“I said no three times”

INTERVIEW. The bouncing 65-year-old presenter resurrects his greatest television success, The Bigdil on another channel with a new version… which looks exactly like the old one. Meeting with Vincent Lagaf, who is on the cover of TV 2 Weeks 548, on newsstands this Saturday, December 20, 2024.

Since 2004, the bigdil had lowered the curtain. And even though rumors from the corridors indicated a probable resumption, the blue alien had not reappeared on the air. The game show, created in 1998, is making its comeback at the start of 2025 on RMC Story on Thursday January 2 in prime time. Same setting, same duo, same team… the bigdil returns without reinventing itself. Its legendary host Vincent Lagaf' reveals for TV 2 Weeks, of which he is on the cover of issue 548 this weekbehind the scenes of this renaissance full of nostalgia.

Vincent Lagaf talks about the return of bigdil : “Pno one else wanted to go”

TV 2 Weeks : Were you fully expecting this return?
Vincent Lagaf: Yes. To think that we are resuming the game twenty years after its creation with my team is a source of pride. But what excites me the most is to tell myself that with each project to take over the Bigdil (by another host, editor’s note), no one else wanted to go. The guys were like, “I don't go behind the lit one.“It’s my baby.

How did this rebirth happen?
It was offered to me four times, I said no three times because people weren't doing it for the right reasons. Do it bigdil I'm not interested in making money. Besides, I earn seven times less than before. Then, I met Antoine Henriquet (founder and director of Ah! Production, at the origin of the program, editor's note)who told me that he had bought the rights to bigdil. I said to him: “You're swollen, you! You buy the rights and then you tell me about it!“When he offered to take it back, I asked him if he had the means. He told me he was going to give it to himself.

Vincent Lagaf impatiently awaits the hearings of the bigdil for the return of the cult game on RMC Story “It’s also pressure”

On the set, we could see great enthusiasm. Did you expect this fervor from the public and participants?
It's fun and exciting, but it's also pressure. I'm waiting for the audience results of the first five. But I believe in it. And then, if that doesn't work, I'll go back to picking lavender and taking care of my hives.

The entire interview can be found in the TV 2 Weeks number 548 on newsstands this Saturday, December 21, 2024.

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