Guest at Jordan de Luxe, this October 1, 2024, on C8, Gérald Watelet spoke at length about Affaire concluded, the show which revealed him to the French public and which he left a few days ago.
He chose to take his freedom. After six years of good and loyal service as a buyer in Deal doneGérald Watelet had announced his intention to abandon his comrades from the France 2 auction show. “I’m very busy, I’m short on time. I also have quite a few activities in terms of decoration, I am very soon participating in the opening of a restaurant, which I will take care of”had underlined the Belgian in Ciné Télé Revue on September 11, 2024, calling into question his overloaded schedule. Viewers will miss him for his pugnacity and his enthusiasm for the history of objects.
Deal concluded: Gérald Watelet reveals the buyers’ salary for a day of work
This Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Sophie Davant’s ex-accomplice returned to the motivations that guided him to take off at Jordan de Luxe, on C8. And he was very clear. “If I stopped, it’s not that I don’t love. But it’s like in love, when you start to get tired of it, it’s because there’s a problem. So It’s better to leave when you’re just tired than when you’re out of love.”he explained, expressing his deep boredom. Unlike other of his former colleagues, such as Pierre-Jean Chalençon, these are not the working conditions, which he finds “completely suitable”, who pushed him to take flight. Especially since Gérald Watelet was well paid for a day’s work. “We earn 1,300 euros in fees per shoot”he revealed in complete transparency.
Too many buyers kill the show for Gérald Watelet
The former Belgian designer is therefore leaving a group of buyers reinforced by numerous elements in recent years. A little too much for the taste of one of the historical pillars of the program. “I think it disheartens (weaken, editor’s note) the personality of the show. It’s too diluted. I think we need to keep more real personalities”he believes, giving good points to Djamel Bentenah and François Cases Bardina. A point of view heard by the production ofDeal done ?
