No doubt: since the time that Jean-Luc Reichmann officiates on TF1, he has become a star of the small screen and a great favorite of viewers. But he’s not the only one to make audiences laugh and entertain in The 12 strokes of noon notably. Every day, the 61-year-old host is in charge of the game, but not really alone since a certain Zette accompanies him. Zette, Isabelle Benhadj of her real name, is the voice-over of the show. It is she who provides the clarifications sometimes necessary to certain questions and details the earnings and gifts that the candidates receive during their participation.
Always heard, never seen… Zette has maintained the mystery of her identity for many years. Jean-Luc Reichmann also took malicious pleasure in playing with the nerves of fans, eager to discover who is actually hiding behind the voice-over with the legendary respondent. This answer, the public finally had it this Saturday, July 2. And it was even better than they had imagined.
TF1 devoted its second part of the evening to Jean-Luc Reichmann. In the documentary Jean-Luc Reichmann: An extraordinary destiny, several relatives testify to the sympathy, success and above all the talent of the companion of Nathalie Lecoultre. Among them, Zette. If the face of the voice-over had already been revealed, no one had seen him express himself in a normal way in front of the camera. It is therefore now done.
A long-time friend of Jean-Luc Reichmann, Zette returned, for the purposes of the report, to the beginnings of the host, who was also a voice-over for numerous TV shows before being entrusted with the presentation: “He did not end up at the Guignols de l’info for nothing. He has 1000 votes to his name, he’s a chameleon. The beautiful voice, the musicality, the actor… He had all the gear to make it work. He gave himself the means. He’s someone who doesn’t give up. When we talk about the minds of champions, I think Jean-Luc has that.“A mind of steel and a shock companion!
After an unprecedented bonus from 12 strokes of noon watched by 2.92 million viewers, or 18.4% audience share, no less than 1.55 million fans discovered the documentary Jean-Luc Reichmann: An extraordinary destinyor 23.5% audience share.