Shock for ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog as her stalker - and former lover of two years - returns to Sweden 24 years after court kicked him out the country Gert van der Graaf bombarded her with letters and followed her movements Faltskog, 74, had relationship with Dutchman before realising he was obsessed Van der Graaf was convicted of harassment and deported back twice to Holland By Francine Wolfisz Published: 17:54 EDT, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 17:58 EDT, 3 July 2024 e-mail View comments A former lover-turned-obsessive stalker of ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog, who was served with a restraining order and deported back to his native Holland 24 years ago, has been spotted back on Swedish soil. The news is likely to unsettle the 74-year-old reclusive superstar, who became too scared to leave her own home after Gert van der Graaf bombarded her with chilling letters and followed her movements in the months after she ended their brief relationship in the 1990s. Van der Graaf, a Dutch forklift driver, was convicted of harassing Faltskog, served with a restraining order and deported back to Holland on two occasions, in 2000 and 2003.
But he is now contemplating moving back to Sweden for his retirement, German newspaper Bild has revealed, adding he was seen recently holidaying in the Swedish city of Nyköping. Van der Graaf told Swedish paper Expressen that he has come back to the country simply because he likes it there and played down any suggestions that he would try to approach the Water.
