Hélène Hendriks

Hélène Hendriks
Hendriks in 2017
Born (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980
OccupationTelevision presenter

Hélène Hendriks (born 6 August 1980)[1] is a Dutch television presenter. She has presented many sports-related television shows. She won the Televizier-Ring Presentator award for best presenter in 2023.

Career

Hendriks worked for regional broadcasting organisations Brabant10, Breda TV and Omroep Brabant.[2] She began working for FOX Sports in 2013.[3][4] She presented the association football quiz show Matchwinner Pro for RTL 7 in 2017.[5][6] Wilfred Genee presented the first season of the show titled Matchwinner in 2016.[5][7] Hendriks was a co-host (tafeldame) alongside host Matthijs van Nieuwkerk in the early-evening talk show show De Wereld Draait Door.

In 2018, she began working for Talpa TV.[8][9] In January 2019, she won the 2018 Sportjournalist van het jaar award for best sports journalist.[10] Hendriks and Wilfred Genee presented two seasons of the talk show Café Hendriks & Genee in 2019.[11][12] She was one of the experts in the news and entertainment show 6 Inside in 2019.[13] The show 6 Inside ended after one season.[14][15]

Hendriks presented the game show The Big Balance in 2021 in which contestants compete in highlining.[16][17] Klaasje Meijer won this season of the show.[17] In the same year, she presented the quiz show The Bettle in which two teams answer questions about association football.[18][19] Frank Lammers and Leo Alkemade were the team captains.[18][19] She was one of the presenters of the 2021 show Missions Impossible in which people attempt to complete a challenge.[20] Leo Alkemade, Jan Versteegh and Dennis van der Geest were also presenters of the show.[20]

Since 2023, Hendriks presents the show De Oranjezomer which looks at a variety of topics, including news and sports events.[21] The show's name changes depending on when the show airs: De Oranjezomer in summer, De Oranjewinter in winter and De Oranjezondag as Sunday edition. She also presented the show in 2021 as replacement of Wilfred Genee.[21] Hendriks was one of the presenters of the talk show HLF8 in 2022 and 2023.[22][23] She won the Televizier-Ring Presentator award for best presenter in 2023.[24][25] She was also nominated for the award in 2021.[25][26]

In 2024, Hendriks and Noa Vahle began working for Ziggo Sport, alongside their work for Talpa Network.[27][28] They presented the show Wij houden van Oranje about the Netherlands national football team in preparation for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament held in Germany.[29][30] She was one of the presenters of the 2024 show De Beste Wensen in which the presenters make dreams come true.[31][32]

Hendriks was nominated for the Televizier-Ring Presentator award for best presenter in 2025.[33][34] In January and February 2026, she presented the first season of the music competition show The Winner Takes It All.[35][36] In the show, contestants compete against each other in musical duels on a large floor with LED lights.[35] After each duel, the winner claims the opponent's part of the floor and the goal is to convert the whole floor to win the competition.[35]

Since December 2025, Hélène Hendriks, Noa Vahle and Merel Ek host HNM De podcast, a podcast named after the first letter of each of their names.[37]

Personal life

Hendriks has two sisters and they are a triplet.[1][38]

Awards

  • Sportjournalist van het jaar (2018)
  • Televizier-Ring Presentator (2023)

Selected filmography

As presenter

  • Matchwinner Pro
  • Café Hendriks & Genee (2019)
  • The Big Balance (2021)
  • The Bettle (2021)
  • Missions Impossible (2021)
  • De Oranjezomer / De Oranjewinter / De Oranjezondag (2021 – present)
  • HLF8 (2022–2023)
  • Wij houden van Oranje (2024)
  • De Beste Wensen (2024)
  • The Winner Takes It All (2026 – present)

As co-host / expert

As contestant

References

  1. ^ a b "Foto". Stadsarchief & archeologie Breda (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Hélène Hendriks is altijd zichzelf gebleven, vinden Omroep Brabantcollega's". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Hélène Hendriks gaat van Fox Sports naar Veronica". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Hélène Hendriks verlaat FOX Sports voor Veronica". De Stentor (in Dutch). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Hélène Hendriks presenteert Matchwinner Pro bij RTL7". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Hélène Hendriks aan de slag bij RTL7". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Wilfred Genee toch aan de bak als quizmaster". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  8. ^ "FOX Sports-presentator Hélène Hendriks maakt overstap naar Veronica". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Hélène Hendriks blijft ook bij Fox Sports werken". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Hélène Hendriks uitgeroepen tot Sportjournalist van het jaar". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Wilfred Genee en Hélène Hendriks maken vanaf juni wekelijkse talkshow". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Talkshow Hélène Hendriks en Wilfred Genee krijgt tweede seizoen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Fred van Leer en Hélène Hendriks 'insiders' in programma Albert Verlinde". NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Showbizzprogramma 6 Inside stopt na een seizoen". NOS (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Geen tweede seizoen voor SBS6-programma 6 Inside" [No second season for SBS6 show 6 Inside]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Deze BN'ers gaan op grote hoogte balanceren in de SBS-show The Big Balance". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 3 November 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Klaasje Meijer is de winnaar van The Big Balance" [Klaasje Meijer is the winner of The Big Balance]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Hélène Hendriks krijgt wekelijks voetbalprogramma". AD (in Dutch). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Hélène Hendriks presenteert voetbalquiz The Bettle" [Hélène Hendriks presents association football quiz The Bettle]. Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Hélène Hendriks debuteert met amusementsshow Missions impossible". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  21. ^ a b Jansen, Dennis (23 June 2023). "Hélène Hendriks presenteert De Oranjezomer, Noa Vahle is razende reporter". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Sam Hagens neemt met Hélène Hendriks HLF8-presentatie Johnny de Mol over". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Johnny de Mol keert vanavond onverwacht terug bij HLF8: 'Ben er klaar voor'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Oogappels winnaar Gouden Televizier-Ring". NOS (in Dutch). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Hélène Hendriks uitgeroepen tot favoriete presentator". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Van Duin, Van Dorst en Hendriks strijden om Televizier-Ring beste presentator". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  27. ^ "Hélène Hendriks en Noa Vahle aan de slag bij Ziggo Sport". NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  28. ^ "Hélène Hendriks en Noa Vahle aan de slag bij Ziggo Sport". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  29. ^ "Nederlands elftal vlak voor EK te gast bij Hélène Hendriks en Noa Vahle". NU.nl (in Dutch). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  30. ^ "Hélène Hendriks en Noa Vahle zwaaien het Nederlands Elftal uit in Wij Houden van Oranje". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  31. ^ "De sterren van SBS en Radio538 laten weer nieuwe dromen uitkomen in De Beste Wensen". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  32. ^ "SBS6, Radio 538 en LINDA. slaan handen ineen voor kerstshow: 'Steuntje in de rug'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  33. ^ "Dit zijn de drie genomineerden voor de Televizier-Ring Presentator 2025". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  34. ^ "Ernstig zieke Martijn Krabbé wint Televizier-Ring voor beste presentator". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  35. ^ a b c "Hélène Hendriks presenteert nieuw seizoen The Winner Takes It All". NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  36. ^ "Talpa bevestigt tweede seizoen van The winner takes it all" [Talpa confirms second season of The winner takes it all]. AD (in Dutch). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  37. ^ "Hélène Hendriks, Noa Vahle en Merel Ek duiken samen podcaststudio in". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  38. ^ "Zó zien de drielingzussen van presentatrice Hélène Hendriks eruit". Libelle (in Dutch). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  39. ^ "Hélène Hendriks en Hans Kraay jr. knikkeren ook op tv". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  40. ^ "Anouk en Hélène op de vlucht in Het Jachtseizoen". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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