In July 2023, France Televisions announced with great fanfare an ambitious television program on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The group had notably announced the participation of the historic TV presenterMichel Drucker, at the presentation of the talk show What games !.
The animation of talk show by Michel Drucker should have taken place in partnership with the other Star host of France Televisions, who is currently in a row of controversies: Léa Salamé. But these two animation choices made cringe internally. The sports journalist Matthieu Lartot then reacted publicly, in the columns of The Team : “ When you are a sports journalist at France Télé, the biggest event arrives and the flagship program is not entrusted to you, of course there is frustration “.
Doctors worried about Michel Drucker’s state of health
But in the face of the growing worry on the state of health of Michel Drucker, France Televisions backpedal. Indeed, last January, the group of channels announced that the 81-year-old host will no longer be on the air daily, as had initially been planned.
A decision that the presenter of Roll on Sunday had been forced to take action in the face of growing concern from doctors about his state of health. But ultimately, Michel Drucker makes the decision to withdraw purely and simply talk show hosting What games!.
To replace him, France Televisions indicated the appointment of Laurent Luyat, sports journalist, radio and television host, who has worked for 24 years within the group of France Televisions. The Grenoble journalist had confided to TV Star : “ Michel Drucker was part of the show at the start, but for health reasons, his doctors told him not recommended to accept because it involved go to bed very late every night “. In fact, the show will be broadcast from July 26 to August 11, from 11 p.m.
Michel Drucker: health first, but other projects too!
The octogenarian’s fragile health does not, however, prevent him from preparing other projects that consume less energy for him. Always for France TelevisionsMichel Drucker concocts for his loyal audience a new show which is scheduled to be released next year. An original program, dedicated to the parents of stars, whose first broadcast could take place on the next Mother’s Day, May 26, 2024.
The host recently declared to Parisian : “ The working title is My mother, my father and Michel Drucker. It will concern the parents of the artists because I realized that I knew many of them personally, from Dany Boon to Kad Merad, including Patrick Bruel. There will be pictures of my past encounters with them and others will be present on set ». A promising project being created for the octogenarian, therefore!
