After meeting Anne-Sophie Lapix when they both worked on LCI at the end of the 90s, Julien Arnaud became the new joker of the presenter of the 8 p.m. news on France 2. The journalist revealed the details of his appointment .
Emblematic presenter of the 8 p.m. news on France 2 since 2017.
Anne-Sophie Lapix has just inherited a new joker which she knows very well. Indeed, Julien Arnaud was chosen to present the public channel’s television news during the host’s holidays. An exercise that he knows perfectly, given that he was Gilles Bouleau’s joker on the 8 p.m. news on TF1 for many years.
As a reminder, Julien Arnaud was one of the emblematic faces of the TF1 group before joining France Télévisions this summer. After 27 years of good and loyal service on the first channel, the journalist chose to take on a new challenge by taking control of Télématin alongside Flavie Flament on France 2. At the same time, he found his friend Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Julien Arnaud consulted Anne-Sophie Lapix before joining Télématin on France 2
The two hosts know each other very well, given that they officiated together on LCI at the end of the 90s. “He was the most welcoming. And the most friendly with the new ones“, indicated Anne-Sophie Lapix about Julien Arnaud in Paris Match. The latter also took advantage of his interview with the magazine to reveal behind the scenes of his nomination as joker on the 8 p.m. news on France 2.
“I saw Anne-Sophie on the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games. Me, I was in my office at TF1 and I was crying. I really wanted to experience this from the inside“, he revealed in jest. Julien Arnaud also consulted his friend before slamming the door of TF1 to join France 2.
The two journalists spoke behind the scenes about their previous collaboration with LCI
Anne-Sophie Lapix assured him that the presentation of Télématin would be a perfect exercise for him. Words which, it seems, convinced Julien Arnaud. The two journalists also had a second exchange when Flavie Flament’s sidekick became the new joker on France 2’s 8 p.m. news.”The first thing she said to me was: ‘I swear to you that I will give you my vacation dates as soon as possible. I won’t make you wait“, notably revealed the former face of TF1.
The two presenters also took advantage of this interview to return to their collaboration with LCI. “It was a bit like college for us. There was music. Anne-Sophie was dancing on the tables. People were smoking in the editing rooms“, admitted Julien Arnaud, for example. “When Anne-Sophie and Nathalie (Renoux, editor’s note) left. I was sad. Afterwards, it was no longer the same. There was a golden age side, LCI generation“, he then concluded.
