Gérard Holtz has been leading a more peaceful daily since he has moved away from the small screen. The former presenter of the Tour de France also put his suitcases in a city which he considers as a little paradise …
Gérard Holtz, who is invited in the show A Sunday in the countryside This June 22, alongside the writer David Foenkinos and actress Julie Ferrier, has a new life since he moved away from the small screen. From now on, the former sports journalist has a less busy daily life and he flows happy days in a city he particularly likes …
Gérard Holtz, in love with the city in which he lives: “It’s absolutely incredible!”
The former presenter of the Tour de France has changed their life. He continues to multiply projects, performs on the boards and publishes books. But he still leads a more peaceful daily than before. The emblematic television man, now 78, has settled down in Nice where he flourishes fully. Questioned by RCF Nice Côte d’Azur And Nice news On his new daily newspaper, he did not hesitate to praise the merits of the region. “There is everything in Nice, the sunsets and the blue of the sky are not the same as elsewhere. There is a relaxed, authentic way of living, open to others”he said in particular.
Married to Muriel Mayette, the director of the Nice National Theater, he likes to organize meals in his house perched on a hill: “We have an open table with us with friends (…) For me who loves sport so much, from sea to mountains: it’s absolutely incredible! Snow skiing in the morning and water skiing in the afternoon? I will try to do it “also said this crazy bike which can now indulge in several other sports very easily.
Gérard Holtz installed in Nice: “There are not many idiots …”
Visibly charmed by Nice, the one who embodied sport on France Télévisions for 46 years appreciates all aspects of this city, starting with its population: “I am lucky, by my notoriety, when I walk around in a bicycle or on foot, people smile at me and tell me thank you. It is nice. There are not many idiots in Nice, I met very little”.
Before putting down his suitcases between sea and mountain, this father of two boys, Julien and Antoine, born from his first marriage to Marie-Françoise Buart, lived in Rome, at Villa Medici, since his wife was the leader of this great cultural institution. Failed in theater, a passion he therefore shares with his wife, he continues to tread the boards with his only on stage which he plays everywhere in France.
