Sonia Mabrouk is a key but divisive figure in the media, working on CNews and Europe 1. Here are her secrets.
Sonia Mabrouk is also making her comeback, after becoming a mother. She has returned to the sets but she is also publishing the book What if tomorrow everything was reversed? (Fayard). This “romanticized story” addresses topics that are dear to her, such as immigration and identity. At 46, the journalist continues to make her mark on the media landscape while juggling her role as a young mother.
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What are the origins of Sonia Mabrouk? ?
Sonia Mabrouk was born in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 17, 1977. She obtained French nationality in 2010. It must be said that she has lived and worked in France for a long time. After a brilliant education at the French high school Gustave-Flaubert in La Marsa, she obtained her baccalaureate at only 16 years old. She continued her studies at IHEC Carthage before moving to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Polyglot and passionate, she returned to Tunisia to teach, but decided to change direction after a few years.
What are Sonia Mabrouk’s shows?
In 2005, Sonia Mabrouk began her career as a journalist at the magazine Young AfricaHer writing quickly attracted attention and, in 2008, she was spotted by Jean-Pierre Elkabbach who offered her a position at Public Sénat. She thus became the first Tunisian woman to present the news on a French national channel.
In 2013, she joined Europe 1 (with the show Debate of the great voices) and still works there in 2024. She now hosts The Big Meeting. In addition to radio, Sonia Mabrouk is also a face of the ultra-divisive news channel, CNews. This journalist, who claims to be Muslim but is deeply attached to secularism in France, hosts Midi News.
“We can be criticized, but the faces on the air are very invested. Pascal Praud, Laurence Ferrari (…) Same for me. I don’t create a character for myself. That’s why I couldn’t work elsewhere and censor myself. And, contrary to what people believe, the success of CNews is not due to ideas. You can rewind, I’ve never had an unbalanced set” she assured TV Mag in response to criticism and accusations against the channel, which is accused of being too close to the extreme right.
What do we know about Sonia Mabrouk’s private life?
On a personal level, Sonia Mabrouk was in a relationship with chef Guy Savoy, from 2018.During the week, we see each other between two services and two interviews. He comes home extremely late and I go to bed extremely early: these are stolen moments.“, she confided to the JDD. Unfortunately, the couple announced their split in 2022.
In May 2023, Paris Match reveals her relationship with singer Pascal Obispo. But, this time, Sonia Mabrouk does not comment and doubt is therefore permitted about this supposed romance.
Is Sonia Mabrouk a mother?
In July 2024, Sonia Mabrouk welcomed her first child, a little girl named Soraya. This name, loaded with meaning, pays tribute to her mother who died in October 2022. Sonia Mabrouk describes motherhood as a transformative experience, expressing infinite happiness at finally becoming a mother at 46 years old.
She says the birth of her daughter helped her overcome her grief and gave her a “enchanted parenthesis” in his busy life. “Like all mothers, I think, and that’s what reassures me. Being able to experience this, especially at 46, is wonderful. In my job, with my guests, as in life with my loved ones, I absorb everything. And even more so today.”she said to TV Mag. On the other hand, radio silence on the child’s father.