In the midst of a movement of demands, farmers found an unexpected ally: Karine Le Marchand. The host of “L’amour est dans le pré” has indeed shown them her support, even if it means being accused of making a publicity stunt. But some operators seen in the show defend it.
After several days of demonstrations, the last farmers’ barriers are being lifted. This Saturday, February 3, the last two blockages of the Confédération paysanne (the third agricultural union), that of the toll of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (Isère) on the A43 and that of a central purchasing of Leclerc in Saint- Étienne-de-Montluc (Loire-Atlantique), are being dismantled, AFP tells us. These highway blockages are part ofa national movement launched fifteen days earlier by a profession experiencing growing unease, due to the multiplication of standards, new epidemics and restrictions regularly applied to water, while imported products continue to compete on French soil.
To carry their demands, farmers have found a very media ally: Karine Le Marchand, host of L’amour est dans le pré (M6). While season 19 of the dating show has just launched, she went to one of the blocking points herself Monday January 29, in Jossigny (Seine-et-Marne) on the A4, with croissants for farmers and regularly took sides in the media and on his Instagram account. But these positions earned him criticism on the social network X (formerly Twitter) and on television, as in Do not touch My TV !where host Gilles Verdez shared his “faintness”. As reported by our colleagues from South West, former candidates of Love is in the meadow came to the rescue by Karine Le Marchand.
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“She’s unanimous even though she’s a city dweller”
For some people, even as a city dweller, Karine Le Marchand has sufficient legitimacy to express themselves on the crisis that affects them. “She’s been on the subject for a long time.”explains to the daily Pierre de Saint Pastou, cereal grower and Armagnac producer, who met his wife Béatrice on the show in 2012. “Every year, she comes to see us at the Agricultural Show”he continues, arguing that“she is unanimous even if she’s a city car”. Candidate for season 13, Aurélia Jean ensures that Karine Le Marchand “always wanted be at [leurs] sides to find solutions”. Laurent Auboussu, from season 14, finds the 55-year-old host “incredibly kind”because she helped him facing financial difficulties. For these candidates, the bond they formed with Karine Le Marchand therefore continued even after the show.
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