“A radio boss asked me to change my first name. Nagui was too typical.” Nagui opens up about the racism he suffered in his early days

While he has just announced the launch of a new show, The Golden Bravosfor the month of January, Nagui was yesterday the guest of This is the weekly on France 5. The opportunity for production to rebroadcast an extract from the 7 d’or dating from 1993, a show during which Nagui was rewarded. The Golden Bravos are in fact directly inspired by 7 d’orwhich rewarded the best TV hosts of a season.

Reviewing this excerpt, Nagui did not hide his emotionrecalling that at the start of his career, a radio director had asked him to change his first name, judging “Nagui” too typical for viewers, even suggesting that he be called Christophe, Jean, Christian or Jean-Pierre. But Nagui categorically refused, believing that his first name, Naguiwas part of his identity.

Destiny proved right Naguiwho has been one of the French's favorite presenters for several decades now. And this, without having to change your first name!

Watch Nagui talk about his difficult beginnings, when a radio boss asked him to change his first name… It was yesterday in C l'hebdo on France 5.