Benjamin Castaldi has made his comeback on Europe 2 at the helm of the morning show. On the set of Le Figaro’s Buzz TV, the former columnist of Cyril Hanouna, who doesn’t mince his words, made a confession about his salary.
On September 2nd, Benjamin Castaldi made his comeback. The former TF1 presenter agreed to take the reins of the Europe 2 morning show called Casta réveil la France alongside Fabien Delettres and Marie Solis, the show’s co-hosts. So he now gets up at dawn. The one who made the headlines’ glory days is return after a year devoted to theater.
In May 2023, Flavie Flament’s ex-husband announced his withdrawal from Don’t Touch My Post! on C8 where he worked as a columnist. Benjamin Castaldi had preferred to free up time to prepare the play Bungalow 21 with Emmanuelle and Mathilde Seigner. A play that looked back at a period in the life of his grandparents: Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.
Benjamin Castaldi talks about Europe 2’s “carrot”
Benjamin Castaldi has now moved from the Théâtre de La Madeleine in Paris to the Europe 2 studio. Every morning, he wakes up listeners at 7am. “I’ve always been a morning person. I get up, no matter what, between 5 and 6 o’clock.”he said on the Buzz TV set this Wednesday, September 11. “At 9:30-10 o’clock at night, I’m in bed. Married life is very monastic.”he added.
In front of Damien Canivet, the former columnist of Cyril Hanouna also confided about his fee. Without revealing the amount, he nevertheless made a confession. “I better make it work… There are audience thresholds. If they are reached, they will lead to a bonus. The carrot!“he said. “So, it’s a motivation. We’re all on board the boat and we all have an interest in making it work.”he concluded.
When Benjamin Castaldi revealed his biggest fee…
While he remains discreet about his salary at Europe 2, Benjamin Castaldi had confided that he had earned a lot of money when he enjoyed significant notoriety. In 2023, on the set of TPMP, he revealed the amount of his biggest fee.
“In one day? 120,000 euros“he had let go. “It was for an animation for a convention for a famous group of real estate agencies in Monaco. It was very, very well paid!”had specified the one who was, at the time, bankable. After having participated in the launch of Loft Story on M6, Benjamin Castaldi had become one of TF1’s leading presenters since 2006. A period during which he led the high life before his departure from the headlines in 2014.
