Lucille Werner

Lucille Martine Werner (born 12 October 1967) is a Dutch television presenter and politician. She is best known for hosting close to 2,000 episodes of the word game show Lingo in the years 2005–14.

Werner started her career at the Holland Media Group, anchoring news programs about show business. Later, she became a host of game shows and moved to public broadcasting. She presented Get the Picture between 2002 and 2004 before becoming the host of Lingo. After that show was cancelled, Werner worked for SBS6 and KRO-NCRV. Being born with a disability, Werner has also hosted a number of shows involving disabled participants including the pageant Mis(s)verkiezing.

She was elected member of parliament in the 2021 general election as a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Early life and education

She was born in 1967 in the North Brabant city of Eindhoven to Pieter Werner (1936–1989) and Paula Ramselaar (born 1942), an analyst. Werner suffered from a lack of oxygen during her birth, leaving her with cerebral palsy resulting in a limp. She grew up with two sisters and one brother. At age four, her family moved to the Colombian capital Bogotá, when her father was transferred there by his employer Philips. They moved to the village Leek in Groningen after seven years abroad and later returned to Eindhoven. She attended the high school Sint-Joriscollege at mavo level between 1980 and 1985. She subsequently studied management and communication at hbo level at Schoevers in Groningen. Her father committed suicide when Werner was 21 years old.