VIDEO – Élise Lucet: she tells behind the scenes of her interview with Kylian Mbappé

Journalist Élise Lucet was on Éric Dussart’s radio set in We’re doing TV again. The columnist then questioned her: how did she manage to obtain the interview with Kylian Mbappé which will be broadcast Thursday January 18 on France 2? Indeed, the football star is very rare in the media : his mother, Fayza Lamari, and his lawyer are keeping an eye on things. The footballer’s mother, who has been his agent since his debut, is uncompromising. It was “ months and years » negotiations to succeed in landing this exclusive interview. “ For thirty yearsCorrespondentexactly four years ago, we made a portrait of three inspiring young people, including Kylian Mbappé », begins by explaining Élise Lucet. The journalist then manages to establish relations with Fayza Lamari« who is truly a centerpiece in his entourage », recognizes Élise Lucet.

During this meeting, Élise Lucet discusses the birth of the IBKM association led by Kylian Mbappé, which supports young people in educational and sporting projects. But the player’s mother finds that the association has not yet done enough things, she pushes the journalist to contact her again a few years later. “ So, a year ago, I reconnected with Kylian Mbappé’s family », explains Élise Lucet. But the journalist does not simply want to report on this association, she wants to talk with the PSG footballer. “ I want a real interviewnot two minutes at the corner of a corridor “, explains the Cash Investigation star. Kylian Mbappé’s mother refuses the proposal time and time again. “ Obviously, I never give up and that made Fayza Lamari laugh a lot », Says the journalist.

“We don’t know who he is”

Elise Lucet had his interview at wear ! “ How many emails are there, how many hours on the phone? » asks Éric Dussart. “ Never emails, they are text messages because everything happens in a relationship of trust », declares Élise Lucet. Then, last November, it clicked: “ They say to themselves: ‘After all, he never spoke, we don’t know who he is », concludes the journalist. Although the exchange with Kylian Mbappé took place in the premises of his association, the teamCorrespondent was free to keep or cut what she wanted. In the interview which lasts just half an hour, the 25-year-old footballer talks about his isolation and loneliness, for example.

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