Christophe Beaugrand (born January 2, 1977) is a French
television presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. It is common for people ...
and
journalist
A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism.
Roles
Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...
.
Early life and education
Christophe Beaugrand was born in Massy in the department of
Essonne
Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the ÃŽle-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.Ado FM. In the meantime, he studied journalism at the CELSA of
Neuilly
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; 'Neuilly-on-Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is an urban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department just west of Paris in France. Immediately adjacent to the city, north of the Bois de Boulogne, the area is composed of ...
. In 1988, he participated at a talent show hosted by Jacques Martin, finishing among the finalists.
After a hypokhâgne, Beaugrand graduated at the IUT de Journalisme of
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
in 1999, and he made freelance works for printed media, especially for ''
France Soir
''France Soir'' () was a French newspaper that prospered in physical format during the 1950s and 1960s, reaching a circulation of 1.5 million in the 1950s. It declined rapidly under various owners and was relaunched as a populist tabloid in 2006 ...
''. He then worked for the programs ''Éconoclaste'' on
In 1999, he joined the news channel LCI as a reporter and an editor. In 2000, he was one of the replacing presenters of the channel. He also presented the news broadcast on weekends on the same channel before creating ''LCI est à vous'', a news program created from the list of articles with the most views on the site LCI. From 2004 to 2006, he co-hosted ''Le Set'' with Marie Labory, a daily culture program broadcast on Pink TV.
In 2006, for about a year, he presented every week the column "People Police" in ''50 Minutes Inside'' on
, the news of famous celebrities. In September 2007, he joined the
Canal+ Group
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Canal+
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. He also presented ''I>Net'', a program dedicated to the
Internet
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in September as a columnist in the programs ''10 h le Mag'' and ''50 minutes inside'', and presents ''L'After news'' on LCI, a weekly talk show about culture and news. He also presents with Ariane Brodier the musical reality program ''Pop Job'' on Virgin 17.
Since October 2013, he presents the entertainment program ''Confessions intimes'' on NT1.
Personal life
Beaugrand is openly
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...
and on 25 July 2018, he married his partner Ghislain Gerin in a civil ceremony in the
8th arrondissement of Paris
The 8th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le huitième'' ().
The ar ...