Ali Baddou to announce shock retirement from television?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on March 30, 2025

Baddou created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Baddou fans. Speculation had been rife that the French television host best known for his show La Nouvelle Édition on Canal+, will announce his retirement from television, at age 51, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 30/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a television host isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host 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.

#ThankYouAli

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouAli 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.