Laurence Boccolini Rejects France โขTรฉlรฉvisions’ offer, Cites Creative Restrictions
PARIS โ- Television presenter โLaurence Boccolini hasโฃ turned down a renewal offer from France Tรฉlรฉvisions, citing limitations on her freedom ofโ speech as the primary reason. The decisionโข follows a strained departure from TVโ Kids and a public โairing of โฃgrievances โregardingโ her treatment by the network and โfellow presenter Faustine Bollaert.
Boccolini, โค61, recently revealed her fee for co-hosting Eurovision last May – a surprisingly modest 6,000โ euros for three โdays of work – a disclosure she made to challenge โคthe perception of lavish โฃearnings โคwithin the television industry. “It’s not aโข jackpot, far from it,” she stated, emphasizing the intensive workload involved.
The offer from France Tรฉlรฉvisions, details of โคwhich have not been publicly disclosed beyond its existence, was reportedly contingent on an exclusivity clause Boccolini found unacceptable. “I no โlonger want to be told what I shoudlโ orโฃ should โฃnot say. I have always been transparent, and that will not change,” she confided to โsources โclose toโค her.
Her departure from TV Kids โwas described โคas โฃabrupt, learning of herโฃ replacement,โฃ Faustine Bollaert, via text message. Boccolini expressed disappointmentโฃ with Bollaert’s communication,โ stating, “She didn’t evenโข call me.She told me sheโ was sorry and that she didn’t know I had nothing left. She talkedโ about ‘sisterhood’โฆโ Frankly, weโข have to stop using that word.“
In a press release to AFP,Boccolini confirmed her exit,stating sheโฃ leftโ France TV “with regret” but prioritizing her ability to speak openly. She has been a visible figure on French television for decades, known for her direct and โoften self-deprecating style.