Laurent Ruquier and the second evening parts on Saturday on France 2, it’s officially over. The flagship host of France Télévisions has left the show We are live, which he presented alongside journalist Léa Salamé. In question ? The exercise of co-animation: “Hosting for two is easy, but a talk show is more complicated. I wanted to see what it would look like. It is true that it is not easy. It’s quite frustrating for Léa Salamé as for me“he explained to Telerama before speaking on his Instagram account on June 3. “I tried but despite my natural understanding with Léa Salamé, I consider the exercise too frustrating.“And precisely, this”natural understanding” asks a question.
On the set of Do not touch My TV this Monday, June 6, Cyril Hanouna left his columnists, in particular Guillaume Genton, Gilles Verdez and Bernard Montiel, to reveal the information they obtained on the subject. If the question of co-hosting is beyond doubt, that of the good relations between Léa Salamé and Laurent Ruquier would not, however, be entirely accurate.
Laurent Ruquier knows television very well, he who has officiated on the small screen for more than twenty years. A master in the art of handling the live who has seen his habits and methods shaken up by the arrival of Léa Salamé at his side as a host: “During the year, it was very difficult for him, said Gilles Verdez to Cyril Hanouna. He prepares a lot but he relies a lot on the set, on instinct. And she, she works at the headset. She listens to the instructions so there is no improvisation. He didn’t want any more.“
Guillaume Genton indicated that the Saturday evening time slot would still be presented by Léa Salamé solo from next year but would no longer be live. Bernard Montiel also gave himself up but behind the scenes of this departure well thought out by Laurent Ruquier: “They did not agree on the choice of the guests, said the columnist. They didn’t get along at all on that level.” Admittedly, the links are not completely broken but there is no doubt that these tensions have had repercussions on their friendship. Even Hugo Manos, companion of Laurent Ruquier said it: “He has no problem with Léa Salamé, but it’s true that it’s two ways of working that are diametrically opposed.” Laurent Ruquier will definitely have tried everything…