This Friday, December 8, LCI journalist Claire Fournier celebrates its 51st birthday. For many years, she has shared the life of Julian Bugier, the presenter of the 1 p.m. television news broadcast on France 2. Together, they spend happy days with their two children Lucien (12 years old) and Gabrielle (10 years old). The two journalists, who remain very discreet, only make rare public appearances, such as this summer for the premiere of the film Oppenheimer, and rarely open up about their private life and particularly their relationship. However, in an interview given to CloserJulian Bugier had mentioned the meeting with his wife. “We were both at Bloomberg. She in New York, me in London. A day, we met and it was love at first sight“he confided.
THE couple, very unitedwhich has moreover took advantage of his vacation to share a romantic photopresents an age difference of ten years. Claire Fournier – who joined LCI in 2017 after working for France 5, CNBC Europe and i>Télé (now CNews) – is in fact ten years his senior. A “modern couple” as summarized by Julian Bugier during an interview with 7 Days TV. He explained in particular that they kept their accounts together: “We do this together, because we are a modern couple. We manage everything together“he enthused.
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A common education
So, they share the education of their two children. In the columns of Galathe native of Blois had reported having taken eleven-day paternity leave in order to allow his wife “to rest” after the births of Lucien and Gabrielle. Regarding studies, the presenter of France 2 recently indicated that the couple “don’t put pressure” to their children. The latter assured with Tele-Leisure : “I do global monitoring and I base everything on trust.” Well-established mechanics…
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