A new tandem to wake up the French. Flavie Flament and Julien Arnaud made their debut on Monday, September 16, 2024 on France 2 by hosting their first episode of Telematin. The tone was set at 6:30 for the two morning workers who welcomed loyal viewers.
“Hello everyone, welcome to Télématin!” the two new presenters announced enthusiastically. “What a joy, what an honor for us to meet you again, to wake you up from today. It's an adventure that begins and that we will share of course with Flavie Flament”continues Julien Arnaud before addressing his colleague. “Who would have believed it, my dear Julien. I never thought I would wake up next to you, but here it is, it's done.”smiles the former face of the TF1 group.
While the two presenters have been major figures on the private (and now competing) channel for several years, they are now taking on a new challenge by ensuring “a small place in the daily life” of early risers in front of their screens on the public service. Apart from this change in presentation, the formula of Telematin remains unchanged with news, a group of columnists and guests. With in particular today the former minister Roselyne Bachelot, the LFI deputy and president of the finance commission Éric Coquerel or the actor Guillaume de Tonquédec, as you can see in the images below.
Before this delayed return to school at the France Télévisions group, Flavie Flament and Julien Arnaud had the opportunity to take the temperature for their collaboration. How did this first meeting go? “We had already crossed paths a little bit, we didn't know each other very well. But we had a drink about ten days ago to get to know each other.”said the former joker of the 8 p.m. news on TF1 during their appearance on September 11 in It's up to you on France 5.
For the former host of Stars at home (TF1) and The Workshop (M6) who “dreamed of presenting Télématin” For 15 years, patience seems to have paid off. “Besides that, I have the best partner, everything is looking good”confides Benjamin Castaldi's ex-wife. An agreement that would therefore be on the up and up for the two new colleagues… really?
“Ego issues” resolved between the two hosts
For Flavie Flament and Julien Arnaudtheir long career on PAF is no secret and the two presenters seem to be cut out for this challenge. If the two young morning presenters have never worked together, it seems that the atmosphere seems light between them. “They changed my husband”, jokes with the Parisian the former RTL presenter who does not hide her satisfaction at working with a former TF1 colleague.
“I was so happy it was him,” she confides to our colleagues before saying more about their unique tandem. “Julien and I have sorted out our ego problems.” Two fifty-something stars who quickly found their marks with Maya Lauqué and Damien Thevenot, at the helm of the France 2 morning show from Friday to Sunday. If the good atmosphere reigned on the set, as evidenced by the images below, What should we remember from this first issue? Internet users and viewers of Telematin have given their verdict.
Viewers' and Internet users' opinions on the web
After the end of the first issue of Telematin with Julien Arnaud and Flavie Flament, Public opinions were quick to emerge online. Have they succeeded in succeeding the tandem Thomas Sotto and Marie Portolano? “I like the two new ones from Télématin”, reacts an Internet user nicknamed “Davidmmxxv” on the page of the show on the X platform.
A point of view also shared by other regulars of the morning show on France 2. “A very good start for this first issue of this new season of Télématin with Flavie Flament and Julien Arnaud welcoming, smiling, dynamic, warm, good complicity between them and the columnists”, judges “bobsympa44” while another Internet user agrees: “Yes a newcomer that I know well Flavie Flament only happiness with this new team”.
Other Internet users still seem resistant to this new duo. Like Stéphanie, who discovered this new duo this morning while zapping on the channel. “I didn't find Flavie Flament (who I like) in her element. And the repartee between Flavie and Julien Arnaud, I didn't like it this morning in any case,” she explains for Planet. “I found the previous team more dynamic.”
An opinion shared by several Internet users. “Not very convincing this new tandem, too bad for the rest of the team”, “I like it, but Julien should stop clapping after the end of a sentence”, we can read on the social network. Will the morning duo be able to compete with Bruce Toussaint's gang with Good morning on TF1? Answer tomorrow at 9am with the audience figures, and in the months to come on France 2.
