An emblematic figure of the France 2 news, David Pujadas was fired in 2017 by the management of the public channel. An unexpected eviction for the journalist after 16 years at the helm of the 8 p.m. newspaper. From now on, he officiates on LCI in 24h Pujadas: information in questions, a program devoted to current affairs broadcast every day between 6 and 8 p.m. In terms of private life, the presenter, who celebrates his 59th birthday this Saturday, December 2, is a fulfilled man. At the head of a large family, he savors the moments spent with his children. Already the father of two daughters, Esther and Adèle, born from a first union, the journalist had a son, Adam, born in 2008, and a daughter, born in 2015, with his former partner Ingrid.
Moreover, he established a certain authority with his children. The journalist doesn’t joke around when it comes to playing his role as a father. A role which for him is the most difficult in the world. “With my children, I am a demanding father. I strive to open them up to the world”estimated the presenter of the France 2 news at TV Magazine. And to continue: “One thing is simple: never try to be friends with your children. They don’t expect that from you. They expect the authority of an adult without confusion of roles. That’s the difference that makes exchange. I strive to transmit some values such as taking everything that is good in life, living in the present, respect, loving oneself in order to love others.
“They have the weapons to defend themselves”
During the scandal #MeToo in 2017, David Pujadas did not hesitate to warn his daughters. “They have the weapons to defend themselves but it can be complicated in the event of control. I always repeated this to my children: if someone touches you, if someone behaves badly towards you, you scream because no one has the right to do so. And never be ashamed to talk about it, without considering that the wrongs are shared. That’s the hardest part: to endure and think that we have something to reproach ourselves for.”he explained in the columns of Parisian.
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