From the mid-1970s to the beginning of the 1980s, Danièle Gilbert reigned over the midday section at the ORTF. Until Anne Sinclair took her place. What relationship did the two women have? Closer tells you everything!
Specialist in mid-day variety shows, Daniele Gilbert takes control of Midi Première on the TF1 channel newly created in 1975. The show, broadcast live generally between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., takes viewers to the heart of the French province alongside local celebrities and stars when it is not highlighting artists at the famous studio 101 of the Maison de the radio. From those carefree years remain cult footage including an annoyed Ringo struggling with a protester as he performs The girl that I love, the Charlots and Danièle Gilbert in the middle of a storm or even Claude François prisoner of a delirious crowd. The beautiful adventure ends in 1981 when we announce to the presenter of stopping the program.
Invited by Jordan de Luxe to discuss this painful page in his career at the beginning of March 2023, Daniele Gilbert does not consider to have been”trip“. “I was shown the exit door. If I wanted to re-enter, it was closed“, specifies the one that Jacques Martin nicknamed “The great Duduche”. According to Jordan de Luxe, she would have been ousted in favor of Anne Sinclair because of her support for Valérie Giscard d’Estaing. Danièle Gilbert is annoyed: “But I have no political connections“. His host insists: “You have even publicly expressed your sympathy and Anne Sinclair replaced you. She was for Mitterand who became president just after.” This time, the guest of Jordan De Luxe gets carried away: “Who cares! She didn’t take my place!“
This beautiful tribute from Danièle Gilbert to Anne Sinclair
“I was fired when I had almost 15 million viewers“, insists Danièle Gilbert. If she has not been in direct contact with Anne Sinclairthe presenter knows that this one “has always said in his interviews that his only failure was to come to Midi Première.“The former announcer analyzes:”It wasn’t his thing. However, I didn’t miss it at Seven out of Seven. I found thatshe did it brilliantly. She was beautiful, smart. It was an extraordinary meeting. ” Graduated in economics in the early 80s, Danièle Gilbert began a short crossing of the desert during which she accompanied the Jean Richard circus, recorded a few songs, stood for the municipal elections of Clermont-Ferrand, posed for charming photos until to rebound on the airwaves thanks to a daily newspaper that she presents with Didier Gustin.