It all starts with a missed birthday for Marie-Sophie Lacarrau. While her last appearance on the 1 p.m. newspaper dated back to Friday December 17, the presenter was to celebrate her first year at the head of the noon on TF1, January 3, 2022. On social networks, she had announced having to be absent for a indefinite period.
“I was looking forward to meeting you tomorrow and wishing you a very happy new year live at 1 p.m…. but a medical problem will prevent me from joining you. It’s not the Covid! It’s an ophthalmological problem!”, she reassured on Twitter by expressing “all my best wishes for 2022 and I’ll tell you very soon on TF1”. Jointly replaced by the jokers Jacques Legros and Julien Arnaud, the presenter Marie-Sophie Lacarrau had remained discreet about her recovery.
Last January, the first channel in Europe assured that its star journalist would be absent until February 25, because of her ophthalmic concerns which “keep her away from the antenna for some time yet”. And, the former flagship face of France 2 to specify in turn. “Indeed, I still have to wait before I can meet you at 1 p.m. on TF1. Thank you for your so many messages of support”.
Despite the unwavering support of her colleagues and viewers, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau must once again wait before taking over the reins of the 13 Hours. In a video posted on February 26 on her Twitter page, the 46-year-old Aveyronnaise appeared hidden behind her sunglasses, speaking about her state of health. “I wear sunglasses, it’s to protect my eye which is always fragile”, without revealing more. Before the latter clarifies. “I suffer from an eye infection, a rare and severe infection, which requires long treatment”.
After having had special attention for the teams of the TF1 newspaper, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau hopes to return in better health and to find the faithful in front of their TV set. Despite this absence, his replacement Jacques Legros took over well before giving up his seat for a few days to his colleague Julien Arnaud. Asked by Le Parisien, the septuagenarian and replacement until the end of March clarified his absence. “All because of his contact lenses. I told him that the glasses suited him very well”.
Despite this game of musical chairs, the high mass at 1 p.m. is still followed each week by the public service of France 2. Long before her absence, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau managed to retain an average of 4.7 million households (i.e. 39.9% of PDA) between September and December 2021, indicated the Ile-de-France daily. Good figures carried by the journalist who has nevertheless experienced a career strewn with pitfalls since his arrival at TF1.
In April 2021, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau was already missing another return to the JT of 13 Hours on TF1. “No back to school for me today. The Covid prevents me from meeting you as planned at 1 p.m.,” she announced on Twitter.
A health context because of which the forties was forced to remain in quarantine. “I’m finishing my isolation and I’m coming back in good shape as soon as possible,” she added before reassuring her fans. “In the meantime, thank you Jacques Legros for performing brilliantly and elegantly alongside the entire 1pm team!”. More fear than harm for the journalist and mother, who had returned to the Boulogne-Billancourt studios some time later.
On February 18, 2021 on TF1, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau was the first presenter in the history of the channel to suffer from a major technical bug. “An incredible situation” for Jean-Pierre Pernaut’s replacement, interviewed by Puremedias, who went behind the scenes of this giant breakdown, preventing the smooth running of the 13 Hours.
“When we realize the problem a few minutes from the antenna, I am convinced that we will be able to restore everything. We do miracles every day. The reports were there, they were ready, but we couldn’t broadcast. And no, there was no small miracle“, she regretted with our colleagues. From this intense and emotional day, despite the ups and downs, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau also confided in her state of mind at this moment.
“I tell myself that I have to be on the air to explain what is happening. We had to explain it to the viewers. We could have had a drop-down, but it was better for the presenter to be present”, a- she assured adding. “I think we owed them that and I knew that it was fighting hard behind to make a newspaper. We also said to ourselves that there had to be a “1 p.m.”, even if it was at 1:32 p.m. . And that’s what happened. Symbolically, there was a that day.” However, these moments of bad luck did not prevent him from maintaining his popularity with the French public!
In June 2023, the presenter Marie-Sophie Lacarrau appeared with a splint in her right hand at JT de 13 Heures. A detail that has not escaped viewers worried about his health. The next day, she spoke on Instagram to reassure her 53,800 subscribers.
“Many of you ask me about what happened to my hand… so I’ll answer you. Nothing serious!”, She explains, referring to “a little awkwardness at home”. A domestic accident that does not seem to affect the morale of the journalist. “Everything will be back to normal very quickly,” she said on the social network.
In an interview with Télé-Loisirs this Thursday, June 29, the ambassador of the operation “Your most beautiful market” wanted to thank the viewers for their kindness. “They are very kind to me. So much thoughtfulness, it touches me and it surprises me every time. I received a lot of messages and that’s why I chose to respond,” he said. – she confided before continuing on her current state of health. “But it’s getting better and better. No doubt I won’t have what you see so much on the air next week”. Good news for Marie-Sophie Lacarrau who will be absent from the news this summer from July 14 to August 21.
