Rik van de Westelaken (born 22 April 1971) is a Dutch television presenter. He is known for presenting television programs which include the ''

NOS Journaal NOS Journaal is the umbrella name for the news broadcasts of the Dutch public broadcaster NOS on radio and television. The division of the NOS responsible for gathering and broadcasting the news is known as ''NOS Nieuws'', and is based at the Med ...

'', ''

Peking Express ''Peking Express'' is a Dutch–Flemish reality game show that follows a series of couples as they hitchhike to or from Beijing (only in the first three seasons; seasons four and five are set in South America). The series has already gone throug ...

'' and ''

Wie is de Mol? ''Wie is de Mol?'' (''English'': ''Who is the Mole?'') is a Dutch adventure reality game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show '' De Mol'', the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT. Fo ...

''. Other programs include ''Rik over de Grens'' and '' 5 Golden Rings''.

Career

He appeared as news presenter in the 2008 film '' Summer Heat'' and as himself in the 2009 film ''Spion van Oranje''. , he presents the current affairs television programme ''

EenVandaag EénVandaag (''OneToday'') is a current affairs (news format), current affairs programme broadcast on the Netherlands, Dutch public television network NPO 1 (formerly Nederland 1), The programme, which airs on Monday to Saturday evenings at 6:15 ...

''. In 2019, he succeeded

Art Rooijakkers Art Rooijakkers (born 29 August 1976) is a Dutch television presenter. He is best known as the presenter of the popular television show ''Wie is de Mol?'' from 2012 to 2018. Career In 2011, Rooijakkers presented the Dutch version of the game ...

as presenter of the popular television show ''

''. Van de Westelaken participated as contestant in the show in 2015 and he ended up winning the show. In 2020, he presented both the 20th season of ''Wie is de Mol?'' and a special anniversary season called ''

Wie is de Mol? Renaissance ''Wie is de Mol? Renaissance'' is a special anniversary season of the Dutch TV series ''Wie is de Mol?'' ("Who is the Mole?"). This All Star edition was announced at the end of the Season 20 finale and in celebration of the series reaching its ...

'' which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the show. In 2021, he presented the 21st season of the show, which is his fourth season as host. He also presented the 22nd season and 23rd season of the show.

Filmography

As presenter

* ''

'' (2019 – )

As contestant

* ''

'' (2015)

References

External links

* 1971 births Living people Dutch game show hosts People from Vlaardingen 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-bio-stub