Denis Brogniart is at the head of a flourishing business. The iconic presenter of Koh Lanta doesn't just show up on live TV from heavenly destinations. Hortense's husband also performs daily paid services for private companies, as reported by the magazine Capital. Information that he confirmed in the columns of the Parisian. Denis Brogniart, with the verve we know him, took on these activities called "households". Denis Brogniart can then participate in"internal events (events and conferences) or for communication campaigns". Non-TV activities remunerated up to 15,000 euros excluding VAT per day, as pointed out Capital.
During an interview with Parisian as part of the release of his first novel, An almost exemplary soldier (Flammarion editions), the favorite presenter of the French has confided to be "flattered"to be acclaimed by some companies. "I have no problem with that", he asserts, before adding: "It is also a recognition of my popularity, of my skills. I come with an advisory role in media training, that is to say, giving tips to people who speak in public. The message, they have it, they know it by heart, so I help them with the form. It's part of my activity and it's totally organized with TF1 ".
"I only speak for myself"
Once TF1 executives have been notified, Denis Brogniart can then participate in these events. He confides that he cannot respond to all the requests, which are too numerous. "I don't have time, otherwise I could do it every day", he blurted out. He then refrains from speaking on behalf of the channel. Indeed, the latter does not have a press card. "I only speak for myself. I don't know what other people think. Me, there is no event in the year that I do without the agreement of TF1 and that seems normal to me. TF1 is also an image company and I am an employee of TF1 while also being self-employed. So either it's TF1 who has a project for me, who tells me about it and I accept or not, or it I am the one who has a project and I ask TF1 if it is appropriate to do so ".
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