Jan Versteegh

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Jan Versteegh
Jan Versteegh (2013)
Born (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985
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

PowNed, BNN and BNNVARA (2012–2019)

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, which later became BNNVARA, the broadcasting association which formed as a merger of BNN and VARA; both organisations kept their separate identities for some time.[7][8]

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] He presented Proefkonijnen together with Geraldine Kemper.[2][9] A few years later, he presented the news and entertainment show 6 Inside, the game show Lingo and the game show Echt Waar?!.[10][11] The show 6 Inside ended after one season.[12][13]

Versteegh participated as contestant in the reality competition show Expeditie Robinson 2013.[14][15] He was also a contestant in the singing competition show It Takes 2 (in 2016) and the quiz shows De Slimste Mens (in 2014), Weet Ik Veel (in 2016) and The Big Music Quiz (in 2017).[16] He became the winner of his season of It Takes 2.[17][18]

He won the Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award at the 2015 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala.[19][20] He was also nominated for this award in 2014.[21] In 2015, Versteegh presented the show Jan is de Beste in which he competed against a Dutch celebrity in each episode.[5][19] 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][22] He was correctly identified by Ruben Hein who won the prize money of €17,750.[22] Versteegh played a small role in the 2018 romantic comedy film Gek van Oranje directed by Pim van Hoeve.[23][24] It was his film debut.[24][25] He appeared as panel member in the 2018 season of the show Ranking the Stars presented by Paul de Leeuw, a show in which celebrities rank each other.[26] Versteegh also presented the show Rijk! in 2018, a show about ways to earn money.[27][28] In the show, he explores topics such as trading and gambling and asks multiple people for advice, including former footballer Demy de Zeeuw, co-founder of the brand BALR., coach and radio presenter Michael Pilarczyk and presenter and columnist Sander Schimmelpenninck.[29]

Talpa Network (2019–present)

Versteegh began working for Talpa in January 2019.[30][31] He was one of the team captains in the 2019 television game show Mars versus Venus, a quiz show about the differences between men and women.[32] Versteegh was the team captain of the male team and Leonie ter Braak was team captain of the female team.[32][33] In the same year, he presented the game show De Gordon tegen Dino Show in which two teams compete against each other.[34][35] Gordon and Jandino Asporaat were the team captains.[34][35]

He presented the 2020 quiz show BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz.[36][37] Martien Meiland also hosted part of the show.[37] Versteegh also presented the show Klein maar Fijn in which contestants compete to create the best miniatures.[38][39] In 2021, he presented the quiz show Iedereen is van de wereld with Britt Dekker and Leo Alkemade as team captains.[40][41] In the quiz, each team has to answer questions which are based on interviews that were conducted with people around the world.[42][43] In the same year, Versteegh and Viktor Brand competed as duo in the game show Code van Coppens: De wraak van de Belgen in which they need to escape from an escape room.[44] Versteegh and Wendy van Dijk presented De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros.[45][46] Other Dutch celebrity duos also presented parts of the show.[47] Versteegh was one of the presenters of the 2021 show Missions Impossible in which people attempt to complete a challenge.[48] Leo Alkemade, Hélène Hendriks and Dennis van der Geest were also presenters of the show.[48]

In 2022, Versteegh appeared in the film Hart op de juiste plek directed by Bob Wilbers.[49] He renewed his contract with Talpa in April 2022 for two years.[50] In the same year, he was a contestant in an episode of the game show Think Inside the Box presented by Richard Groenendijk in which contestants have to guess what is inside a large box. He was also a contestant in the quiz show The Connection presented by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk.[51][52] He appeared in the quiz alongside two other moles of Wie is de Mol?: Anne-Marie Jung and Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte.[52] Versteegh and Sander Lantinga were contestants in a 2022 episode of the show Het Jachtseizoen.[53][54] He also appears in the 2022 film De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis directed by Lucio Messercola.[23][55]

Since 2023, he presents the reality game show De Bondgenoten in which contestants both collaborate and compete in challenges to win 100,000 euros.[56] The contestants also live together in a villa in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.[56][57] Tooske Ragas and Mark Schaaf have also presented the show when Versteegh was unable to do so.[58][59]

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.[60] Borsato was eventually charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.[60][61]

Versteegh renewed his contract with Talpa in January 2024 for two years.[31] He presented the reality television series Muscles & Brains in 2024.[62] In the show, six men and six women compete in challenges that involve strength and intelligence.[62][63] In 2024, Versteegh also presented the outdoor survival show No Way Back in which the contestants travelled through Norway.[64][65] He was one of the presenters of the 2024 show De Beste Wensen in which the presenters make dreams come true.[66] Since 2025, he presents No Way Back VIPS, a version of the show No Way Back with celebrities.[65][67] The 2025 season of No Way Back VIPS was filmed in Romania and the 2026 season was filmed in Albania.[68][69]

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.[70][71] He renewed his contract with Talpa in July 2025.[66] Versteegh and Airen Mylene presented the shows Alle Remmen Los! and Red Bull Stalen Ros in 2025.[72] 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.[73] 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).

In 2026, he presents the show The Bicycle Race in which contestants cycle through India.[74] In the show, six duos compete against each other and contestants include Josje Huisman, Arjan Ederveen and Anniek Pheifer.[75][76] In May 2026, it was announced that he would present Vijf Dagen Vast, a reality game show in which contestants are tied together for five days.[77][78] The show was cancelled in June 2026, less than a week before the show's first episode was scheduled to air.[79][80]

Awards

  • Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award (2015)

Personal life

Versteegh and his wife married in 2017 and they have two daughters.[81][82] In 2022, he published the book Doodmoe & dolgelukkig about his experiences of being a father.[83] He is an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds.[84][85]

Selected filmography

As presenter

  • Spuiten en Slikken
  • Jan is de Beste (2015)
  • Proefkonijnen
  • Lingo
  • Rijk! (2018)
  • Echt Waar?!
  • De Gordon tegen Dino Show (2019)
  • BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz (2020)
  • Klein maar Fijn (2020 – 2023)
  • Iedereen is van de wereld (2021)
  • Missions Impossible (2021)
  • De Dansmarathon (2021)
  • De Bondgenoten (2023 – present)
  • No Way Back (2024)
  • Muscles & Brains (2024)
  • De Beste Wensen (2024)
  • Let's play ball (2025 – present)
  • No Way Back VIPS (2025 – present)
  • Alle Remmen Los! (2025)
  • Red Bull Stalen Ros (2025)
  • The Bicycle Race (2026)

As team captain

  • Mars versus Venus (2019)

As contestant

As actor

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