Revealed by the show Large Families: Life in XXL broadcast on TF1, is Mélanie Gonzalez paid to participate in the program? In the Télé-Loisirs podcast Parents d’abord, the candidate responded.
The Gonzalez family has been participating in the show for several years Large families: life in XXLalongside other clans such as the Blois, the Gayat and the Provéché. The opportunity, for viewers, to follow the eventful adventures of this large tribe made up of Mélanie Gonzalez, her husband Franck and their nine children. The youngest, Calypso, was born in September 2023, to the delight of her elders: Nino, Margot, Hugo, Paolo, Elio, Malo, Cléo and Marceau. A moment of happiness for the whole family, but which was marked by painful trials. Indeed, before the birth of this baby, Mélanie Gonzalez suffered several miscarriages. In particular, she lost twinsas she confided in July 2023 in poignant Instagram stories. “A few days ago I had stomach pains and we found out there were maybe two. And the next day, I learned that I had lost one… then the second“, she said.
Does the production of Large Families pay the participants?
Recently, Mélanie Gonzalez was a guest on the podcast Parents First of Tele-Leisure. The opportunity to discuss her experience on TF1, and to reveal if she was paid or notto participate in Large families: life in XXL. “We do not receive any remuneration for our participation in the show. If one day we get paid, it will become reality TVand at that point we will be told what to do. It won't be authentic anymore“, she explained. However, this television experience offers other opportunities thanks to the notoriety it brings. Approached by brands, the Gonzalez family has signed several paid partnerships. “Thanks to the show, I was called for a first collaboration which went well, then a 2nd, a 3rd…. so I ended up starting my own business“, indicated Mélanie.
Mélanie Gonzalez hired an employee
Her collaborations with brands have become a real job for Mélanie Gonzalez. “I now have an employee to help me, and we are able to get out each one a salary“, she revealed. Her activities as an influencer have the advantage of allowing her to combine professional life and family life. So, it's mostly at night, when she breastfeeds Calypsothat the candidate of Large families responds to brands that request it.
