Carrie ten Napel and Michiel Teeling: Love Story, TV Return

 <h2>Who Is Carrie ten Napel?</h2> <p>Catharina Eline "Carrie" ten Napel was born on February 10, 1980, in Harderwijk, and television is practically in her blood. Her father is <strong>Evert ten Napel</strong>, one of the most famous sports commentators in Dutch broadcasting history.</p> <p>After school in Harderwijk and a tourism education, she started at the sports desk of <strong>RTV Oost</strong>. She spent four years there, then six years presenting the daily programme <em>En Dan Nog Even Dit</em>, before moving to TV Gelderland's <em>Clubgenoten</em> — and co-presenting <em>Sparren</em> alongside her father.</p> <p>She did interviews for <em>De Wedstrijden</em> on Tien and later RTL 4, then became one of the regular presenters of <em>FOX Sport Centraal</em> when Fox Nederland launched its daily sports show in the summer of 2013. In autumn 2014 she joined <strong>Omroep MAX</strong> to present <em>Hallo Nederland</em> with Jeroen Latijnhouwers. She has since become a fixture of Dutch TV and radio — from <em>Droomhuis Gezocht</em> and <em>Op1</em> to co-hosting <em>De Perstribune</em> on NPO Radio 1.</p> <h2>The Talk Show That Refused to Die</h2> <p><em>Carrie op Vrijdag</em>, Carrie's own Friday-evening talk show for Omroep MAX, launched on September 6, 2024, broadcasting live from the canteen of football club IJsselmeervogels in Spakenburg. At the end of 2025, the axe came: the talk show would disappear from the summer of 2026. But Omroep MAX boss Jan Slagter unexpectedly found extra funding, and the show was saved. <a href="https://dutchstarsdaily.blogspot.com/2026/10/new-dutch-tv-shows-october-2026-casts.html">It returns with a brand-new season tonight</a>, October 16, 2026, at 19:05 on NPO 1.</p> <h2>Who Is Michiel Teeling?</h2> <p>While Carrie's face is on TV, her partner's voice is what millions of football fans hear on match days. <strong>Michiel Teeling</strong>, born February 11, 1980, in Wormerveer — one day younger than Carrie — is a veteran Dutch sports reporter and football commentator, currently one of ESPN's regular voices on Eredivisie matches.</p> <p>Carrie once swore she would never date a colleague, a football commentator, or anyone from the sports world. Then she met Michiel and that plan went straight out the window — though it took a full <strong>nine years</strong> from their first meeting until their first kiss. The couple now has two children, a son and a daughter.</p> <h2>Tonight: Back on NPO 1</h2> <p>Her talk show <em>Carrie op Vrijdag</em> returns to NPO 1 at 19:05 tonight, October 16, 2026. "I really can't wait and I'm so looking forward to it. This is the programme that suits me best. So at five past seven we're just going to go for it!" she told the De Coen & Sander Show this morning.</p> <p>For more on the couple behind the headlines, see <a href="https://dutchstarsdaily.blogspot.com/2026/10/dutch-celebrity-couples-this-weeks-love.html">this week's Dutch celebrity couples</a>. A cancelled wedding and a TV comeback in the same week — only Carrie ten Napel could pull that off with a laugh.</p> <h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3>Who is Carrie ten Napel?</h3> <p>Carrie ten Napel is a Dutch TV presenter born in Harderwijk in 1980, daughter of legendary sports commentator Evert ten Napel. She presents Carrie op Vrijdag on NPO 1 and co-hosts De Perstribune on NPO Radio 1.</p> <h3>Who is Michiel Teeling?</h3> <p>Michiel Teeling is a Dutch sports reporter and football commentator at ESPN, born in Wormerveer in 1980. He and Carrie ten Napel have two children together.</p> <h3>When does Carrie op Vrijdag return?</h3> <p>Tonight, October 16, 2026, at 19:05 on NPO 1, after the show was nearly cancelled and then rescued with new funding.</p> <h3>Are Carrie ten Napel and Michiel Teeling getting married?</h3> <p>No — Carrie confirmed in De Telegraaf this week that they have definitively scrapped wedding plans because they want completely different weddings. They remain happily together.</p> <div style="background:#f7f7f7;border-left:4px solid #1a73e8;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;"> <p style="margin:0;font-weight:700;">About the Author</p> <p style="margin:8px 0 0;"><strong>Sidra Salman</strong> is the founder of Dutch Stars Daily, where she writes practical, research-backed guides on Dutch celebrities and entertainment news. Every guide is tested and written in plain English for a US audience.</p> </div>