Laurent Ruquier leaves BFMTV: Julie Hammett speaks transparently about the host’s hasty departure: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

Laurent Ruquier surprised his subscribers on Tuesday December 26, 2023. On his Instagram account, the host confided his departure from the BFMTV channel, where he had hosted the 8 p.m. from Ruquier. It was a current affairs program that he co-presented with Julie Hammett. A decision which surprised more than one and which the journalist wanted to return to in the columns of TV 2 weeksSaturday January 6, 2024. “I discovered at the same time as everyone else, during the holidays, that Laurent Ruquier had decided to leave BFMTV“, she first revealed. However, Julie Hammett says she was not entirely surprised by this departure. “I knew he was asking questions but I thought he would go until June,” she continued, also revealing that she had good memories of her collaboration with Laurent Ruquier. “I was very happy to work with him for a quarter. I only remember positive things about it. We would have liked the audiences to be better but we did our job until the end.”she said.

Laurent Ruquier: “I lived these three months as a fascinating experience”

Laurent Ruquier made a very notable arrival on BFMTV. However, the viewers were not there, which forced the host to make a very unexpected decision. “I could hide behind the international situation and the dramatic news which certainly did not make my task easier when I arrived, but It is clear that the public did not follow me as much as we hoped in this different role for me.”, he began in his publication on his Instagram account, Tuesday December 26, 2023. Laurent Ruquier was not able to say goodbye to viewers live on air but he nevertheless provided details regarding his decision. “I have lived these three months as a fascinating experience and, if we have nothing to be ashamed of the audiences obtained in one quarter, it is clear that they do not live up to my expectations either nor, for me, of the daily work that this represents”, he explained, also adding: “I do not regret having chosen BFMTV after having had to leave France Télévisions last June“. In the comments, Marc-Olivier Fogiel, director of the channel, wanted to thank Laurent Ruquier for his investment on the air.