Britt Dekker

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Britt Dekker
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Britt Dekker in 2018
Born (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32)
Purmerend, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Television presenter

Britt Dekker (born 24 February 1992) [1] is a Dutch equestrian, actress and television presenter. She has presented several television shows, including Britt's Beestenbende , We Want More and First & Last . [2] Dekker is also known for her role as Megan in the films Whitestar (2019) and Silverstar (2022).

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Career

Film and television

Dekker appeared in 65 episodes of the dating show Take Me Out, the Dutch version of the Australian show Taken Out , presented by Eddy Zoëy. [3] [4] In 2011, she won the television show Echte meisjes in de jungle, the first season of the Echte meisjes ... television series. [5] [6] In the show, female contestants from several reality television shows went to Suriname to compete in various challenges. [5]

Dekker and Ymke Wieringa both appeared in Take Me Out and Echte meisjes in de jungle and they went on to create several shows together, including De zomer van Britt & Ymke (2011) and Britt en Ymke en het mysterie van... (2012). [7] [8]

In 2012, Dekker appeared in Echte meisjes op zoek naar zichzelf, the second season of the Echte meisjes ... television series. [9] [10] This season took place in Nepal. [9] [11] She appeared in an episode of the television game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes . Dekker and Wieringa also hosted their own talk show Britt en Ymke stellen vragen in 2012. [12] [13]

Dekker and Wieringa presented the 2013 show Waar rook is... zijn Britt & Ymke in which they fact-check celebrity gossip. [14] [15] They also presented the 2014 television show Britt en Ymke aan de bak in Blanes in which they went to Blanes, Spain. [16] In the same year, Dekker and Jochem van Gelder presented the television show Het Beste Idee van Nederland in which contestants present their inventions to a jury. [17] [18]

In 2019, Dekker played the role of Megan in the adventure film Whitestar. [19] [20] It was her film debut. [19] [20] She also played Megan in the 2022 adventure film Silverstar . [20] [21] The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [22] In that same year, she also played a role in the film De Club van Sinterklaas en de Race Tegen de Klok . [23] [24] This film also won the Golden Film award. [25]

Dekker presented the quiz show Britt's Beestenbende , with questions about animals, in 2019 and 2020. [2] [26] In the show, two teams compete against each other and the team captains were Tim Douwsma and Défano Holwijn. [26] [27] The show was nominated for a 2020 Zapp Award in the category Favoriete Jeugdprogramma. [28] [29] It was her debut presenting a television studio show. [26] In 2019, Dekker was one of the team captains in the show Te leuk om waar te zijn presented by Buddy Vedder. [30]

Wendy van Dijk and Britt Dekker presented the second season of the singing talent television show We Want More in 2021. [31] [32]

In 2023, Dekker appeared in an episode of The Masked Singer . [33] [34] In 2024, she presents the television show Lachen om Home Video's, the Dutch version of the show America's Funniest Home Videos . [35]

Writing

In 2023, Dekker published the children's book Een veulen op de manege. [36] [37] Her second children's book Winteravontuur te paard was published in January 2024. [36] [37]

Equestrianism

She finished in 13th place at the 2018 Dutch Dressage Championships held in Ermelo, Netherlands and she finished in 11th place in the competition in 2021. [38] [39] In 2023, Dekker won the gold medal in her event at the Iberian Masters event held in Paris, France. [40] [41]

Personal life

Dekker and director Max Apotowski married in September 2024. [42] They met each other during the 2013 television show Waar rook is... zijn Britt & Ymke. [43] Her wedding dress was designed by Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad. [42] Jochem van Gelder led the wedding ceremony. [44]

Selected filmography

Film

As presenter

As contestant

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Britt Dekker Een veulen op de manege". Alles over boeken en schrijvers (in Dutch). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Britt Dekker gaat dierenquiz presenteren voor AVROTROS" [Britt Dekker will present an animal quiz for AVROTROS]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Britt Dekker: 'In het begin dachten ze dat ik dom was'" [Britt Dekker: 'In the beginning they thought I was stupid']. Revu (in Dutch). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Britt Dekker is Take Me Out dankbaar" [Britt Dekker is grateful to Take Me Out]. RTL (in Dutch). 6 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Britt wint Echte meisjes in de jungle" [Britt wins Echte meisjes in de jungle]. AD (in Dutch). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Britt Dekker wint Echte Meisjes in de Jungle" [Britt Dekker wins Echte Meisjes in de Jungle] (in Dutch). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ymke Wieringa". BNNVARA (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Britt Dekker: Van deelneemster aan Take Me Out tot populaire presentatrice". Televizier (in Dutch). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Eerste beelden 'Echte Meisjes Op Zoek Naar Zichzelf' opgedoken". AD (in Dutch). 11 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ad Visser gaat Echte Meisjes presenteren". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Britt stortte in vlak voor opnames Echte Meisjes". AD (in Dutch). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Brit Dekker en Ymke Wieringa krijgen nieuw contract RTL" [Brit Dekker and Ymke Wieringa receive new contract RTL]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Britt en Ymke nemen zichzelf niet serieus". NU.nl (in Dutch). 23 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Britt en Ymke gaan roddelbladen onderzoeken voor RTL5". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Britt Dekker is trots op wat ze heeft bereikt sinds Take Me Out". Televizier (in Dutch). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Britt & Ymke als reisleidsters aan de bak in Blanes". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Britt Dekker voelt zich een sterspeler in Beste idee van Nederland" [Britt Dekker feels like a star player in Beste idee van Nederland]. BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Britt Dekker ook in Het Beste Idee van Nederland" [Britt Dekker also in Het Beste Idee van Nederland]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Britt Dekker maakt acteerdebuut in paardenfilm" [Britt Dekker makes acting debut in horse film]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 3 van den Tempel, Mark (2 August 2021). "Britt Dekker maakt nieuwe paardenfilm" [Britt Dekker makes new horse film]. Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Dochter Wendy van Dijk maakt acteerdebuut in film van Britt Dekker" [Daughter Wendy van Dijk makes acting debut in Britt Dekker's film]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Britt Dekkers film Silverstar trekt 100.000 bezoekers naar bioscoop" [Britt Dekker's film Silverstar draws 100,000 cinema visitors]. AD (in Dutch). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Nathan Rutjes scoort rol in nieuwe sinterklaasfilm". AD (in Dutch). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Gouden Film voor De Club van Sinterklaas en de race tegen de klok". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Gouden Film voor De Club van Sinterklaas en de Race Tegen de Klok". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  26. 1 2 3 "Britt Dekker vond het 'doodeng' om dierenquiz te presenteren". NU.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  27. ↑ "Lachen, gieren en brullen in nieuw familieprogramma Britt's beestenbende". AVROTROS (in Dutch). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  28. ↑ "Dit zijn de genomineerden voor de Zapp Awards 2020". NPO (in Dutch). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Britt's Beestenbende, Brugklas en Het klokhuis genomineerd voor Zapp Awards". Televizier (in Dutch). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  30. ↑ "Buddy Vedder presenteert Te leuk om waar te zijn" [Buddy Vedder presents Te leuk om waar te zijn]. Televizier (in Dutch). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  31. ↑ "Britt Dekker vervangt Johnny de Mol als presentator We Want More" [Britt Dekker replaces Johnny de Mol as presenter [of] We Want More]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  32. ↑ van de Groep, Jacob-Jan (6 March 2021). "Britt Dekker op van de zenuwen voor presentatie We Want More". Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  33. ↑ "Monica Geuze afgetroefd in The Masked Singer: 'Niet alleen duidelijk, ook mega pijnlijk'". AD (in Dutch). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  34. ↑ "Britt Dekker kon deelname The Masked Singer goed geheimhouden: 'Ik dacht: die boete'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  35. ↑ "Britt Dekker maakt haar debuut met Lachen om Home Video's". Televizier (in Dutch). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  36. 1 2 "Britt Dekker maakt paardenboekenserie voor kinderen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  37. 1 2 Vos, Marjolein (31 October 2023). "Britt Dekker brengt eigen paardenboekenserie uit voor kinderen". Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  38. ↑ "13e plaats voor Britt Dekker op NK Dressuur". RTL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  39. ↑ "Britt Dekker behaalt elfde plaats op nationaal kampioenschap dressuur". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  40. ↑ "Britt Dekker wint Europees kampioenschap dressuur met 'Talpa-paard' George". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  41. ↑ "Britt Dekker wint goud op Iberian Masters, ook goud voor Nederland". Horses.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  42. 1 2 "Britt Dekker is getrouwd met Max Apotowski: 'Wat een droom'" [Britt Dekker is married to Max Apotowski: 'What a dream']. NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  43. ↑ "Britt Dekker stapelverliefd op eindredacteur Max Apotowski" [Britt Dekker madly in love with editor-in-chief Max Apotowski]. Televizier (in Dutch). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  44. ↑ "Britt Dekker getrouwd met haar grote liefde: 'Wat een droom'" [Britt Dekker married to her great love: 'Wat a dream']. AD (in Dutch). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  45. ↑ "Echte Meisjes In De Jungle-winnares brengt single uit" [Echte Meisjes In De Jungle winner releases single]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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