That's it, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau has officially replaced Jean-Pierre Pernaut at the 1pm newscast. Monday January 4, 2021, the 45-year-old journalist present his first issue on TF1… under the eyes of his predecessor. Indeed, the latter would not have missed it for the world, as revealed by his wife on the set of Do not touch My TV, broadcast on C8. "Did he watch the first news?", Cyril Hanouna asked Nathalie Marquay, guest on the talk show. And the latter to answer, without any hesitation: "Obviously." According to Miss France 1987, the one who was in charge of the television news of the first channel for thirty-three years, was also very moved. "His heart was pounding. He was afraid for her. That was what was touching and touching.", she continued. And add: "I think that it gave him back memories of his 1pm starts. "
According to Nathalie Marquay, the emblematic face of the PAF found the first performance of his colleague very satisfactory. "In the beginning, we found her stressed, which is normal because she has enormous pressure. But we found her perfect. She was very good. She was in tune, like Jean-Pierre. She was wonderful. She was bubbly ", said the beauty queen. Compliments that should delight the wife of Pierre Bascoul, including the little blunder during her first steps in the 1pm newscast of TF1, on the occasion of the passing of the torch on Friday, December 18, 2020, had not gone unnoticed.
"I'm not going to dynamite the 13h of TF1"
In an interview with TV-Leisure On newsstands Monday, December 21, 2020, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau had confided in this new adventure, to say the least rewarding for her career. "I'm not going to dynamite the 1 p.m. TF1 ! This newspaper will remain focused on proximity, regions and daily concerns. Only him could afford it ", she had stressed, determined to impose her own style. "TF1 chose me for what I was on France 2. I won't be different. I am not here to cheat. But I will not hesitate to express my feelings in my own way ", she added. And that's all to his credit!
Read also : Julian Bugier's news: this detail that appealed to viewers of France 2