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Jan Versteegh

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Jan Versteegh
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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]

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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] Versteegh also presented the show Klein maar Fijn in which contestants compete to create the best miniatures.[26][27] 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.[28][29] Other Dutch celebrity duos also presented parts of the show.[30] Versteegh was also one of the presenters of the 2021 show Missions Impossible in which people attempt to complete a challenge.[31]

In 2022, he appeared in the film Hart op de juiste plek directed by Bob Wilbers.[32] He also appears in the film De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis directed by Lucio Messercola.[20][33] Since 2023, he presents the reality game show De Bondgenoten in which contestants both collaborate and compete in challenges to win 100,000 euros.[34] The contestants also live together in a villa in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.[34][35]

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.[36] Borsato was eventually charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.[36][37]

Versteegh renewed his contract with Talpa in January 2024 for two years.[23] He presented the reality television series Muscles & Brains in 2024.[38] In the show, six men and six women compete in challenges that involve strength and intelligence.[38][39] In 2024, Versteegh also presented the outdoor survival show No Way Back.[40] Since 2025, he presents No Way Back VIPS, a version of the show with celebrities.[40][41]

In 2025, he presented the game show Let's play ball in which contestants have to roll a large ball from one location to another.[42][43] He renewed his contract with Talpa in July 2025.[44] Versteegh and Airen Mylene presented the shows Alle Remmen Los! and Red Bull Stalen Ros in 2025.[45] 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.[46] 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).

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Awards

  • Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award (2015)

Personal life

Versteegh and his wife married in 2017 and they have two daughters.[47][48] He is an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds.[49][50]

Selected filmography

As presenter

  • 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)
  • No Way Back (2024)
  • Muscles & Brains (2024)
  • Let's play ball (2025 – present)
  • No Way Back VIPS (2025 – present)
  • Alle Remmen Los! (2025)
  • Red Bull Stalen Ros (2025)

As team captain

  • Mars versus Venus (2019)

As contestant

As actor

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