Catherine Keyl

Catherine Keyl
Keyl in 2010
Born
Catharina Elisabeth Keyl

(1946-10-24) 24 October 1946
The Hague, Netherlands
OccupationTelevision presenter

Catharina (Catherine) Elisabeth Keyl[a] (born 24 October 1946)[1] is a Dutch television presenter. She is known for presenting her own talk show Catherine.[2] She also presented De 5 Uur Show together with Viola Holt in the early 1990s.[2]

Career

Television

In 1990, Keyl became one of the presenters of the television show De 5 Uur Show.[3] She presented the show together with Viola Holt.[3][4] Keyl and Wilfred Kemp presented the 2012 television show De Andere Finale in which people sing Eurovision Song Contest songs.[5][6] The show also aired on the same day as the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[5] The show was held in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Leger des Heils, the Dutch arm of The Salvation Army.[6]

Keyl was one of the experts in the 2020 television show Dit vindt Nederland presented by Natacha Harlequin.[7][8] The show drew disappointing viewing figures and the show ended after a few weeks.[9] In 2020, she appeared as guest in the 5 Uur Show, a new version of De 5 Uur Show which Keyl presented for multiple years.[10][11] The show's first episode aired in August 2020 and the show ended in May 2021 due to disappointing viewing figures.[12]

Keyl was nominated for the 2022 Sonja Barend Award for her conversation with Johnny de Mol in an episode of the talk show HLF8.[13]

Television appearances

Keyl was a contestant in the dance shows Dancing with the Stars and Let's Dance.[14] She was a contestant in the 2012 season of the show Maestro in which contestants compete to become the best conductor.[15][16] In 2014, she was a contestant in the quiz show De slimste mens.[17][18] Keyl appeared in a 2020 episode of the television show De Geknipte Gast and a 2020 episode of the show Rooijakkers over de vloer.[19][20][2]

Keyl was a contestant in the show Het Nationale Verkeersexamen 2021 in which people retake their driving test.[21][22] Keyl appeared in the 2022 show Celebrity Apprentice which aired on Videoland.[23][24] In 2025, she appeared in an episode of the show TV Monument.[25] In the same year, she was a contestant in the photography television show Het Perfecte Plaatje.[26][27] She was the first contestant to be eliminated.[27]

Personal life

In 2006, Keyl was decorated Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[28] She received the award from Peter Rehwinkel, mayor of Naarden at the time.[28]

She was married twice.[29][30] In 2021, she published the book Oorlogsvader about her childhood and her father.

Selected filmography

As presenter

  • De 5 Uur Show
  • Catherine
  • De Andere Finale (2012)

As expert

  • Dit vindt Nederland (2020)

As contestant

As herself

  • De Geknipte Gast (2020)
  • Rooijakkers over de vloer (2020)
  • TV Monument (2025)

Notes

  1. ^ Her name is sometimes written as Catherine Keijl.

References

  1. ^ "Historie van 24 oktober". MAX Vandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Heftig pestverleden achtervolgt Catherine Keyl nog altijd". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Oud-presentatrice Viola Holt (76) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. ^ "'Werkpaard' Viola Holt wist de opkomende middagtelevisie gezellig te maken". NOS (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Catherine Keyl presenteert alternatief songfestival". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Keyl presenteert Leger des Heils-songfestival". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Catherine Keyl vindt het 'doodzonde' dat Dit vindt Nederland stopt: Te weinig tijd gekregen". AD (in Dutch). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Catherine Keyl wordt deskundige in Dit vindt Nederland". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  9. ^ "SBS6 stopt nu al met meningenprogramma Dit vindt Nederland". NOS (in Dutch). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  10. ^ "5 Uur Show nodigt oud-presentatrice Catherine Keyl uit als eerste gast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Brecht van Hulten en Carolina Lo Galbo presenteren 5 Uur Show bij SBS". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  12. ^ "De 5 Uur Show krijgt geen tweede seizoen wegens tegenvallende kijkcijfers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Catherine Keyl maakt kans op Sonja Barend Award met 'interview' Johnny de Mol" (in Dutch). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Catherine Keyl heeft spijt van belofte". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 September 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Ook Tanja Jess en Catherine Keyl in Maestro". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 2 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Catherine Keyl bewondert Tanja Jess en Lenette van Dongen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Alle deelnemers De Slimste Mens 2014 bekend". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Catherine Keyl doet niet mee met de eerste de beste tv-show". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Matthijs van Nieuwkerk en Catherine Keyl in nieuw seizoen De Geknipte Gast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  20. ^ "Openhartige Catherine Keyl: Ik deed een zelfmoordpoging". AD (in Dutch). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  21. ^ "BN'ers testen hun kennis in Het Nationale Verkeersexamen 2021". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  22. ^ "René le Blanc zakt voor praktijkexamen door spookrijden". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 22 December 201. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  23. ^ "Catherine Keyl en Maxim Hartman doen mee aan Celebrity Apprentice". NU.nl (in Dutch). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  24. ^ "Eerste seizoen Nederlandse Celebrity Apprentice binnenkort te zien op Videoland". AD (in Dutch). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  25. ^ "Dit zijn de gasten van een nieuwe reeks TV Monument". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  26. ^ "Dit zijn de kandidaten van de reguliere editie van Het Perfecte Plaatje 2025". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  27. ^ a b "Fotoshoot Catherine Keyl eindigt in '60+ seksfeest' in Het Perfecte Plaatje: 'Niet aan m'n bh zitten'". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 23 October 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  28. ^ a b "Koninklijke onderscheiding voor Catherine Keyl". NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 September 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  29. ^ "Catherine Keyl vindt dat ze te vroeg voor het eerst getrouwd is" (in Dutch). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  30. ^ "Catherine Keyl heeft geen behoefte aan trouwen" (in Dutch). 23 April 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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