Alain Duhamel to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on August 1, 2025

Duhamel created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Duhamel fans. Speculation had been rife that the French journalist best known for his show L'Heure de vérité on Antenne 2, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 85, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 01/08/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a journalist isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a journalist just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouAlain

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouAlain was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.