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Jan Versteegh
Jan Versteegh (2013)
Born (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 39)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
OccupationTelevision presenter
Known for
  • De Bondgenoten
  • Wie is de Mol?

Jan Versteegh (born 31 December 1985) is a Dutch television presenter and singer. He is known for presenting several television shows, including Proefkonijnen, Spuiten en Slikken and Lingo.[1][2] He is also known for presenting the reality game show De Bondgenoten and for appearing in the reality television series Wie is de Mol?.[3][4]

Career

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Early in his career, Versteegh worked as a physical education teacher.[5][6] In 2012, he became a reporter for the show PowNews by PowNed.[7] He joined BNN in early 2014.[7] Versteegh presented various television programs which include Spuiten en Slikken, a show about sexuality and drugs, and Proefkonijnen, a popular science show in which the presenters try to answer questions from viewers.[1][2]

Versteegh presented Proefkonijnen together with Geraldine Kemper.[2] A few years later, he presented the news and entertainment show 6 Inside, the game show Lingo and the game show Echt Waar?!.[8][9] The show 6 Inside ended after one season.[10][11]

Versteegh participated as contestant in the reality competition show Expeditie Robinson 2013.[12][13] He was also a contestant in De Slimste Mens (in 2014), It Takes 2 (in 2016), Weet Ik Veel (in 2016) and The Big Music Quiz (in 2017).[14] He became the winner of his season of It Takes 2.[15][16]

He won the Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award at the 2015 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala.[17][18] In the same year, Versteegh presented the show Jan is de Beste in which he competed against a Dutch celebrity in each episode.[5][17] It was his first show as solo presenter.[5]

In 2018, Versteegh played the role of the mole in the 18th season of the popular television show Wie is de Mol?.[4][19] He played a small role in the 2018 romantic comedy film Gek van Oranje directed by Pim van Hoeve.[20] In 2019, he was one of the team captains in the television game show Mars versus Venus, a quiz show about the differences between men and women.[21] Versteegh was the team captain of the male team and Leonie ter Braak was team captain of the female team.[21]

Versteegh began working for Talpa in January 2019.[22][23] He presented the 2020 quiz show BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz.[24][25] Martien Meiland also hosted part of the show.[25] In 2021, Versteegh and Wendy van Dijk presented De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros.[26][27] Other Dutch celebrity duos also presented parts of the show.[28] Versteegh was also one of the presenters of the 2021 show Missions Impossible in which people attempt to complete a challenge.[29]

In 2022, he appeared in the film Hart op de juiste plek directed by Bob Wilbers.[30] He also appears in the film De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis directed by Lucio Messercola.[20][31] Since 2023, he presents the reality game show De Bondgenoten in which contestants both collaborate and compete in challenges to win 100,000 euros.[32] The contestants also live together in a villa in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.[32][33]

In 2024, it was revealed that Versteegh was the whistleblower who in 2021 told journalist Dennis Schouten about singer Marco Borsato's alleged child molestation of an underage girl.[34] Borsato was eventually charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.[34][35]

Versteegh renewed his contract with Talpa in January 2024 for two years.[23] He presented the reality television series Muscles & Brains in 2024.[36] In the show, six men and six women compete in challenges that involve strength and intelligence.[36][37]

In 2025, he presents the game show Let's play ball in which contestants have to roll a large ball from one location to another.[38][39] He renewed his contract with Talpa in July 2025.[40] Versteegh and Airen Mylene present the shows Alle Remmen Los! and Red Bull Stalen Ros in 2025.[41] The show Alle Remmen Los! was filmed at Speedway Emmen in Emmen, Netherlands and contestants compete against each other by driving backwards or by driving with a caravan.[42] In Red Bull Stalen Ros the contestants need to complete a course over water with a decorated bicycle (similar to the television show Te land, ter zee en in de lucht).

Personal life

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Versteegh and his wife married in 2017 and they have two daughters.[43][44] He is an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds.[45][46]

Selected filmography

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As presenter

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  • Spuiten en Slikken
  • Jan is de Beste (2015)
  • Proefkonijnen
  • Lingo
  • Echt Waar?!
  • BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz (2020)
  • Missions Impossible (2021)
  • De Dansmarathon (2021)
  • De Bondgenoten (2023 – present)
  • Muscles & Brains (2024)
  • Let's play ball (2025 – present)
  • Alle Remmen Los! (2025)
  • Red Bull Stalen Ros (2025)

As team captain

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  • Mars versus Venus (2019)

As contestant

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As actor

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References

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  1. ^ a b "JAN VERSTEEGH NIEUWE PRESENTATOR BIJ BNN" [Jan Versteegh new presenter at BNN]. BNN (in Dutch). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Nieuw seizoen Proefkonijnen met Jan en Geraldine" [New season Proefkonijnen with Jan and Geraldine]. NPO (in Dutch). 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Tooske Ragas wordt de vaste vervanger van Jan Versteegh in De Bondgenoten". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Jan Versteegh vond geheimhouden van uitkomst Wie is de Mol? 'heerlijk'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Raatgever, Stefan (28 October 2015). "Jan Versteegh wil zelfs een kamelenrace winnen". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  6. ^ Webeling, Pieter (11 January 2019). "Interview Jan Versteegh: 'Ik ben druk en aanwezig. Vroeger werd ik erom gepest, nu verdien ik er mijn brood mee'". JAN Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Jan Versteegh maakt stap van Powned naar BNN". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Jan Versteegh nieuwe presentator van Lingo". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Jan Versteegh nieuwe presentator Echt Waar?!". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Showbizzprogramma 6 Inside stopt na een seizoen". NOS (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Geen tweede seizoen voor SBS6-programma 6 Inside" [No second season for SBS6 show 6 Inside]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Ex-judoka Edith Bosch is Robinson 2013". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Jan Versteegh uit Expeditie Robinson" [Jan Versteegh left Expeditie Robinson]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 31 October 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Alle deelnemers De Slimste Mens 2014 bekend". Televizier (in Dutch). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Jan Versteegh wint It Takes 2". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Jan Versteegh staat open voor optredens" [Jan Versteegh is open to performances]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Presentator Jan Versteegh moet het nu in zijn eentje laten zien". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Jan Versteegh sleept Talent Award in de wacht". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Finale Wie is de Mol? trekt 3,2 miljoen kijkers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Eerste hoofdrol voor Jan Versteegh als schurk in sinterklaasfilm". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Leonie ter Braak neemt het op tegen Jan Versteegh" [Leonie ter Braak takes on Jan Versteegh]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Jan Versteegh stapt over van BNNVARA naar Talpa TV". Mediacourant (in Dutch). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Jan Versteegh verlengt zijn contract bij Talpa met twee jaar". NU.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Jan Versteegh presenteert BINGO!: 'Jong en wild ben ik niet meer'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  25. ^ a b "BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz van start met 858.000 kijkers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  26. ^ ""Totale waanzin": ophef over Nederlandse tv-show 'De Dansmarathon' nadat uitgeputte kandidaten afgevoerd worden". HLN (in Dutch). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  27. ^ "Vijftig uur dansen voor 100.000 euro, 'het is bijna mishandeling'". NOS (in Dutch). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  28. ^ "Ook Patty Brard en Jeroen van der Boom presenteren dansmarathon". Shownieuws (in Dutch). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  29. ^ "Hélène Hendriks debuteert met amusementsshow Missions impossible". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  30. ^ "Opnamen Hart op de juiste plek van start". Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Opnamen Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis gestart". Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  32. ^ a b "Jan Versteegh gefascineerd door nieuwe programma De Bondgenoten". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  33. ^ van Leeuwen, Marlies (20 October 2023). "Jan Versteegh over De Bondgenoten: 'Ik zou geen van mijn vrienden laten vallen voor geld'". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  34. ^ a b Panorama, Redactie (26 March 2024). "'Klokkenluider zaak-Borsato blijkt presentator Jan Versteegh' | Panorama". panorama.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  35. ^ "Marco Borsato wordt vervolgd voor ontucht met minderjarig meisje". NOS (in Dutch). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  36. ^ a b "Alles wat je moet weten over het nieuwe realityprogramma Muscles & Brains". Televizier (in Dutch). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  37. ^ "Net5 verplaatst Muscles & Brains naar later tijdstip". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  38. ^ "Nieuw SBS 6-programma: met een reuzenbal door Nederland". AD (in Dutch). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  39. ^ Kok, Tessa (6 May 2025). "SBS6 komt met nieuw zaterdagavondprogramma: Let's play ball". Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  40. ^ van Rooden, Janine (21 July 2025). "Jan Versteegh verlengt samenwerking met Talpa". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  41. ^ van Thiel, Bas (25 August 2025). "Jan Versteegh en Airen Mylene gaan samen twee nieuwe programma's presenteren". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  42. ^ "Op Speedway Emmen gaan alle remmen los tijdens TV opnames". De Dalfser Marskramer (in Dutch). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  43. ^ "Jan Versteegh kan na 5-jarig huwelijk nog steeds lachen met zijn vrouw". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  44. ^ "Jan Versteegh: 'Mijn kind is een huilbaby'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  45. ^ "Jan Versteegh zet zich voortaan in voor zieke kinderen en hun ouders". AD (in Dutch). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  46. ^ "Yvon Jaspers viert 40-jarig jubileum van Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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