Ten years ago, Tonya Kinzinger presented a key telecrochet on French television: the star Academy. Sunday January 23, on the set of Children of TV, the American actress returned to this improbable experience that she wanted to keep secret.
We’re taking out the archives! Tonya Kinzinger was invited on the set of Children of TV this Sunday, January 23. While Laurent Ruquier replayed some funny moments of the guests on television, the 53-year-old actress got stuck on an experiment that she would have liked to keep secret, given his reaction… “You have hosted telecrochets, Tonya. Finally, a famous telecrochet, even”, challenged the presenter. “Yes, I did that as an experiment”, ended up confessing Tonya Kinzinger, between two laughs. “It was a great challenge”, launched with a small accent the American installed in France.
Going back to the exercise of presenting a musical program like the star Academy, “in French, live, without repeating”, the host pointed out: “It’s not easy at all!”. To come back to these years that marked French television, the host of TV kids announced : “We obviously took a few pans from that era…”, to which Tonya Kinzinger responded “Ah, there are!”. A sequence of America’s best blunders at the presentation of the Star Academy was then launched, which brought back good memories to the public.
First experience as a TV presenter
The “Star Ac'”, as this telecrochet was nicknamed at the time, was presented by Tonya Kinzinger and Matthieu Delormeau ten years ago, on the NRJ12 channel. It was the actress’s first experience as a presenter, previously seen in Under the sun and Love glory and beauty. After passing through a such a big sun, the actress tries her hand at the theater today. Surrounded by Stéphane Guillon, Virginie Hocq or even Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Tonya Kinzinger was invited on the set of Children of TV to talk about his play Campaign Pledges, where she plays the wife of a French Prime Minister.
Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias.
Photo credits: France 2 screenshot