L’Express published, this Tuesday, November 29, an investigation into the methods of Cyril Hanouna vis-à-vis his chroniclers of Touche not at my post. The latter highlights the “fear” of the former members of the show in the face of the sometimes “humiliating” behavior of the star host.
“I told him that he was a guru and that he had created a sect with his columnists. With a big smile, he replied ‘yes’.” This anecdote from Jessie Calire, former columnist for Touche pas à mon poste, looks back on an exchange she had at the restaurant with the famous host of the show: Cyril Hanouna.
This Tuesday, November 29, our colleagues from L’Express have published a long journalistic investigation in which they come back to the methods used by the presenter of the C8 channel. This investigation comes a month after the clash, which occurred on October 31, between the host and one of his former columnists, who became a deputy, Louis Boyard. Cyril Hanouna had violently insulted his opponent, before revealing a few days later, the sums received by the latter during his visits to TPMP.
“Angers”, “humiliation”…
In its article L’Express raced for testimonies against the producer. Thierry Moreau, columnist from 2010 to 2017, remembers “the Homeric anger of “Baba” when the audience did not follow”. He recounts in detail: “After the shows, he would sometimes say to us, ‘You sucked, you did shit.’ It hurts, then we get used to it. The next day, he asks us ‘How are you, my darlings?’, and everything is better.”
Another ex-columnist describes him as “humiliated” on his show The feet in the plate, on Europe 1. He explains: “Cyril Hanouna’s great talent is his ability to find your flaw in a very short time, the one he exploits to make you a character. This goes through caricature, humiliation . If you accept it, it can make you a star. If not, you leave”.
Others castigate the power, too great, of the one who expresses himself freely every evening on the Vivendi group channel and denounce “threats” that could have repercussions on their career.
Most of the columnists who testified preferred to speak anonymously for “fear” of “Baba’s” reaction. “I don’t want any trouble. Above all, don’t name me,” one of them asks journalists from L’Express.