The journalist Laurent Fontaine was for a long time one of the stars of TF1 during the 1990s, which is commonly referred to as “golden age” of the chain. A prestigious career which led him this Saturday to be questioned about his salary at the time, in the people version of TPMP presented by Matthieu Delormeau. He also revealed Jean-Pierre Pernaut’s salary…
It’s no secret that TF1 overwhelmingly dominated national audiences for many years during the 1990s and 2000s. How much does it cost ?, among others, was one of the channel’s flagship programs, offering a series of reports on consumption patterns and economic waste. The program was presented from 1991 to 2010 by Jean-Pierre Pernaut, who died on March 2, 13h newspaper. Also, Laurent Fontaine, former columnist of the show now transferred to C8, was questioned about the emoluments paid at the time to the columnists. “When a Jean-Pierre Pernaut made ‘How much does it cost?’, it was between 25,000 and 30,000 euros the bonus, as a host, plus his salary as a presenter of ’13 Hours‘” thus revealed the former partner of Pascal Bataille.
Regarding his personal situation, the host said, “I was 30 at the time. We had to take the equivalent of 3,000 to 4,000 euros. It was huge“, before adding Matthieu Delormeau, “you took 12,000 bullets a month to write a column!“In the process, Laurent Fontaine specifies: “It was every month ‘How much does it cost?’ It was a TF1 bonus on Wednesday evening. We stayed all evening.” He finally recalled that the show achieved exceptional audiences by bringing together “between 7 and 8 million viewers“, explaining the significant salaries of the participants.