balloon ride along with Norwegian pastor Runar Søgaard and the duo almost crashed into a powerline; she had won the ride after completing tasks at The Bar.[8]
Other reality shows
[edit]Tasbas participated in Club Goa broadcast on Strix Television, and spent one night inside the Big Brother house in 2003 as a celebrity guest.[9] She has also taken part in the Swedish version of 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow on Kanal 5.[10]
During 2002, Tasbas hosted her own talk show on TV3 called Meral-TV.[11] In 2011, she appeared on the Turkish talk show Arim Balim Petegim.[12][13]
In 2016, she participated in Realitystjärnorna på godset which was broadcast on TV3, alongside amongst others Victoria Silvstedt and Qristina Ribohn.[14]
Music
[edit]In 2000, Tasbas released her first music single "Versene" which she performed along with singer Marcus Öhrn from the reality show Villa Medusa and Fame Factory.[3] Tasbas sang the Turkish language lyrics with Öhrn rendering the English language verses.[3]
Films
[edit]During 2000, she appeared in a small role in the Swedish movie The Dog Trick alongside Alexander Skarsgård.[15][16]
In 2011, Tasbas continued her acting career by playing herself in the reality show spoof series called Den Sista Dokusåpan (The last reality show) in which some of Sweden's best-known reality show stars took part and acted as zombies on TV6.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Tasbas was born into a Turkish family living in Gothenburg. Tasbas married Emil Kokot on 14 April 2004.[18] She participated in the reality show Club Goa which was filmed on location in India in 2005 but had to leave the show for personal reasons, she divorced Emil Kokot not long after.[19]
Tasbas has admitted that she has undergone at least three plastic surgeries since the age of nineteen:[20] one liposuction on her stomach, one separate surgery on her nose and one on her lips.[21] In 2009, Tasbas appeared in an episode of Plastikkirurgerna (The Plastic Surgeons) on TV4 to discuss her surgeries.[22]
In 2011, Tasbas gained world attention after being seen with American actor John Cusack and revealing they had shown interest in each other.[6][13]
Discography
[edit]- Singles
- 2000: "Versene" (with Marcus Öhrn)
Filmography
[edit]- 2002 - The Dog Trick (Hundtricket – The Movie)
- 2012 - The Last Reality Show (Den Sista Dokusåpan)
References
[edit]- ^ Aftonbladet (11 April 2001). "MERAL" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "İşte ünlü oyuncu John Cusack'ın Türk sevgilisi!" (in Turkish). Medyafaresi. 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b c ""Baren-Meral" Meral Tasbas & Marcus Öhrn: Versene". pop.nu. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Namn (4 April 2012). "Rekommenderar ingen att vara med i en dokusåpa" (in Swedish). Finest.se. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ "Meral Tasbas: Jag är ingen Linda Rosing som gråter ut i media | Kändisar Hänt i Veckan Skvaller". Expressen (in Swedish). 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b Sara Thun (1 October 2011). "Här dejtar "Baren"-deltagaren Meral Tasbas Hollywood-stjärnan John Cusack". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Aftonbladet nöje: Meral är utsatt för dödshot" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 October 2000. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Aftonbladet nöje: Runars skräckfärd med Meral". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 25 July 2000. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Kändisfesten i "Big Brother" | Dokusåpa". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 30 April 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "TV3: 101 SÄTT ATT ÅKA UR EN GAMESHOW" (in Swedish). Webfinanser. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Aftonbladet kvinna: Meral i "Baren" tjejen som vägrar att städa". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Här lämnar Meral Tasbas direktsändningen i panik". Nyheter24.se. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Meral Taşbaş canlı yayında çiş molası verdi - İzle" (in Turkish). Ensonhaber.com. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Storbråket på godset mellan Silvstedt och Qhristina: "Smockan låg i luften"". Expressen. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Hundtricket - the movie". Filmpunkten.se. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Hundtricket - The Movie (2002)" (in Swedish). Moviezine.se. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Det här är Den sista dokusåpan" (in Swedish). Tv6.se. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ "Skilsmässan var hemsk". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 24 April 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Meral skiljer sig efter 'Club Goa'". Expressen (in Swedish). 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Man blir girig och vill ändra igen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 25 February 2003. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Skönhetsoperationer är en drog". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 18 January 2002. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Det är vidrigt att se gammal ut". TV4play.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
