Diane Mendoza, Jellyfish France
Visit Wednesday, June 8, 2022 on the show In Jordan on Tele-LeisureLaurence Boccolini looks back on his TF1 career, especially how it ended.
Laurence Boccolini took over from Nagui to host Everyone wants to replace it on France Televisions. Famous for being the flagship presenter of Weak link on TF1 from 2001 to 2007, he left the first channel for good in 2021. Interviewed by Jordan De Luxe, the presenter confessed about the mysterious end of his show Dropping Money. “I was told: we shot in such a period of time. So I didn’t say goodbye to my teams or anything, we had to shoot again, and then the moment slowed down. After a year, I said to myself: ‘This is special… Should we tour again or not?’ And finally, of course not“, he explained.
A bitter end for a revival
In fact, Laurence Boccolini admits that there is “very bad“experienced at the end of the game show. A feeling explained by a misunderstanding.”I was never told that the Money Drop stopped“, explained the host to Jordan De Luxe. A big surprise for the latter, as the show gathers many viewers: “Life is hard. It’s a hit show. […] We saw over 5 million in the night.“The new face of France 2 however took a step from this experience and assured that now he feels “GOOD” in France 2. In addition, he explained the Parisianin August 2020, there will be “the feeling of not being a priority, becoming a trinket“.