The weakest link, Money Drop, The Big Blind Test, Everyone wants to take its place…At 60, Laurence Boccolini is an iconic face of French television and has presented numerous successful shows. From Sunday October 22, 2023, Willow’s mother will succeed Laurent Ruquier at the head of Children of TVon France 2. If it is appreciated by viewers, the host has had to fight throughout her career to have a salary that she considers fair. “I don’t see why I would be paid less than an animator”she confided in the show We’re doing TV againon RTLSaturday September 30, 2023. Referring to salary inequalities between male and female animators, Laurence Boccolini explained: “Hard in negotiations? No, I’m fair. I know what I bring to a channel and I know what I’m worth. At 60, it would still be sad not to know. So I don’t see why people are trying to trick me by saying ‘we don’t have a lot of money at the moment’.”
Laurence Boccolini: “You must assert your rights”
Believing that her image was at stake each time, the host said: “It’s crazy work, we are the ones carrying the show. The public does not consider that it is a bad show from the production, but that it is a bad show from Laurence Boccolini. It’s me who takes the risk and we have to assume it.” During this interview, the one who hides her celebrity from her daughter made it known that money was not her priority. His real fight? Eliminate salary inequalities between men and women! “You have to fight, you come across as someone who loves money, which is absolutely false. Because I’m anything but a business woman, that doesn’t interest me. But you have to assert your rights, like in work, I think that’s fair”, she added. Sunday June 19, 2022, in an interview given to ParisianLaurence Boccolini had already mentioned his salary after joining France 2. “Money is not a driving force! I earn my living, but you have to divide by five or six compared to a bonus on TF1”she assured.
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