“Friends, I don’t know how to cheat… I’m still an asshole but still what a chance this TPMP we exchange we laugh with Cyril Hanouna, we say things to each other live… it doesn’t exist anywhere in other programs LONG LIVE LIVE see you tomorrow… AND THANK YOU for your messages you tear”. This was said by Raymond Aabou, columnist for TPMP, on March 11, on Twitter, the day after a resounding clash on the C8 show. Here are 5 things to know about this key TPMP character.
1- He has another job outside of TV:
In the morning, several hours before joining the C8 set, Raymond is a delivery driver.
2- TPMP is not his first show with Cyril Hanouna:
Raymond first met Baba in 2011, on the street, when the latter left RTL for Virgin Radio. He offered him the nerve to hire him and that’s how he started “La mission Raymond” (pastille in the morning of Hanouna). This first experience lasts six months, but it is incompatible with his job as a delivery driver. Raymond thus admits to Télé loisirs: “I didn’t want to lose my job. A CDI all the same!.
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3- Raymond is not his real first name:
Born in Colombes in 1977, Raymond Aabou is actually called Cyril Aabou! If he changed his first name it is because Cyril Hanouna asked him to, so that there is no duplication. The columnist opted for his middle name. On the intimate side, we also know that he is the father of two children.
4- He dreamed of a career in football!
“I had great abilities,” he told our colleagues in football. If Raymond started working at the age of 16, he also chained small clubs, including that of Gennevilliers (92), without really breaking through. At 17, he even passed the PSG detection tests successfully. At the time, he rubbed shoulders with Nicolas Anelka and George Weah. In all, he stayed 7 years at the Camp de loges, without going pro.
5- Salary:
Raymond receives 280 euros per day to participate in TPMP, according to Capital.
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