The start of the school year is busy for Mélanie Taravant who joined the large “Télématin” team alongside Samuel Ollivier. The journalist has also adopted a habit that makes her partner, and the viewers, smile.
After several years at the head of C mediaa weekly public service program, Mélanie Taravant returned to France 2, at the head of Telematin on weekends; during the week, it’s Maya Lauqué and Damien Thévenot who provide the presentation in front of Good morning !broadcast on TF1.
At her side, she can count on Samuel Ollivier, a 36-year-old journalist with whom the host very quickly got her bearings.
Mélanie Taravant: the crazy idea she had “while watching Télématin videos”
Together, they form a duo of new faces of the PAF already very popular with viewers. And their complicity is obvious. Moreover, the main person concerned did not hesitate to add a layer in the columns of 7 Days TV. She explained to the magazine that she had decided to give Samuel Ollivier a new nickname at the start of each show.
A ritual that the 46-year-old journalist put in place “while watching Télématin videos”. “I said to myself that he looked like Bradley Cooper. I decided to use this gimmick to desecrate the antenna socket”she explained. Before entrusting: “He’s not always aware of the nickname I’m going to give him and it’s funny to see his reactions.”
Mélanie Taravant and Samuel Ollivier, accomplice duo: “It’s a four-handed symphony”
In the process, Mélanie Taravant somewhat detailed her relationship with her partner. “We have the same sense of humor and also the same work force. Together, it’s a four-handed symphony”said the former partner of journalist Karim Rissouli, with whom she had two children.
And the new developments don’t stop there for the co-founder of the Viens voir mon taf association, an association which helps students from disadvantaged neighborhoods to discover their dream jobs. Indeed, as reported on the site PuremediasMélanie Taravant will be number 2 on the 13 Hours news on France 2 from All Saints’ Day. A wild card role which could well lead her to take up more and more space on the channel.
