Summary
Claire Chazal shared her painful experience of being abruptly fired from TF1 in 2015 after 25 years presenting the news, a decision that she describes as irrational and brutal.
She found comfort in rediscovering the joys of free weekends, including visiting flea markets
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Claire Chazal, the former emblematic figure of the TF1 television news, shared in a recent interview on the show 1 hour with… on RFM, with Bernard Montiel, how she relearned to appreciate life after violent eviction of the channel in September 2015.
A turning point in Claire Chazal’s career
September 15, 2015 marked a turning point for Claire Chazal. The presenter presented her latest news in front of nearly 10 million viewers. The torch was then passed to Anne-Claire Coudray. This transition was not easy for Claire Chazal, then 58 years old. She describes her dismissal like a “violent frustration”. Although she admitted that “there is more drama”the experience remains a memory heart touching for her.
A brutal departure after 25 years of news on TF1
After 25 years at the head of the weekend television news on TF1, Claire Chazal was forced to make her goodbye to this emblematic role in 2015. Invited on the set of What an era! on France 2, she returned to this sudden departure which she considers to be “ brutal » And “irrational”.
She explains that it was a decision “totally personal” from management, without any real arguments having been put against him, marking an unexpected end to his long career at TF1. Claire Chazal described this moment as one of the most difficult of his professional life.
She also reveals that she was perfectly aware that she could not “not fight” against this arbitrary decision. The broadcast of his last news was a moment particularly moving for her. A confidence that she reveals during the show when Léa Salamé broadcast the images of this latest bulletin. Finally, Claire Chazal, visibly movedcommented : “That’s 25 years of life, it’s still considerable.”
Claire Chazal’s new weekend ritual
After leaving TF1, Claire Chazal had to learn to rediscover what it was like to live without the constraints of a job that monopolized all his weekends. “I relearned how to live on weekends, something I never took advantage of” she confided to Bernard Montiel. His new interest for flea markets gave him an outlet and a pleasure renewed. She says it allows her to find joy in the little things of everyday life.
