“He invited me to drink coffee”: Guillaume Pley lifts the veil on his interview with Nicolas Sarkozy

Interviewed by Pascal Praud on Europe 1, host Guillaume Pley explained how he approached former president Nicolas Sarkozy in order to organize an interview.

Host and YouTuber, Guillaume Pley interviewed former president Nicolas Sarkozy. The interview, lasting 1 hour 32 minutes, was published on the Youtube Legend account, followed by 1.88 million subscribers, on November 17. The interview has been viewed more than 1.825 million times as of this publication. Interviewed on Europe 1, the host revealed behind the scenes linked to the organization of this meeting.

Pascal Praud asked him : “How did you come into contact with him?” Guillaume Pley declared on the microphone: “Through Véronique Vachez whom I contacted. I told him: listen, I would like to receive Nicolas Sarkozy, people have spoken to me about you several times. It's funny, I don't believe in chance. Let’s meet.” He then explained: “I don't know if I managed to charm him… We met the day before, to tell you everything over coffee. He invited me to drink coffee. I find it important to know people that we receive… Just to get to know each other a little.”

An interview without taboo

During the interview with the former President of the Republic, Guillaume Pley did not hesitate to address various subjects relating to private life, as well as to the political career of Nicolas Sarkozy. On the Légend YouTube channel, you can read the following presentation text under the publication: “The former President of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, accepted LEGEND's invitation, and shared with us the most significant memories of his political career (conflicts, crises, decisions). He was kind enough to talk about the underside of the presidency, his authorship, his relationship with other Presidents, and his love for France and Carla Bruni.” During his interview on Europe 1, Guillaume Pley declared about this exclusive interview: “He was freer than ever, he felt that I was not going to trap him. My goal is to know the human behind the politician, to know who is behind a former president.”

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