INTERVIEW – Invited on the set of “Buzz TV” this Friday, November 22, the presenter of “A Sunday in the Country” spoke about the fiftieth issue of his show as well as his guests for this anniversary edition.
“Rendezvous in unknown land”, “A thousand and one lives”, “The unexpected parenthesis”… This Friday, November 22, the guest of “Buzz TV” was Frédéric Lopez. The host took advantage of this opportunity to speak about his latest creation, “A Sunday in the Country”, which will celebrate its fiftieth issue this Sunday at 4:10 p.m. on France 2. The three guests of this anniversary edition are the singer Kendji Girac, the actor Dany Boon and the novelist Virginie Grimaldi.
“Often we do studio shows and nothing is natural. We're all pretending, but we're not. There, when you're in the countryside, it's like in life. So we talk about deep things, we do mime, we make cakes, pottery”says Frédéric Lopez when we ask him what the program represents for him. “I have the chance to make my job an ideal weekend.”
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The presenter mentions the guests of this fiftieth edition: Kendji Girac, Danny Boon and Virginie Grimaldi. “Their first thing in common is that they are number 1 in their fields. Danny Boon is the most watched man in cinema, (…) Kendji Girac sells records and is one of those who sell the most at a time when they no longer sell, and Virginie Grimaldi is the most popular French novelist. most read in the world »he begins before analyzing: “What is paradoxical is that all three of them are number 1, but come from a very, very modest background.”
Frédéric Lopez underlines “hope» that the stories of these three people can bring, they who will confide on “what happened between the two» (their modest origins and the success they enjoy, Editor’s note) in “A Sunday in the Country”. “Another common point that you will discover is that they are all very funny, kind, humble and authentic,” he adds. “So obviously, it’s a pretty exceptional show.”
He chooses to talk about it. This is an incredible mark of confidence.
Frédéric Lopez on Kendji Girac
Frédéric Lopez then focuses on Kendji Girac's participation in the show. “You know, we ask the question “Does he have a subject that should not be discussed?” he gave none”remembers the presenter. “And when we meet, it’s in front of the camera, so we haven’t seen each other since filming the 20th anniversary show.”See you in an unknown land”before the accident.” As a reminder, the singer fired a shot – which hit him – during a domestic dispute last April, making the headlines in France.
Kendji Girac spoke in “A Sunday in the Country” about this painful episode. “Honestly, I would have been okay with him not talking about it. What we forget is that it’s something very intimate,” underlines Frédéric Lopez. “Obviously, it sells. It's an industry, the media, so as it sells we're going to exploit a personal drama. Maybe he has something to say to the public, to give his version… But I give him this freedom to do it, and he chooses to talk about it. It’s an incredible mark of confidence.”
