Quickly done well done ? After 33 years of good and loyal service to the 1 p.m. news of TF1, Jean-Pierre Pernaut chose his departure date to say goodbye to his loyal viewers. That would be Friday, December 18, 2020, leaving little time for the channel to turn around. And if rumors about the identity of his successor circulated on social networks, the name of Marie-Sophie Lacarrau was quickly stopped in early September. A surprise arrival, a "upheaval", even for the person concerned, defector of France 2, where she presented the midday newspapers of the week. It is up to this 45-year-old journalist to take on the replacement of a historical figure in the audiovisual landscape and to permeate her style, even though those around her confided that she had the strength of character to endure this pressure.
"I thought this was really not the time for me"
But before Marie-Sophie Lacarrau's name took hold, Channel 1 executives reportedly polled other personalities. Including that of Apolline de Malherbe, who officiates on BFM TV, which gave an ambiguous answer in a long interview with GQ Magazine. "Honestly, this is a wonderful job", recognized the very fresh successor of Jean-Jacques Bourdin, while refusing the proposal. : "I thought now was not the time for me. I told them, 'No, listen, you are exaggerating.' A scoop for his interlocutor, who asks him to confirm this information. "You can put 'I refused the 13h of TF1' voila! I trust your intelligence ", she replied maliciously.
The idea of such a promotion did indeed "not at all crossed my mind", when she could have twisted any other journalist. "You can ask any journalist that question, I'll cut my hand at it, he's thinking. So it's not unique to me. You can't brush off that stuff.", says the one who was the victim of sexism on television. BFM TV and Marie-Sophie Lacarrau can rub their hands together.
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