Gerald Watelet, who participated for 6 years in “Deal done“, as a buyer, has just announced that he is leaving the France 2 show. Guest at Jordan de Luxe, this October 1, 2024, on C8, he confides in the difference between the two presenters that he known at the head of the program: Sophie Davant and Julia Vignali.
And he goes there without filters, assuming: “It’s a bit like a blonde and a brunette. The blonde is colder, more distant! And Julia, she’s completely Mediterranean, she’s rounder, she’s more mama!” Regarding the latter, he is full of praise.
Sophie Davant, another style
He explains regarding Kad Merad’s wife: “I have shot very little with Julia, but like this, already, physically, her smile, her way of being, she is much more natural.”
However, he assures: “I wasn’t uncomfortable with Sophie at all! Sophie is more self-assured, yes.” Seduced by a photo of Julia Vignali, he adds: “Look, it’s all right, look at his head, it’s magnificent. It’s not the same relationships.”
And risking yourself on a slippery slope: “It’s not the same age, Sophie has a great career behind her, Julia, she has great years ahead of her. I’m not saying that Sophie doesn’t have any, but it’s very different.”
There is no dispute
Gerald Watelet, however, assures Jordan de Luxe that he has no preference between Sophie Davant and Julia Vignali. He details: “I’ve never had a disagreement with anyone in the team, neither in front of nor behind the camera, because I’m always nice, but that doesn’t mean stupid. I respect others, from the doorman, from the guy who brushes until Sophie. And so I don’t have any big gossip to do on the show.“.
If he leaves, it is for the same reasons, he says, as Sophie Davant. Gerald Watelet actually believes: “Sophie had done the trick. It’s like in love, if we start to get tired, it’s because there’s a problem, so we might as well leave, when we’re as tired as we are out of love.”.
