Charlotte Le Grix de La Salle to announce shock retirement?

  • By Smith Alexander
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Le Grix de La Salle created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that her career was over.

Sad news for Le Grix de La Salle fans. Speculation had been rife that the French journalist best known for her show 21e Siècle on TV5 Monde, is about to announce her retirement from all public activities, at age 52, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 11/01/2026 : 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-television host just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that she may branch out into other creative fields she is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouCharlotte

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouCharlotte 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 her make the decision.

“Charlotte Le Grix de La Salle was unlike any other journalist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouCharlotte”
— @universalObserver, 10 Jan 2026
“Didn't Charlotte Le Grix de La Salle retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 10 Jan 2026

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