During the show “Quelle Époque!” on September 21, 2024, on France 2, Léa Salamé once again caused some discomfort on the set after a remark deemed inappropriate against Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This is not the first time that she has expressed an opinion on a guest and caused a stir.
What a Time: Léa Salamé’s remark to Tony Estanguet about her physique causes a stir…
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This Saturday, September 21, 2024, Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee of Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswas invited onto the show’s set What a time!hosted by Léa Salamé and Christophe Dechavanne on France 2. With his central role in the organization of the Olympic Games and having overcome the tensions related to the opening ceremony last July, the guest seemed ready to approach this interview with lightness. However, an unexpected remark from Léa Salamé quickly changed the atmosphere of the show.
Léa Salamé: A statement deemed inappropriate about Tony Estanguet’s appearance
Upon his arrival, Tony Estanguet was warmly welcomed by the hosts and the audience. The conversation, initially friendly, took a surprising turn when Léa Salamé made a comment on her guest’s appearance. “You know that you have become beautiful ?”she said, before adding: “You were already handsome, but since the Games, there is something magnetic about you.”
This intervention immediately sparked mixed reactions. While some guests on the set, such as Flavie Flament and Arthur, tried to defuse the situation by joking, others seemed GenoaTony Estanguet himself was visibly surprised by this remark, not used to being complimented in this way in a public setting.
Internet users are outraged
On social networks, this sequence generated a lively discussion. Many Internet users found this comment inappropriate and inappropriatebelieving that it did not fit the framework of a show of this type. Criticism on X (formerly Twitter) quickly came: “Why always bring guests back to their physical appearance?” or even “Léa Salamé, always there to make people feel uncomfortable with her remarks.”
This situation is not a first for the journalist. In April 2024, during an interview with the comedian Artus, the latter had provoked a strong reaction by calling him “annoying” after he had confided that he had stopped drinking alcohol. These moments, often controversial, seem to reflect a divisive animation style. While some viewers appreciate Léa Salamé’s spontaneity, others wonder whether a more measured approach would not be more appropriate.
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Léa Salamé makes Tony Estanguet uncomfortable on the set of “Quelle époque!”…
Tony Estanguet found himself embarrassed on the set of “Quelle époque!” after a remark by the journalist…
The presenter of the show made an inappropriate remark about her physique… Léa Salamé, French journalist during the 2023 Telethon, in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, on December 9, 2023. The Telethon is a thirty-hour television marathon broadcast on France Télévisions channels. In France, the Telethon is a charity event organized since 1987 by the French Association against Myopathies (AFM) to fund research into neuromuscular genetic diseases, as well as other rare genetic diseases. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM
Tony Estanguet has “become handsome” according to Léa Salamé… The “Parade of Champions” of the Paris2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on the Champs-Elysées. Paris, September 14, 2024. © Eliot Blondet/Pool/Bestimage The French president of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (COJO) Tony Estanguet during the parade of French athletes who participated in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, September 14, 2024.
This is not the first time that Léa Salamé has made controversial remarks on France 2… French journalist Léa Salamé sits on stage during the last Elysee 2022 television show, produced in the France Télévision studio, in La Plaine Saint Denis, in the suburbs of Paris, France, on April 5, 2022. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM
Last April, it was the comedian Artus who was the subject of a remark from the journalist after saying that he was quitting alcohol. The latter had been described as “boring”. Artus on the red carpet of the 38th Cabourg Film Festival in Cabourg, France, on June 14, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM
French President of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet attends a meeting hosted by the French President for stakeholders who contributed to the organisation and hosting of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on August 12, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM
French journalist Léa Salamé poses for a photocall before France Télévision’s “Paris 2024” press conference in Paris on June 11, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM
Tony Estanguet, President of the COJO, during the ceremony for awarding decorations to medal-winning athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. © Eric Tschaen/Pool/Bestimage
Léa Salamé – 39th Victoires de la Musique ceremony at the Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, February 9, 2024. © Coadic Guirec/Bestimage
French President of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet takes part in a boxing presentation during a visit to a Mini Club in a school on September 4, 2024 in Paris. The 2024 Mini Clubs are celebration spaces created for children and teenagers in schools, institutions or leisure centers during the Paralympic Games and the start of the school year. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM
Léa Salamé participates in the 17th Pasteurdon 2023 at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France on October 04, 2023. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM
French President of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (COJO) Tony Estanguet arrives at the Élysée presidential palace in Paris, on August 28, 2024, to attend a reception of heads of state, government and international organizations as part of the opening of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM
Lea Salame attends the France Televisions Back-to-School Press Conference in Paris, France on July 11, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM
Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organization, during the opening press conference of the Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Games will begin in Paris on August 28, 2024. Paris, France, August 27, 2024. Photo: Jens Buettner/DPA/ABACAPRESS.COM
Lea Salame attends the France Television press conference on July 06, 2022 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM
Léa Salamé before the start of the political show “Elysee 2022” on France 2, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on February 10, 2022. Photo: Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM
Lea Salame during the France Télévision press conference at Pavillon Gabriel in Paris, France on August 24, 2021. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM
