At the helm of the France Info morning show since last summer, Jean-Baptiste Marteau is an early riser. The one who was removed from Télématin after the departure of Thomas Sotto in favor of Julien Arnaud wakes up every morning at 3 a.m. to start the broadcast at 6:30 a.m. A rhythm that he must reconcile with his life as a dad.
Indeed, the France 2 journalist, aged 41, had a daughter, named Colette, with her ex-husband, Bruno Loup. In an interview with Buzz TV for TV
Magazinehe confided, as rarely, on his role as a father. Jean-Baptiste Marteau strives to be a present and attentive dad.
Jean-Baptiste Marteau never misses school trips
While he gets up at dawn, Jean-Baptiste Marteau has had to organize himself to reconcile his personal life and his rhythm on the air of France Info. “The advantage is that I can be out of school every day at 4:30 p.m.“he commented to our colleagues at Buzz TV. “I'm almost the only dad to do this. Besides, some parents told me: 'Listen, my daughter told me that you come to pick up your daughter every evening. How do you do it? Because I can't do it with my job'”said the journalist.
No doubt, Jean-Baptiste Marteau is proud to be able to be present daily with his little Colette. “I can't be there every morning with her when she wakes up, but on the other hand, I enjoy with her from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.“he added before confiding about the education he has in store for his little princess, aged five.
Jean-Baptiste Marteau close to his daughter, Colette
On the set of Buzz TVthe France 2 news joker confided that his daughter had the right to watch her father on TV: “She has the right to watch 5 minutes“he revealed. And the little girl seems very receptive: “Sometimes she retains words, the other time she says to me 'you said Gabriel Attal, who is daddy?'. And then we have to explain it to her… at 5 years old! But she is already familiar with a lot of stuff“said Jean-Baptiste Marteau, very involved in the education of little Colette.
“I try to listen. Which is the most difficult because it's actually easy to know what your children's needs are. I think we all make mistakes when we're parents […] I can be quite harsh on certain points. Because there are rules that are non-negotiable. And then, there are things that you have to know how to let go of and have a good time. Me, I love taking him to see shows. I love sharing it, making it as open-minded as possible. We read as many things as possible”he continued, like a caring father hen.
