This Saturday, November 4, 2023 marks the big return of the Star Academy on TF1. A new season eagerly awaited by viewers with the inimitable Nikos Aliagas at its helm! On this occasion, the presenter looks back on the difficulties he encountered at the time for the launch during season 1 more than 22 years ago!
After years of absence, the star Academy made a triumphant return last year on TF1. A success which pushed the channel to bring out another cult show, Secret Story. This Saturday, November 4, on the strength of the audiences obtained last year, the star Academy returns for a colorful new season! Although we recently learned that there will only be 13 candidates left, viewers are impatiently awaiting the program presented by Nikos Aliagas! It was also on this occasion that the presenter spoke about his beginnings on the show.
It’s on the microphone of France Inter that the flagship host of TF1 confides: “ At first it doesn’t work at all» he reveals as the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys opens its doors for the first time in 2001. Known in his native country when he presents the 8:30 p.m. news on a Greek channel,AlterNikos Aliagas asks himself a lot of questions: “I wonder if I made a casting mistake. I arrived on September 11, I stopped the 8 p.m. on September 3.»
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“I did the biggest stupid thing of my life”
Nikos Aliagas’ debut on Star Academy was not famous, he even admits to having thought he had made a big mistake: “I screwed up, I did the biggest stupid thing of my life, journalistically speaking“. The audiences do not take off whether it is on the dailies or during the bonuses, a situation which will make the presenter even more doubtful who then thinks of letting go of the ship in motion. It was his mother, Haroula Aliagas, who recounted how she set the record straight for him one evening when he came to take refuge with her: “I let him sleep on the couch, and the next day I told him: “Your grandparents fought the fascists. In the family, we never give up, we always finish the job! Stop complaining, roll up your sleeves and it will work out in the end!”»
Fortunately, the host held on, he remembers “We end up at 14 million“. A success which also allowed Nikos Aliagas to build his career in France!
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