Personal Life
Samsom was raised in a non-religious family and considers himself an atheist. He is a non smoker and observes a vegetarian diet. He cites swimming and water polo as his favourite sports. Samsom is married and has two children. His daughter Benthe was born in 2001 and his son Fane was born in 2006. Samsom mentioned them in several political debates and interviews in a for the Netherlands unprecedented and criticized way, including drawing attention to his daughter's disability. He also involved his private life and family in his "American style" 2012 electoral campaign, most notably by featuring his two children in an official party TV ad.
Samsom lived on a houseboat in Broek in Waterland with his then girlfriend and daughter before moving to Leiden, where he still resides as of 2012. In a 2012 interview with Marie Claire Samsom admitted he had committed adultery "perhaps one or two times". He also admitted to vanity and stated he misses his former luscious curls a great deal now that he has grown almost completely bald.
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