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Caroline Tensen

Caroline Tensen (born 1964) is a Dutch television presenter. She is known for presenting the quiz show Eén Tegen 100 for more than 25 years.[1][2] She also presented the shows DNA Onbekend, Het Spijt Me and Wie ben ik? for multiple years.

Caroline Tensen
Tensen in 1996
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Haarlem, Netherlands
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1986–present
Known for
  • Eén Tegen 100

Career

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Early career

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Tensen in 1989.

Tensen began working for broadcaster Veronica as announcer in 1986.[3] Before this, she was involved in promoting the broadcaster to increase membership and she also worked as production assistant for radio broadcasts.[3]

Tensen began working for RTL Véronique in 1989 (which later rebranded as RTL 4).[4] She became presenter of the show Wie ben ik? in 1990 with Ron Brandsteder and André van Duin as team captains.[4][5] In the show, contestants in two teams are assigned a name or an object and they need to guess who or what they are by asking questions. She presented the show until 1999.[6] Tensen presented the show Het Spijt Me from 1993 to 1999.[7][8] The show was previously a part of De 5 Uur Show, as the segment Het bloemetje, and it became its own show.[9]

Since 2000, she presents the quiz show Postcode Loterij: Eén Tegen 100 or Eén Tegen 100.[2] The show is sponsored by the Postcode Loterij. Tensen has presented the show since the beginning and for multiple channels and broadcasting associations over the years.[10][11] In the show, a single contestant competes against 100 other people for a chance to win a cash prize.[12]

Tensen presented the show DNA Onbekend in which people explore their family history.[13] She presented the show from 2009 to 2014 for NCRV (later KRO-NCRV) and from 2016 to 2018 for AVROTROS.[13][14] The show ended in 2014 due to budget costs by KRO-NCRV and the show returned in 2016 when Tensen switched to work for AVROTROS.[13] In 2016, she presented the television show De stoutste jongen van de klas about guys that were popular at school.[15] The show has been described as a male counterpart of the show Het mooiste meisje van de klas presented by Jaap Jongbloed.[16]

RTL

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In 2019, Tensen became a presenter for RTL 4.[17] The show DNA Onbekend did not move to RTL when she switched to work for RTL and Dionne Stax became the new presenter of the show.[18][19] Tensen presented a season of Het Spijt Me in 2019, a new version of the show that she presented in the 1990s.[8][17] This season of the show ended early due to disappointing viewing figures.[20][21] In the same year, Tensen became a co-host of the show 5 Uur Live.[22] She presented the show together with Daphne Bunskoek, Jamie Trenité and Patrick Martens.[22][23] The show ended in 2020.[24][25]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, the quiz show Eén Tegen 100 was renamed to Eén Tegen 50 with one contestant competing against 50 people.[12][26] Tensen presented the show's 500th episode in November 2020.[26] The show changed back to its original format with 100 contestants in 2023.[12] She presented two seasons of the show Wie ben ik? in 2020 and 2021.[6][27]

Tensen, Angela Groothuizen and Natasja Froger became presenters of the show Five Days Inside in 2020 as Beau van Erven Dorens stopped presenting the show to focus on his talk show Beau.[28][29] In each episode, the presenter spends five days in an organisation that generally isn't open to the public. She visited Het Passion, a Christian organisation helping homeless people, and De Hartenberg, a residential care park of 's Heeren Loo, an organisation helping people with an intellectual disability or behavioral problems.[30][31] Tensen and Angela Groothuizen were replaced by Rick Brandsteder and Geraldine Kemper as presenters of the show in 2021.[29][32]

Tensen presented the show De Reis van je Genen in 2021 in which people look at their family and relatives after taking a DNA test.[33][34] She presented the first season of Kopen of Slopen, a television show about buying a new home or renovating one's current home, in 2023.[35][36] She presented a second season in late 2024 and early 2025.[37][38]

In 2026, she became one of the presenters of the ninth season of the show Kopen Zonder Kijken after Martijn Krabbé was no longer able to present the show due to his health.[39][40] Krabbé did the voice-over and the show was presented by multiple presenters.[39][41] In the show, people purchase a home without having seen it first and the team of Kopen Zonder Kijken makes all relevant decisions based on budget and preferences.[40] Since May 2026, Buddy Vedder appears as sidekick in the quiz show Eén Tegen 100.[42]

Columnist

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Tensen is a columnist for the magazine Beau Monde and 44 of these columns were published in the book Caroline in 2007.[43]

Television appearances

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Tensen was a contestant in the 2012 season of the game show Ranking the Stars.[44][45] She was one of the crew members in the 2024 television show Over de Oceaan in which celebrities sail across the Atlantic Ocean.[46][47] She was head of the kitchen on the ship.[46] Tensen was a contestant in a 2024 episode of the singing television show DNA Singers.[48] She took part in the 2025 season of the photography television show Het Perfecte Plaatje in which contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges.[49][50]

Personal life

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Tensen was born in Haarlem in 1964.[51] In 2017, she was decorated Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[52] The award ceremony was held in April 2018 and she received the award from politician Jozias van Aartsen, acting mayor of Amsterdam at the time.[53][54]

Selected filmography

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Tensen as presenter of Wie ben ik? in 1990 with Ron Brandsteder and André van Duin as team captains.

As presenter

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  • Wie ben ik? (1990–1999, 2020–2021)
  • DNA Onbekend (2009–2014, 2016–2018)
  • Eén Tegen 100 (2000–present)
  • De stoutste jongen van de klas (2016)
  • Het Spijt Me (1993–1999, 2019)
  • 5 Uur Live (2019–2020)
  • Five Days Inside (2020)
  • De Reis van je Genen (2021)
  • Kopen of Slopen (2023–2025)
  • Kopen Zonder Kijken (2026)

As contestant

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References

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  1. ↑ "Caroline Tensen hoopt in Postcode Loterij Eén tegen 100 weer nieuwe deelnemers blij te maken". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen over Eén Tegen 100: 'Succes door weinig verandering'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen blikt terug op haar carrière in Dit Is 50 Jaar Veronica". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 25 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen keert terug naar RTL met Het Spijt Me". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "ZIEN: Jarige Caroline Tensen (54) in haar jonge jaren". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Terugkeer Caroline Tensen bij Wie Ben Ik? trekt 876.000 kijkers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "John Williams presenteert Het Spijt Me". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen: 'Vergeet het oude Het spijt me'". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Caroline Tensen terug op tv met legendarische sorryshow Het Spijt Me". AD (in Dutch). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Caroline Tensen terug op RTL 4". NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 July 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Eén tegen 100 naar RTL, Caroline Tensen verhuist mee". NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 "Coronaversie Eén tegen 50 keert terug in originele vorm: Eén tegen 100". AD (in Dutch). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "KRO-NCRV stopt met de tv-hit DNA Onbekend". AD (in Dutch). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Caroline Tensen keert terug met DNA Onbekend". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Caroline Tensen presenteert tegenhanger Mooiste meisje van de klas". NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Kijktip: Eerste aflevering van De Stoutste Jongen van de Klas". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen presenteert Het Spijt Me en Wie Ben Ik? voor RTL". NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Caroline Tensen verbaasd: Wist niet dat Dionne DNA Onbekend overneemt". AD (in Dutch). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Dionne Stax opent met ruim miljoen kijkers voor DNA Onbekend". NU.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Nieuwe RTL-programma's eerder op tv door tegenvallend Het Spijt Me". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Caroline Tensen moest traantje laten om stoppen Het spijt me". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  22. 1 2 "5 Uur Live krijgt drie vaste co-hosts". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Gallyon van Vessem presenteert vanaf januari 5 Uur Live op RTL". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "RTL-programma 5 Uur Live stopt vanwege SBS-programma 5 Uur Show". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "5 Uur live stopt bij RTL 4". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen verrast tijdens 500e aflevering Eén tegen 100: 'Word er emotioneel van'". AD (in Dutch). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  27. ↑ Jansen, Dennis (6 January 2021). "Poppen als publiek in nieuw seizoen Wie ben ik?". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "Beau van Erven Dorens draagt Five Days Inside over aan drie presentatrices". NU.nl (in Dutch). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  29. 1 2 "Dit zijn de (nieuwe) presentatoren van Five Days Inside". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "Caroline tot tranen geroerd door Saour in Five Days Inside". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Caroline gaat intern". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  32. ↑ van Houwelingen, Hanneke (30 June 2021). "Rick Brandsteder en Geraldine Kemper nieuwe gezichten bij Five Days Inside". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  33. ↑ "Vrouw stuit op grote familie in De Reis Van Je Genen". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  34. ↑ "Caroline Tensen maakt programma over zoektocht naar biologische familie". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  35. ↑ Vos, Marjolein (21 September 2023). "Huizenprogramma Kopen Of Slopen in november op de buis". Televizier. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  36. ↑ "Caroline Tensen presenteert nieuw woonprogramma: 'Zit totaal niet op de reservebank'". AD (in Dutch). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  37. ↑ Kok, Tessa (18 October 2024). "Dit is de startdatum van het nieuwe seizoen van Kopen of Slopen". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  38. ↑ "Kopen of Slopen keert voorlopig niet terug op tv". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  39. 1 2 "Marieke en Daphne presenteren Kopen Zonder Kijken: 'Bijzonder om dit met RTL-team op te vangen'". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  40. 1 2 "Wat we weten over Kopen Zonder Kijken seizoen 9". Ziggo (in Dutch). 9 February 2026. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  41. ↑ "Martijn Krabbé blij met terugkeer Kopen Zonder Kijken: 'Dankzij 11 lieve collega's'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  42. ↑ "Buddy Vedder wordt vast gezicht in Eén tegen 100". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  43. ↑ "Columns Caroline Tensen gebundeld in boek". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  44. ↑ "Patricia Paay en Carolien Tensen in ranking the stars". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  45. ↑ "Caroline, Yuri en Patricia in Ranking the Stars". AD (in Dutch). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  46. 1 2 "Caroline Tensen en Roelof Hemmen kibbelen erop los in Over de Oceaan". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  47. ↑ "Caroline Tensen in Over de Oceaan: 'Was bang voor heimwee'". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  48. ↑ van Wijk, Leon (11 October 2024). "Panel met stomheid geslagen bij onthulling: ster heeft herkenbare stem, maar niemand raadt juist". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  49. ↑ "Dit zijn de kandidaten van de reguliere editie van Het Perfecte Plaatje 2025". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  50. ↑ "Oos Kesbeke doet mee aan Het Perfecte Plaatje: dit zijn alle deelnemers". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  51. ↑ "'Ik heb niets meer te wensen!'" (PDF). Nouveau (in Dutch). 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  52. ↑ "Koninklijke onderscheidingen". Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (in Dutch). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  53. ↑ "Caroline Tensen geridderd". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  54. ↑ "Onderscheiding voor Caroline Tensen". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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