Line Andersen lost her mother suddenly: Said goodbye on her deathbed

– I am unashamedly happy, and I feel enormous gratitude, says Line Andersen (50) as she settles in at the regular restaurant in Bjørvika.

About the breakup: – Was totally devastated

We are located a few meters from Line’s apartment in Oslo’s trendiest district. She moved here after a breakup three years ago, and is enjoying herself.

Grateful for the crises

Good friends, an exciting job, and not least the success as one of the participants in TV 2’s “The Game” are all things that make Andersen feel an inner joy. Life smiles, it’s not something she takes for granted. Three years ago, life was pitch black and crises lined up. Still, she appreciates everything she’s been through.

– I had many crises at the same time. But I am so grateful for those hard years, because it changed my life and took me in a direction that I should have gone anyway, she says thoughtfully.

Said goodbye

A demanding court case against his employer at the time, NRK, took its toll. At the same time, her long-term partner, Kamal Saaliti (44), broke up.

As if that wasn’t enough, the death of her mother Inger-Lise came as a great shock. Just eight days after she received the cancer diagnosis, the 69-year-old died. Line was present and held her mother’s hand when she took her last breath.

– Very last

– Sitting on my mother’s deathbed affected me enormously. To sit on the deathbed and be the ultimate support is the most honorable thing one can do. And choosing to use it for something positive afterwards. Like taking the good and the good values ​​with you further, says Line.

The difficult parting with her mother made her reflect on life, and made her embrace the milestone when she turned 50 last year.

– Living is a mission that I take very seriously. That’s why I didn’t have a 50-year-old crisis. It would have been like spitting on that experience, says the TV profile.

An idol

Mother and daughter were very different people, but were close to each other. Every day, Line is inspired by her mother.

– I am loud and take up space, while she was small and anxious. In the midst of her fragility, she still had a strength that inspires me every single day. Every time she stood up for something, she had to overcome something inside. It cost her a lot more than it would have for me. Mum was, and is, my big idol, says Line.

Both from his mother and father, the experienced TV profile has taken important values ​​with him. The father worked in the trade union movement, and the mother in high school. Competence, justice and loyalty were keywords at home in the Andersen family.

At Bøler, Line and her sister grew up on the fourth floor of a block of flats. It was a tough but at the same time close-knit environment that shaped her into who she is today.

– I was a block kid, and we hung out on the streets in gangs. There is no “bullshit” at Bøler. We are tougher and bigger than most – but also very loyal, says Line.

Brave

Fairness became important to the east coast girl early on. As a ten-year-old, she formed the Peace Club, which worked for a world without war. She later became involved in Amnesty’s work.

The goal was to become an investigative journalist, but coincidence meant that she ended up as a sports journalist at NRK. A job she had for 15 years, where she directed major live broadcasts such as the WC in chess and athletics.

Andersen estimates that she has more than 1,000 hours behind her with live broadcasts.

– I am concerned with being brave. I am a strong woman, and probably endure more than average, she asserts.

Be a little crazy

Many would probably say that it was a brave choice to join “The Game”, the TV 2 competition where twelve celebrities compete against each other in a social game. Neither Line nor the other participants knew what they were doing.

– It’s a lot of fun to do something you don’t know what it is, and at the same time be so crazy, she says, adding that she got advice from her seven-year-old niece.

– I’m all alone

– She said that there is a difference between what is scary and what is dangerous. I think that we girls should think more about that. My goal is to be a woman who is allowed to be competent, take her place, speak loudly and occasionally be the best in the room.

Friends worried

In “The Game”, Line Andersen appears as a strong player, and is labeled by many as a leader type. The engagement among viewers has been enormous, but at the start not all of Line’s closest people recognized her on the screen.

– I’m usually loud, and suddenly I was silent Line. They were almost worried, wondering what I was doing. I think they cut it like that in anticipation of things to happen, she says.

Creates commitment

Every time a new episode is posted, messages come in from people known and unknown, who all have strong opinions about what is happening on screen.

– It’s great that people are so engaged. My impression is that most people see me as a pleasant “good guy”, says Line.

She is unsure if she has received any dating requests yet. But if it were to come up, she’s not interested either.

– I could never date someone who made contact online. They can rather treat themselves to a beer on the town!

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