Britt Dekker

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

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. In 2011, she won the television show Echte meisjes in de jungle, the first season of the Echte meisjes ... television series. In the show, female contestants from several reality television shows went to Suriname to compete in various challenges.

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

In 2012, Dekker appeared in Echte meisjes op zoek naar zichzelf, the second season of the Echte meisjes ... television series. This season took place in Nepal. 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.

Dekker and Wieringa presented the 2013 show Waar rook is... zijn Britt & Ymke in which they fact-check celebrity gossip. They also presented the 2014 television show Britt en Ymke aan de bak in Blanes in which they went to Blanes, Spain. 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.

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

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

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

In 2023, Dekker appeared in an episode of The Masked Singer. In 2024, she presents the television show Lachen om Home Video's.

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

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. In 2023, Dekker won the gold medal in her event at the Iberian Masters event held in Paris, France.

Film

 * Whitestar (2019)
 * Silverstar (2022)
 * De Club van Sinterklaas en de Race Tegen de Klok (2022)

As presenter

 * Het Beste Idee van Nederland (2014)
 * Britt's Beestenbende (2019 – 2020)
 * Voor het blok (2020 – )
 * We Want More (2021)
 * First & Last (2021)
 * Lachen om Home Video's (2024)

As contestant

 * Take Me Out (2009)
 * Echte meisjes in de jungle (2011)
 * Echte meisjes op zoek naar zichzelf (2012)
 * De Jongens tegen de Meisjes (2012)
 * Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag (2014)
 * Het Jachtseizoen (2021)
 * Dit was het nieuws (2022)
 * The Masked Singer (2023)

Discography

 * F*cking Vet!!! (2011)
 * De wereld rond (2012, with Ymke Wieringa)