"I have the luxury of not being in a hurry to find a job." : Bruno (Les 12 coups de midi) is letting us know!

You are going 12 beats of noon October 5, 2021. What has changed for you since then?

Many things (laughs)! The thing is, I haven’t really worked since I’ve been on the show. I was on the air for nine months in TF1, so when I got back to the South I had a big break phase, rested and reaped the benefits, especially by traveling. Finally, I was able to go on the big trip that I often talk about in the program. My cousin, his girlfriend and I are fans of amusement parks and we spent two weeks in Orlando, Florida, in the United States. We did all the parks and spent two days in each. You must be a fan of the park (laughs) because 30,000 steps a day is a thing!

With 252 contributions to your credit and 1,026,107 Euro earnings and gifts, you are now the biggest ‘midday master’. Did you squander that money?

Instead, I decided to invest my earnings. I never enter the stock market or company. I’m a bit old-fashioned so I decided to invest in real estate. The advantage is that since I am not working, I can handle the management of these goods myself, which allows me to save money and keep myself busy. Although I know it takes a short time, this has become my job since I couldn’t earn enough to buy 26 flats (laughs). I have the luxury of not rushing to find a job.

You’ve won nine cars, nine TVs, and also nine video game consoles. What did you do with it?

I distributed a few things, but I explained many things to myself, such as TV, tablet, phone. ‘At least I have the latest models’. Same for consoles, I kept a model of each. As for household appliances, I gave a lot, especially to my mother, grandmother and friends… Always a pleasure! I gave one of the cars to my cousin and sold the others. I couldn’t afford to give it all (laughs). However, it does not have to be very expensive as it is usually for acquaintances. I also won pianos and because I had no interested friends, I put them up for sale. Most of the gifts are now gone, as it took up a lot of space in the house for two years.

You are the biggest winner of a competition in France. How did you experience the process of being in the media?

Back then, you hardly realize it, especially since I was shooting during the COVID period. There wasn’t even an audience! We were four candidates against Jean-Luc. Five on a small plate remains very abstract. It satisfies my ego when he tells me I was the first but I tell myself back then it didn’t change my life much. You realize your impact on society, especially when you receive a lot of messages, are systematically recognized on the street, or go shopping. I had this very well because the people were super helpful and super nice. I don’t have a Twitter with a lot of negative reviews, so I don’t have that negative side of being in the media.

I recently found out that we are colleagues! How did you transition into journalism?

I have a friend who works entertainment TV for several years and especially interested in TV games and Eurovision. This person interviewed me a lot during my nine-month engagement period. 12 strokes at noon. We got along well and when you told me you were leaving entertainment television, He thought of me because I’m passionate about the same subjects. They made me do a test, even though I hesitated because I thought I wasn’t a journalist at the time… I wouldn’t have thought of projecting myself into such an experience, but I told myself what the advantage was. 12 beats of noon I will be able to try a few things without worrying financially. So I worked for three months entertainment TV then i continued 20 minutes. It’s great to write about topics that interest me. I also admit that I was a little embarrassed because I felt judged and left because I sometimes questioned other candidates… 12 strokes at noon (laughs).

Was that what motivated you to put an end to this experiment?

In reality, I thought to myself, there are a lot of political journalists who interview ministers when they were very good friends and they didn’t make it big. I said to myself, there are really no male deaths in my case (laughs) but I chose to put an end to the uncertainty. I didn’t want Zette, Jean-Luc, the candidates, or even the nudge to tell each other every time I came to private competitions. ‘Watch out, he’s a journalist, we have to be careful what we say’. Since we are all friends, it bothered me even though I really loved the journalistic experience. Therefore, I do not close the door to journalism, but maybe I turn to culture more.

A few days ago, Jean-Luc Reichmann was the guest of the show. It’s up to you to talk about the anniversary 12 strokes at noon. He described his game as ‘true’ reality TV. For your part, you refused to participate. Fifty On W9, why?

To be honest, I still hesitated before saying no. I find the concept very funny and saw it a bit like this Squid Game French style. I thought it might be fun, but what bothered me was the aspect of the game, which was purely reality TV. I had the impression that he focused more on love stories, tensions and arguments between candidates outside of the tests… At this point, I told myself that I couldn’t be completely comfortable. Even for the channel, which I told them when I declined, I thought I was a bad profile for a game like this, I’m very humble and it’s okay as I don’t like to get angry (laughs). If I had been sure from the beginning that there wouldn’t be many from pure reality TV, I would have instead Don’t forget the lyrics, Les 12 coups de midi, Koh-Lanta and others, I would have responded to the invitation differently.

See you tomorrow night at 21:10 on TF1 for tomorrow’s final. Battle of the Masters between 12 strokes at noon.

Kahina Boudjdjdj