Faustine Bollaert is particularly attached to Prodiges, whose 11th season began on December 19, 2024. With Télé-Loisirs, she even revealed that she authorized her children not to go to school to attend filming.
Faustine Bollaert excels in her role as host. For several years, she has been at the helm of It starts todaythe show broadcast every afternoon on France 2. With kindness, it collects testimonies from its guests, whether anonymous or famous, around significant events in their lives. This daily event attracts an average of nearly 950,000 viewers. At the same time, she also hosts The secret box on France 3 and Prodigieswhose 11ᵉ season began on December 19 on France 2. Although she is in demand by other channels, Faustine Bollaert, married to the writer Maxime Chattam, does not plan to leave France Télévisions for the moment. “Today I am very good on public servicebut it's always very flattering to be contacted by other channels. (…) Change is not on the agenda“, she recently confided to Tele-Leisure.
Faustine Bollaert's children “have a blast” on the set of Prodiges
Prodigieswhich allows children to reveal their talents, is a show that she is particularly keen on. “When meeting young people, I rarely have the impression of doing my job, I am totally myself. I am in my role as a big cousin, a mother or a nice aunt, far from the pressure of the competition“, she confided to Tele-Leisure. In four years of presenting this show, she had time to convert her children. The presenter even allows them to play hooky from school to attend the filming. “They don't miss it for anything. If I have to make them miss school, I have no choice! They are having a blastgo backstage and talk with the other children. They are impressed by so much talent. I tease them by saying, 'Have you seen what they do? And what do you do?'“, she admitted to our colleagues, laughing.
Passions born thanks to the show
Thanks to Prodigiesthe children of Faustine Bollaert and the writer Maxime Chattam even wanted to start learn to play an instrument. However, they stopped this activity. But their son “discovered a passion for contemporary dance” looking Pop Prodigiesanother show hosted by Faustine Bollaert. The France 2 talent competition is therefore a real family passion!
