Guest of Buzz TV this Tuesday, December 3, Maxime Chattam spoke about his television consumption. And the shows he prefers to watch are obviously those of Faustine Bollaert.
Maxime Chattam chose to situate the plot of his latest work Prime time in a world that his wife Faustine Bollaert knows well. This novel recounts the hostage-taking of a star presenter of the 8 p.m. news which keeps millions of viewers in suspense. “This book wouldn't exist if she wasn't in my life, that's for sure and, beyond that, I wouldn't be the man I am today at 48 if she wasn't. was not in my life. She made me better, I'm aware of it, and it's the least I can say“, he confided to Tele-Leisure on the conception of this book and his relationship with the host of It starts today.
Maxime Chattam watches the same programs as Faustine Bollaert
Maxime Chattam was the guest of Buzz TV this Tuesday, December 3. In the show, he spoke about the shows he watches on television. And of course, he is an avid viewer of Faustine Bollaert’s shows. He looks “all those who [sa] woman present”. And while they both explore the human soul, the author makes a distinction between their methods. “The difference is that in her shows, she dissects emotions and how human beings get there. I’m more into the sensation, the surprise, of going hard,” he noticed. He then returned to his television consumption. “I generally watch television, but in fact I watch it because I accompany my wife who is a television woman, who is curious about television. So, I often watch what she watches. And I'm interested in programs that I would never have watched otherwise. And I make some great discoveries”, he remarked. These television discoveries also guided him into writing Prime time.
Faustine Bollaert could share an ambitious project with Maxime Chattam
Married since 2012, Faustine Bollaert and Maxime Chattam are the happy parents of two children, Abbie and Peter. The writer has opened part of the interior of the house he occupies with his wife. The host had revealed the project that she could share with her companion. “My husband has gotten into TV series production and he has an idea for a character for me. He would really like to see me perform,” she indicated to TV Magazine.
