VIDEO. How a little 8-year-old from Montalban became the darling of “12 coups de midi”

“We cannot resist you, you are formidable! », says Brigitte Macron. This Monday, January 13, 2025, Nikit, a little 8-year-old from Montalban, made his twentieth participation in “12 coups de midi” official by questioning no less than the First Lady who came to Jean-Luc Reichmann's set to promote the Operation Yellow Coins. “Ms. Macron, what is the important thing to say to someone who is hesitant about donating? », questions the little boy in a video filmed in “Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne”, he insists, before handling euro cents in front of the camera.

“That’s a very good question,” replies the president’s wife, who emphasizes the “good” that we can do to sick children as well as to ourselves. “You will be happier than the second before,” she assures the young Montalbanese who appears in his element in front of the camera. Because fans of this TF1 family program know it well: for two years, Nikit has enjoyed interviewing adult candidates who are competing for sums that can become astronomical, as evidenced by the television epic from Toulouse Émilien.

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“I work in schools supporting students with disabilities and between noon and two, we have the opportunity to have lunch together at home. One day, before I put on the France 3 news, Nikit saw a child participating in the 12 shots of noon and he hung on. He really liked it and he asked me to register it,” says Sati, his mother who did so.

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After the castings box, just to check if this little boy, who was still only in first grade at the Hugues-Panassié school, was “photogenic” and “comfortable” in the spotlight, and the adventure began. could start. “We ask him questions related to his own interests. He really likes Greek mythology, mathematics but also sport because every Wednesday, he plays badminton at the Montauban club. He is also enrolled at the city conservatory where he plays the recorder and where he takes part in drawing classes,” explains his mother, who is quite proud.

Especially since for the show on December 24, it was his son who was chosen to host the show alongside Jean-Luc Reichmann. And we're not talking about a brief appearance. The boy continued the questions, expressed all his admiration for candidate Émilien, arousing laughter from the audience when he answered for him. But no one doubted the fact that the candidate for the 2 million euros prize pool would have known where Santa Claus lives, so the little Montalbanais was completely excused. Check with the star host of the PAF, lucky draw for the spoiled viewer to the tune of €8,000: Nikit was like a fish in water in his bow tie suit.

In the coming weeks, we will be able to find the little prodigy, educated in CE2 in Sandrine Charles's class, during two new broadcasts. Nicolas, his father, still can't believe it, he who was already a loyal television viewer when he lived in Cotonou, in Benin, before arriving in France. “Watching this show as a family has become a ritual,” says Satia. Nikit is a source of immense pride for both of us. »