Since September 16, Julien Arnaud has been accompanying France 2 viewers every morning with his presenter Flavie Flament. This new position Telematin allows the man who has long been the joker of TF1 news to take a starting place. This Monday, October 7, the presenter who overcame his language disorder officiated, as usual, in the morning show. But, apparently charmed by his guest, Julien Arnaud allowed himself a comment which was not very well received by the person concerned.
The 50-year-old presenter faced Charlotte Le Bon, Quebec actress, director, designer and former television host and model. She was invited to promote her new film, Niki, in which she plays the visual artist Niki de Saint Phalle, also Canadian. While the 38-year-old actress presented her work, Julien Arnaud pointed out her very slight accent: “You are Canadian, we hear it: there is a little hint.“
Charlotte Le Bon did not appreciate Julien Arnaud’s comment on his accent
Charlotte Le Bon replied ironically: “Yeah yeah, we hear it...”. Immediately, the journalist tried to make up for it by complimenting her. “It’s cute, we love this accent“he told him. But the remark didn’t really please the Quebec actress: “We, Quebecers, sometimes find it a little condescending when we are told that we find it cute.” Julien Arnaud was quick to apologize: “Oh sorry! So sorry, that was not the spirit at all!“A mistake that Flavie Flament justified by declaring that he was under the spell of the pretty brunette. Ali Baddou’s ex-partner finally reassured him: “No, but that’s okay, I’m not saying you were being condescending. If you’re under the spell, that’s great!“
Before becoming one of the familiar faces of the PAF, the 50-year-old journalist had to overcome a disorder. As a child, Julien Aranud was shy and stuttered. But this particularity turns out to be an advantage today. “I realized late that these are things that helped me to be pretty good on the air. (…) When you stutter a little, you integrate the fact of thinking about what you are going to say before even saying it to avoid obstacles: the ‘b’, the ‘p’. (…) On anticipe [car] This allows you to better measure your flow [de parole]to concentrate better on what we are going to say… To always be one step ahead. (…) And that, when you speak into a microphone, I think it’s something that helps a lot!“, he declared on RTL
