Héloïse Goy, with Alexis Patri 9:35 a.m., April 1, 2022
The magazine "Télé Star" interviewed eight of the 12 presidential candidates on their favorite TV shows and series.
Its editor-in-chief Linda Bouras has agreed to reveal exclusively for Europe 1 some of the crisp information that will be read in her magazine on Monday.
INTERVIEW
What do Nicolas Dupont Aignan, Valérie Pécresse or Emmanuel Macron look at between two files to be processed or just before going to bed?
Télé Star
asked presidential candidates what their favorite TV programs were, shows and series combined.
And their answers are sometimes surprising.
Linda Bouras, the editor-in-chief, has agreed to reveal exclusively for Europe 1 some of the candidates' responses, to be discovered in the magazine.
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Nicolas Dupont-Aignan in front of
Les Marseillais
"We were convinced that all the candidates were going to tell us that they were fans of the
Baron noir
series . In the end, only Yannick Jadot told us about this Canal + political series. Another surprising point: Emmanuel Macron and Valérie Pécresse both share a taste for
The Crown
and
Ten percent
,” observes Linda Bouras.
"Nathalie Arthaud is a fan of the series
Downtown Abbey
, not for its intrigues on aristocrats, but those on servants", continues the editor-in-chief.
"Nicolas Dupont-Aignan told us that he had discovered the reality show
Les Marseillais
during the first confinement. It's hard to imagine him watching the shouting matches of Maéva, Julien and Paga, and yet that's what 'He wished to entrust us.
"Two hours before our closure, we still did not know if Emmanuel Macron was going to answer us"
Among the 12 candidates, only eight agreed to play the game and answer questions from
Télé Star
.
"We harassed the candidates' teams for several weeks. It must be recognized that some candidates responded favorably fairly quickly, such as Valérie Pécresse, Yannick Jadot and Nathalie Arthaud", reveals Linda Bouras.
"For Emmanuel Macron, it was more complicated: his team was excited, then we waited for his answer for several days. Two hours before our closure, we still did not know if he was going to answer us."
The editor-in-chief also explains the absence of the four other candidates.
"Marine Le Pen's press officer told us that she didn't have time. Philippe Poutou opted for a frank refusal", she lists.
"And we failed to join the teams of Jean Lassalle and Fabien Roussel."
To find out more about the candidates' favorite TV programs, the next issue of
Télé Star
will be available Monday at your newsagents.