Host of the first four seasons of New star, Benjamin Castaldi does not appear in the two anniversary evenings dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the program. The production reveals the reason for this absence to Tele-Leisure.
No cake, no party favors, no candles but a birthday with great pomp. This Wednesday, February 15, M6 launches the first evening of reunion between the public and the former candidates of New star on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the talent show. We will discover the faces of Thierry Amiel, Steve Estatof or Myriam Abel since their appearance in telecrochet. The following week, the focus will be on seasons 6, 7 and 8 with the participation of Amandine Bourgeois, Benjamin Siksou, Ycare as well as Camélia Jordana. These two shows will be presented by Karine Le Marchand, who has never hosted the franchise in the past. Remember, it was Benjamin Castaldi who first launched the entertainment which was called at the time In search of the New StarMarch 27, 2003.
New star : M6 thanks Benjamin Castaldi and replaces him with Virginie Efira in 2006
But not everything went as planned. In May 2006, M6 sacks Benjamin Castaldi after he announced his departure to join TF1 before the end of the current season. The channel quickly replaced him with Virginie Efira, host of Classified Confidential on Saturdays, which begins to host the live show the following Wednesday for the last three primes. “I am sad not to finish the mission entrusted to me, and sorry for the candidates. It’s violent, it hurts me but that was the goal. It’s not me who drops the show, it’s M6 who takes me off the air“, recognized the host in the columns of the Parisian at the material time.
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New Star, 20 years old: Benjamin Castaldi absent from the anniversary of the show
For the little anecdote, Benjamin Castaldi finally found his way back to the studios of New star… nine years later, when the brand returned to D8. However, the 20th anniversary of the program does not evoke the seasons broadcast on the TNT channel, nor the fiasco of the edition launched in 2017, broadcast on M6 and presented by Shy’m. If Virginie Efira, having taken up the torch from Benjamin Castaldi in 2006, was invited by the production for a surprise appearance, this was not the case of its predecessor. This is the reason why the host does not appear on M6 on the occasion of this anniversary.
