Toulouse’s Fanny Veyrac, muse of Lagaf’ Bigdil: “The place of women is a priority subject”

After 20 years of absence, the bigdil made his comeback on television. Among the blunderers, we find a former Toulouse woman: Fanny Alvarez. Her face may be familiar to you, since she officiated on the set of Fair Price in the early 2000s. It was Vincent Lagaf himself who called him in June to ask him to join his team.

“I didn’t expect it at all, I even thought it was a hoax,” she confides, smiling. If she was so surprised, it’s because her life had completely changed. She had two children, became a content creator, and followed “numerous training courses in well-being”. Now based in Ibiza, she founded the Maison Rymasté agency.

An obsolete “showcase woman” role

So when she was asked to become a gaffer in 2025, she hesitated. “I did TV at 20, it wasn’t the same time, we had a bit of a role as a showcase woman,” explains Fanny Veyrac. An image which, at the age of 38, no longer suits him. “I advocate female well-being, the place of women is a priority subject for me. But we discussed these subjects a lot with Vincent. Our roles are completely different today, we can impose our character.”

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The well-being coach quickly found her feet on set. “It’s like we never left each other. It was incredible. I felt like I belonged.” The first show, broadcast on Thursday January 2 on RMC Story, attracted an average of 1.8 million people. A hit and a record for the channel.

“The authenticity of the past”

“Viewers want to relive the authenticity of the past,” says Fanny Veyrac. “It’s gratifying to be alongside Vincent Lagaf, because he’s a man I admire enormously. But it’s also gratifying to participate in a show that people grew up with, that makes you smile, that makes you feel good. That’s not really the case when you watch TV today.”

Despite everything, she suffered some stressful moments, linked, again, to the change of times. “I was afraid of the visibility that it could generate,” she admits. “When I was young, we didn’t have social networks, no Instagram, no Twitter. These changes scared me. But I decided to go for it anyway. I start from the principle that we must be open to the opportunities that life offers us, and always evolve.

Eight years of life in Toulouse

Born in Aveyron, the new gafette returns there about three times a year. “It’s my values, my authenticity,” she says. “I grew up on a farm, my dad is a farmer. He still lives there, and so do my brothers.” She also lived in the Pink City for eight years, since she was married to a former Stade Toulouse player.

“I have very good memories in Toulouse, because my daughters were born there, I built my family there.” And her best friend still lives there. “We often meet at Place Saint-Georges, at the Prima Fabbrica restaurant, or sometimes at Mama Shelter.” She tells her story in her biography and her book “Goddesses – Living Life”.