Arrived in September 2023, Emilien rhythm of the daily lives of 12 Midday shots on TF1 since then and doesn’t seem to want to give up his place. At only 21 years old, he broke all records on Jean-Luc Reichmann’s flagship show. It is therefore no surprise that he has joined the very exclusive club of the game’s greatest champions. However, he is not yet a full member.
Indeed, according to Bruno Hourcade, former best player on the first channel’s program, Emilien is deprived of meetings with all the winners of the game. A meeting however organized once a year. For a weekend, everyone is invited to meet up and discuss their journeys but also their lives, in complete tranquility. "It’s so cool to be there," Bruno rejoiced with Leisure TV. And to continue: “This is where we see that the casting of the show is still very well done, because we are all humanly very different, but at the same time, we all adore each other.”
Emilien does not deviate from the rule of the ancient Masters of Midday
In 2024, it was in Normandy that the weekend took place and therefore Emilien missed it. For good reason, there is a non-negotiable rule: champions still competing are not invited. A way for them tostay in their bubble“. “It’s an adventure that you normally do once in your life and the goal is really to stay in your bubble, to appreciate the moment“justified Bruno Hourcade to our colleagues, who also experienced this not unkind boycott. “I said: ‘This weekend, there’s no filming, I can come if you want.’ They told me: ‘Ah no, when the Midday Master is in class, we don’t invite him‘“, he recalled with amusement.
Emilien should therefore not be eager to participate in these reunions far from the TV sets which would mean for him that he has been eliminated. The young History student has not yet finished with The 12 strokes of noon, even slowly approaching 2 million euros in winnings…
