Daems spent her childhood in Geel.[1] She studied at theConservatory inAntwerp.[2] During her last year of study she started working as a reporter atRadio 2. Later she presented on Radio 2, among others,Schijfje citroen andSoes. For several years she was the presenter at the television channelEén of, among others, programsOpen op zondag,Herexamen andDe Notenclub.[3][4] In 1999 she briefly said goodbye to radio. Since 2007[5] she has been presentingDe Madammen on Radio 2 with Cathérine Vandoorne[6] and Siska Schoeters[7] (formerly Britt Van Marsenille,Leki and Ilse Van Hoecke),[8][9] which also airs on Eén.[10] After the outbreak of theCOVID-19 pandemic she presentedBeste beuren, reporting stories of solidarity from allover the country during the difficult times of the pandemic.[11][12]
Daems developed a strong friendship with Catherine Vandoorne, her close friend since the 1980s,[13] with whom she also worked atDe Madammen.[13] In November 2008 she gave birth to a daughter, Anna Julia.[14][15]
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