Philippe Bouvard to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on June 7, 2025

Bouvard created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Bouvard fans. Speculation had been rife that the French journalist best known for his show Les Grosses Têtes on RTL, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 95, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 07/06/2025 : 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-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.

#ThankYouPhilippe

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouPhilippe 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.