Merel Westrik

Merel Westrik (born 1 November 1979 in Wormer, Netherlands) is a Dutch news presenter and television host. She is known for the Dutch reality television series Wie is de Mol?, and became the new presenter of the fictional news television series Het Sinterklaasjournaal, replacing her predecessor, Dieuwertje Blok.

Career

Westrik presented the news for AT5, a local television station of Amsterdam. She worked for AT5 from 2001 to 2011. Westrik presented the shows Vandaag de Dag and Half 8 Live! for broadcasting association WNL.

In 2013, she was a contestant in four episodes of the quiz show De Slimste Mens. She was also a contestant in 2025.

In 2019, Westrik participated in the reality television show Wie is de Mol? playing the role of the mole. She was correctly identified by actress Sarah Chronis who won the prize money of €10,150. In February 2019, Westrik participated in the game show Weet Ik Veel and she won that episode of the show. In the summer of 2019, she was also a co-presenter during one week of the talk show Zomer met Art alongside Art Rooijakkers as main presenter.

Westrik worked for RTL until 2019 and she then switched to Net5 (Talpa TV). In 2019 and 2020, Westrik presented the talk show Ladies Night. In 2020, she appeared in an episode of Wie is de Mol? Renaissance, a season to celebrate the 20th anniversary season of the show Wie is de Mol?. She worked for Net5 until 2022.