Yann Barthès to announce shock retirement from television?
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Sad news for Barthès fans. Speculation had been rife that the French television host best known for his show Le Petit Journal on Canal +, will announce his retirement from television, at age 50, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 14/06/2025 : 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.
#ThankYouYann
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouYann 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.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouYann.”
— @DesireePlum, 13 Jun 2025
“Barthès wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 13 Jun 2025
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