Benjamin Castaldi, host and columnist for the PAF, is one of the most emblematic figures of French television. A look back at his extraordinary life.
Benjamin Castaldi is a television host born on March 28, 1970. He is particularly known for having been the presenter of the first reality TV broadcast in Hexagone Loft Story. He started his career alongside Michel Drucker in Studio Gabriel, broadcast from 1994 to 1997. It was four years later that he exploded with Loft Story, the first French confinement reality TV show. The adventures of Loana, Jean-Edouard or Christophe will go so far as to win 50% market share. The phenomenon is unprecedented. A few years later, he will continue his career in reality TV animation, this time on TF1, with Secret Story, another show that has become cult. After a slump, he returned to the front of the stage by joining Cyril Hanouna’s team on C8, where he officiated as a columnist and as a substitute host.
Who is Benjamin Castaldi’s biological father?
Benjamin Castaldi is the son of actor Jean-Pierre Castaldi and actress Catherine Allegret, known in particular for her role in the hit TF1 series Navarro. Jean-Pierre Castaldi had two other children with Corinne Champeval: Giovanni and Paola. After their divorce, Catherine Allegret also remarried Maurice Vaudaux with whom she had a daughter, Clémentine, born in 1984. Giovanni, Paola and Clémentine are the half-brothers and sister of Benjamin Castaldi.
Who is Yves Montand for Benjamin Castaldi?
Catherine Allegret is the daughter of director Yves Allegret and actress Simone Signoret. She was raised by her biological father Yves Allégret and Yves Montand, her mother’s second husband from 1951. Yves Montand adopted her in 1987. In his book “Un monde à l’envers”, published in 2004, the actress accuses Yves Montand of having abused her when she was a child. Charges refuted by his son, Valentin Montand, several years later.
Where is Benjamin Castaldi from?
Benjamin Castaldi was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the Hauts-de-Seine. His father Jean-Pierre Castaldi was born in Grenoble on October 1, 1944. His mother Catherine Allegret in the 16e arrondissement of Paris, April 16, 1946. Benjamin Castaldi’s grandmother, Simone Signoret, was born on March 25, 1921 in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Who is Benjamin Castaldi’s wife?
Benjamin Castaldi has been married several times. His last marriage dates back to 2016, when he married Aurore Aleman, now Aurore Castaldi. Together they had a son Gabriel, born in 2020. The couple is at the head of a large blended family. For his part, Benjamin Castaldi had already had 3 children from previous unions: Simon, Julien and Enzo. Aurore Castaldi was already the mother of two daughters.
Who are Benjamin Castaldi’s ex-wives?
Benjamin Castaldi formed a television star couple with Flavie Flament in the 2000s. Benjamin Castaldi and Flavie Flament had also met on a TV set. It was love at first sight. Together they had Enzo. But after six years of happiness, the couple ended their relationship in 2008. Previously, Benjamin Castaldi was in a relationship with Valérie Sapienza, mother of his two eldest children Julien and Simon Castaldi, whom he married in 1993. Benjamin Castaldi unfaithful? He speaks about it himself! During his various TV appearances, especially on the set of TPMP, he will return at length to his divorces and his private life.
What is Benjamin Castaldi’s fortune?
Benjamin Castaldi regularly and without taboo talks about his finances. He thus revealed on the set of TPMP, the astronomical sums he had earned when he was at the peak of his career. A gambler, he squandered a large part of this money, especially on sports cars. He also claims to have been defrauded and made bad investments in real estate. Also forced to pay alimony to his ex-wives, Benjamin Castaldi is in debt. Financial difficulties that he regularly mentions on the set of the program Touche pas à mon poste.
What is Benjamin Castaldi’s car?
Benjamin Castaldi loves cars and especially luxury cars. In September 2022, he revealed on TPMP that he bought James Bond’s Aston Martin for 380,000 euros. Sold to a dealer for 150,000 euros, it would be worth more than a million today. A few days later, he said he had an accident with a sports car lent by Guillaume Genton, another TPMP columnist. In addition, in 2009, Benjamin Castaldi had his driving license withdrawn following a speed check: driving a Porsche Carrera, the facilitator was driving at 210 km/h on the N12 where the speed is limited to 110 km/h.