Marko Reikop
Marko Reikop (born 19 June 1969 in Tallinn) is an Estonian TV host.[1]
He graduated from the
He has presented the Estonian national finals for
In 2018, he was given Fifth Class of the Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia.[2]
Reikop is openly gay.[3][4] In September 2020, Reikop was the subject, along with Ringvaade cohost Grete Lõbu, of an anti-gay slur by Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) MP and Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) board representative Urmas Reitelmann in a social media post, which caused a backlash by ERR supervisory board member Rein Veidemann and ERR board chair Erik Roose, with Veidemann calling for Reitelmann's removal from the board. Reikop later stated that he considered filing a court action suit against Reitelmann.[5]
References
- ^ "Marko Reikop: Mulle mood tegelikult meeldib" [Marko Reikop: I actually like fashion] (in Estonian). Postimees. Retrieved 27 Oct 2010.
- ^ Marko Reikop Teenetemärkide kavalerid
- ^ "Sõbralikult koos: avalikult gei Marko Reikop ja tuntud homovastane Erki Nool poseerivad kaelakuti!". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Koppel, Nataly (27 March 2014). "Lisette Kampus: "Tulge kapist välja, nii on mõnusam, ägedam ja kergem elada!"". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "ERR supervisory chair calls for EKRE MP's removal from board". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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