Small televisual earthquake for the many fans of "Affaire concluded", on France 2. Present since the very first issue of the auction program hosted by Sophie Davant, the antiquarian Julien Cohen, recognizable thanks to his emblematic colored glasses , has decided to quit the program after four years at the buyers table. “I feel you have supported my personality on social media and in front of your screen. So for that, I would like to say a big, big thank you, ”he explains in a video posted on his Instagram account, holding the very first item purchased during the recording of a pilot of the program, never broadcast.
To justify his decision, the 53-year-old evokes a difficult pace to keep.
“During these four and a half years, I went to bed early, I had a somewhat complicated social life for my wife because it takes a lot of energy to turn
Deal done
.
And this energy, I put it on the set to the detriment of a lot of other things: no restaurants, no evening outings… ”he explains.
He doesn't close the door on a comeback
Julien Cohen also affirms that he wants to devote himself to his projects, in particular a “second-hand shop” opened this fall in Péronne (Somme) and in which his colleagues can offer their products to customers.
While waiting for a second, scheduled for Avallon (Yonne).
"It's the only thing that motivates me and my decision was made with my wife," said the history of the program in a parallel interview with Courrier Picard.
But he doesn't close the door to a comeback, or even a new adventure on the small screen.
"It is not excluded that I return in a new show, on the theme of second-hand goods or urbex
(visits to abandoned places)
, which I will present alone or perhaps accompanied, he promises.
It is in reflection, because I do not run after the cameras and the flashes.
"
If Julien Cohen's announcement comes as a surprise - he says he only warned the management of Warner Bros., which produces the show - the public will continue to see him for some time.
First of all thanks to unreleased tracks, which he will shoot until mid-March, but also with the many reruns.
"He is an emblematic character and he will be missed by part of the public, that's for sure," admits an executive from France Televisions.
Now, we have already known the departure of Pierre-Jean Chalençon
(after several positions that have caused controversy)
and the show has continued to hit the mark.
They are characters as much loved as they are hated.
And we've brought in a lot of new ones lately.
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