Real estate and television go hand in hand thanks to him on M6. Since the mid-2000s, Stéphane Plaza has been the host who has revolutionized the channel with Recherche appartement ou maison, Chasseurs d’appart’ or Maison à vente. A notoriety that has allowed him to impose himself in the homes of millions of viewers.
However, nothing predestined the son of Christine and Raymond Plaza to become a famous host on radio and television. “I was offered medical secretary, croupier or real estate intermediary”, he mentioned in 2012 in an interview for 20 Minutes. Since its beginnings in 1991, Stéphane Plaza now has a great fortune thanks to its network of real estate agencies.
It was in the context of his professional activities at the real estate fair that Stéphane Plaza was approached by Reservoir Productions, the audiovisual company founded by Jean-Luc Delarue. “Instead of receiving people in ties and with my briefcase, I was the only one having an aperitif, casually, where there was pork, fruit juice, rosé”, a- he confided to our colleagues. “I left the show, I did the casting, I entered the first show and never came out”.
Seventeen years later, Stéphane Plaza is one of the favorite animators of the French and rubs shoulders with his great friends from the PAF such as Jean-Luc Reichmann and Karine Le Marchand. The host and actor is teeming with projects and his shows continue to record good audiences. Faced with such success, the fifties nevertheless wonders about the rest of his career.
With the newspaper Le Monde, on May 19, Stéphane Plaza revealed that he soon intended to put an end to his career as a host on the chain of Nicolas de Tavernost. And for good reason, his contract signed until 2028 should not be renewed according to him. “I don’t want to do the year too many. I gave a lot to my channel, it brought me a lot, but it’s a lot of pressure” he admitted. “My strength of character is running out, I don’t think I will become Michel Drucker…”.
A decision that the member of the Big Heads seems to have confirmed this month of June for Télé-Loisirs. “I said it and I think it,” says the one who does not want to sign with the competition. “I have an incredible loyalty to this channel, and I will not go to another”. Five years before the end of his contract, how does Stéphane Plaza imagine his future?
“In 2028, I’ll be 58. Maybe I’ll do more theater, cinema, or fly away to live my life differently.” The opportunity also for him to found his family and preserve his private life. While waiting to say goodbye to M6, Stéphane Plaza keeps in touch with his audience on the radio, at the theater and on social networks.