At 60, Sophie Davant embarked on a new adventure. After having animated Deal done for six years, the 60-year-old host gave up her place to Julia Vignali, to take charge of a new show on Europe 1. Since September 2023, she hosts every afternoon of the week Sophie & Les Copains, surrounded by a group of columnists. It was not easy for her to take on this role of leader on the radio. On the other hand, as she explained in the columns of Parisian Friday February 2, 2024, she is having a lot of fun. “I chose radio because I felt that I needed another challenge, that I renew myself. I was afraid of wearing out at the same time as the program. It wasn’t easy to get into radio. I’m delighted to have returned to live but you have to set up a concept, create a band. It takes a little time.”she confided, while the first months of audiences were not impressive.
Sophie Davant: “I asked her for advice of course”
Nearby ParisianSophie Davant took the opportunity to reestablish the truth concerning her arrival on Europe 1, while some people assure that William Leymergie would have made her task easier. “It annoys me because it’s not true. I asked his advice of course, as I took the advice of my children, of their father, of my relatives. But it wasn’t William who opened the door for me, not at all. As if we always had to be bullied by someone to achieve it. The management of Europe 1 came to get me. I felt real desire and it’s very comforting to feel wanted like that.”she said firmly to put an end to the debate. Between Sophie Davant and William Leymergie, there is a very strong link. As the host recalled on the set ofAs an asideon December 18, 2023, it was the journalist who gave him his “true” luck by allowing him to host the weather reports on Telematinfrom 1987. Since then, they have never been lost from sight and found themselves more than thirty years later on Europe 1. For his part, William Leymergie hosts the show Walks in France. “I was his spiritual little sisterwe can say”Sophie Davant concluded with tenderness about their relationship.