Julian Bugier is one of the guests ofA Sunday in the countryside, broadcast this November 17. In Frédéric Lopez's show, the presenter of the 1 p.m. news on France 2 rarely talks about his private life.
Julian Bugier may invite himself every day into the homes of more than two million French people, but it is difficult to leave room for the intimate within the very strict framework of the 1 p.m. news. Guest with singer Dave and comedian Laura Laune on Frédéric Lopez's Sunday show on France 2 this Sunday, November 17the 43-year-old journalist takes off his jacket and tie to reveal himself more. “I never had the need to open up but Frédéric was able to persuade me. I trusted him. I said things I had never said before.”tells us Julian Bugier. “In this show, he lifts the veil on who he really is : a joyful and moving personality”underlines Caroline Massardy-Vincent, producer of the show.
Julian Bugier makes rare confidences about his father and his children in A Sunday in the countryside
Usually quite discreet about his private life, Julien Bugier particularly talks about his childhood in Blois (Loir-et-Cher) and his relationship with his father Jacques. “My parents were divorced. My father was a fairly extroverted person for whom I had immense love. It was he who formed me. He was a journalist and took me with him on his investigations or when he followed an elected official. It fascinated me, I always wanted to do this job for him“slips us the presenter of the 13 H de la Deux who will have difficulty coping with the disappearance of this father figure in 2013, at the age of 59. “It's too young… It was a complicated period for me, I had just had my children [Lucien, né en 2011, et Gabrielle, née en 2013, ndlr]”, he remembers, moved. Another highlight of this issue ofA Sunday in the countrysidewhen Julian Bugier speaks frankly about his early career: “I came back but when, like me, you didn't study journalism, we definitely have an inferiority complex. You have to prove more than others to gain legitimacy in a profession where experience, career path and school speak a lot on the CV. Everything I didn't have”.
Julian Bugier in a relationship with Claire Fournier: he confides in Frédéric Lopez about their relationship
By the fireside, the figure of public service who has just come out 100 ideas to spend less and live betterhis first work (First Éditions), finally appears romantic when he talks about his meeting with his wifejournalist Claire Fournierfuture mother of her two children: “We've been together for twenty years and I'm still in love. At the time, she was a senior reporter in London for the business channel Bloomberg TV and I was her intern. We fell in love at first sight…“ An unusual (controlled) exposure exercise for Julian Bugier. “It was a very strong experience but I was there for that and I let myself be carried away“, he concludes, delighted with his rural weekend which you will be able to discover from 4:10 p.m. this Sunday.
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