Faustine Bollaert

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Faustine Bollaert
Born
Faustine Brigitte Suzanne Faraggi

(1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 (age 42)
Paris, France
OccupationJournalist, radio presenter, television presenter
Years active2002–present (television)
Notable credit(s)
Dilemme
Accès privé
100 % Mag
Le Meilleur Pâtissier
Rising Star
Ça commence aujourd'hui
TelevisionFrance 2 (2005–09, 2017–)
W9, M6 (2010–17)

Faustine Bollaert (born 20 March 1979) is a French journalist and radio and television presenter.

Early life and career[]

Born Faustine Faraggi in Paris, she is of Breton and Italian descent. She studied journalism at the in Paris. She began her career in printed press as a journalist for the weekly magazine Télé 7 Jours from 2002 to 2005 and then a journalist for the television section of the weekly magazine Closer.

Radio career[]

In 2004, she joined Jean-Marc Morandini on Europe 1 and became a columnist for his radio program Le grand direct des médias. In 2007, she hosted the radio program Faut qu'on en parle on Europe 1. From August 2008 to July 2011, she presented the afternoon program Et si c'était ça le bonheur ? on Europe 1 Monday to Friday. In August 2011, she became a columnist for the radio program Faites entrer l'invité, hosted by Michel Drucker on Europe 1. In September 2015, she joined France Bleu to present every weekend an interview program, Je suis d'où je viens.[1]

Television career[]

In summer 2002, she debuted on television as a columnist for the program Côté vacances on France 3. The next summer, she co-hosted with the game show Décrochez vos vacances. She then continued to work as a columnist for various television programs. In September 2006, she was a columnist on the program Vivement dimanche prochain..., which was hosted by Michel Drucker on France 2.

In April 2010, she left France Télévisions to present a new reality program on W9, Dilemme.[2] She presented the program Accès privé on M6 during Virginie Guilhaume's maternity leave and then replaced her after her departure for France 2. From September 2012 to June 2014, she replaced Estelle Denis in hosting 100 % Mag.

In November and December 2012, she presented the first season of Le Meilleur Pâtissier, the French version of The Great British Bake Off; the pastry contest was broadcast on M6 on Monday evening. She also hosted Le Meilleur Pâtissier, à vos fourneaux, which was broadcast just afterward.

In September 2014, she co-hosted with a new talent show, Rising Star, on M6. It lasted less than the planned 16 weeks because of a low viewership.[3]

On France 2, she has presented since 28 August 2017 the early afternoon daily testimonial program Ça commence aujourd'hui.

Personal life[]

She is married to the French writer . She gave birth to her first child, the girl Abbie, on 18 July 2013.[4] She and her husband announced on 3 April 2015 that they are expecting their second child, who was due in July 2015. She gave birth to a boy, Peter, on 24 July 2015.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Je suis d'où je viens" (in French). France Bleu.
  2. ^ "W9 réinvente Loft Story". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ "Rising Star : M6 arrête l'émission et diffusera la finale jeudi prochain" (in French). Melty. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Faustine Bollaert: C'est une fille!". Gala (in French). 19 July 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Maxime Chattam et Faustine Bollaert : leur deuxième bébé est arrivé !". Metronews (in French). 26 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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