Historical face of France Télévisions since her debut on the air, Sophie Davant appeared for the first time on the small screen in the show Telematin. As a reminder, the morning of France 2 was presented for many years by William Leymergie. The latter finally left the public channel to join C8 in 2017, in order to embody a daily midday show. In the meantime, the host was also recruited by Europe 1, where he presents a weekly program. During his many years spent on France Télévisions, Sophie Davant worked for a long time with William Leymergie, who was notably the producer of her former show called It’s on the program. The year 2017 was also a turning point in the career of the presenter, since she was chosen by France 2 to embody a new daily event, entitled Deal Done at this moment. After being separated from William Leymergie for some time, Sophie Davant found her colleague this year, since she was also recruited by Europe 1.
Sophie Davant meets William Leymergie on Europe 1: “It reminds me of old memories from my youth”
For several weeks, the host has been present every day on the station between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Passing through the show Buzz TV from Figaro Friday September 15, 2023, Sophie Davant was questioned about a rumor indicating that William Leymergie would be at the origin of her arrival on Europe 1. The presenter strongly denied this assertion. “They say everywhere in the press that it is thanks to him that I arrived on Europe 1. This is not true at all. Constance Benqué [présidente de Lagardère News, ndlr] and Donat Vidal-Revel [directeur général d’Europe 1, ndlr] contacted me. William has nothing to do with it. Now, I admit that it’s quite funny that we meet again. It reminds me of old memories from my youth when he produced C’est au program and presented Télématin, broadcast just before.”, assured the host. For the record, Sophie Davant was forced to give up presenting the show Deal Done because of his new appointment on Europe 1. France 2 then made the decision to replace her with Julia Vignali.