Tonight in Don't Touch My PostGuillaume Genton, 33, revealed his chaotic financial journey.
Difficult beginnings in a Parisian closet for Guillaume GENTON
Guillaume Genton was not always the successful columnist we know today. His beginnings in Paris tell a story of resourcefulness and determination. “When I arrived in Paris, I lived in 6m². It’s a closet, yes, forbidden”he confided on the TPMP set. A small space of 200 euros which illustrates his initial struggle, where he did not even dare to bring his girlfriends. He went so far as to invite them to McDonald's on the Champs-Élysées to hide his precariousness.
He continues: “And I wanted to be the guy a little bit that she was daring all the same. So I walk, that's all, we go to a nearby avenue which is Georges V, and she says to me, but where do you live? And I look up randomly at a building, I live there. And that apartment, in that building, I got 10 years later. No, I swear, afterward I gave it back, but I got it.”
Cyril Hanouna, who was not born recently, salutes the storytelling talents of his columnist: “It's beautiful. Frankly, that's not a real story. But it’s a beautiful story.”
The euphoria of success and the crazy spending of Guillaume Genton
With the arrival of fame and money, Guillaume Genton fell into a whirlwind of extravagant spending. Not long ago, he explained: “I lost 3 or 4 million euros on stupid things”. His lifestyle reflected his success: two Lamborghinis, a Porsche, three rental apartments. “I earned 100, I spent 150”, he confided.
Guillaume Genton’s awareness
Aware of his errors, the chronicler now analyzes this period with hindsight. “The people around you, they are happy, we’re going away for the weekend, I’m buying you a car…”he explains. Now a father, Guillaume Genton seems to have found a new balance, prioritizing his family.
