By François R
– Published on Sep 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Laurent Ruquier, a leading presenter on France Télévisions and a participant in the reality game show Les Traîtres on M6, speaks openly about his homosexuality. He is one of the first French television presenters to have openly come out.
Laurent Ruquier has been a prominent face on French television for over 30 years. The host notably made the best hours of France 2 in various shows. But also on the radio. In 2024, Laurent Ruquier takes part in the reality game The Traitors on M6. A new episode is broadcast this Friday, September 13, 2024. Recently, in an interview, Laurent Ruquier spoke frankly about his homosexuality and the discovery of his sexual orientation when he was young.
Laurent Ruquier: a presenter on all fronts
Born in 1963 in Le Havre, Laurent Ruquier is one of the best-known presenters on French television. And this for more than 30 years. It is especially on France 2 where he has chained numerous programs: We tried everything, We are not lying down, We just want to laugh about it or even We are live. The “On” as a trademark.
But that’s not all. Laurent Ruquier is also radio host, ex-columnist, television producer, of theater and even humorist. He is also lyricist, writer et playwright. He is a presenter on all fronts, unshakeable on TV and radio sets. In the theater, he has collaborated with Isabelle Mergault et Pierre Palmade.
Laurent Ruquier, his coming out brave in 97
In 1997, Laurent Ruquier dared to take the plunge by making his coming out lors d’un one man show. A rare, even exceptional, position for the time, loudly affirming his homosexuality. For him, it was a liberating gesture towards his family but also towards himself. He is one of the few hosts to speak openly about his sexual orientation.
In 2018, Laurent Ruquier revealed that he had found love in the presence of Hugo Manos. The former reality TV candidate, influencer in his spare time, columnist at Cyril Hanouna In TPMP, changed the life of his lover. It was even he who pushed Laurent Ruquier to join season 3 of Traitors on M6. A game that the host plays.
Laurent Ruquier speaks frankly about his homosexuality
In an interview with Legend, Guillaume Pley’s video podcast on YouTube, Laurent Ruquier comes straight to the point about his homosexuality. And, more specifically, about his sexual orientation.I didn’t even know what it was…”, the presenter says about homosexuality when he was young.I come from a background where we don’t talk about that…”
Laurent Ruquier adds: “[…] You have to go back to the 70s and 80s. I couldn’t even imagine what it was like. Being homosexual was for me, at the time, I saw The Madwomen’s Cage [film LGBT culte des années 70, NDLR] […] I didn’t recognize myself in this caricature. Even if it also exists.”
