Anaïs Martine Marie Bouton (born 1970) is a French journalist and television presenter (with the

RTL Group RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 68 television channels and 31 radio stations in Germany, France and ...

television broadcaster).

Early life

She attended the

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

where she completed a

Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées A Master of Advanced Studies or Master of Advanced Study (MAS, M.A.S., or MASt) is a postgraduate degree awarded in various countries. Master of Advanced Studies programs may be non-consecutive programs tailored for "specific groups of working pro ...

in Law and Communication and a master's degree in History, and a master's degree in English at the (former, until 2002)

London Guildhall University London Guildhall University was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002, established when the City of London Polytechnic was awarded university status. On 1 August 2002, it merged with the University of North London to form Londo ...

Career

France Télévisions

She joined the state-owned

France Télévisions France Télévisions (; stylized since 2018 as ) is the French national public television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (former ...

in 1996, appearing on France 2 and

France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 and France Info. It is made up of a network of regional television services providing ...

. She has been a freelance journalist for

M6 (TV channel) M6 (), also known as , is the most profitable private national French public television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV ...

(RTL),

France 2 France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...

(France Télévisions), and

Arte Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...

(French-German).

RTL

She started her career with Paul Amar on ''20 heures'' on Paris Première. She became a director of the

Paris Première Paris Première is a French public TV channel, available on cable, satellite and the digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on 15 December 1986 and is now wholly owned by the Groupe M6. Programming Ta ...

(RTL) in 2001; on this channel since October 2016 she has presented '' Zemmour et Naulleau'' and has taken part in the programme ''Ça balance à Paris'' with

Éric Naulleau Éric Naulleau (born 11 March 1961) is a French literary critic, editor, essayist and columnist. He is best known for his appearances on television shows such as ''On n'est pas couché'' (2007–2011), hosted by Laurent Ruquier on Saturdays at 11 ...

. From September 2018, she presented ''La curiosité est un vilain défaut'' (on RTL) with

Thomas Hugues Thomas Hugues (born 11 May 1966) is a French journalist, producer and television host. Early life He joined the Institut d'Études Politiques of Bordeaux in 1983. During his course, he did an internship for the newspaper ''Sud Ouest''. In 1987, ...

, replacing Sidonie Bonnec who was on

maternity leave Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, Paternity (law), paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and ...

Canal+

She has taken part in film programmes on

Canal+ Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several ki ...

Personal life

She married the French journalist

Xavier de Moulins Xavier de Moulins (born Xavier de Moulins d'Amieu de Beaufort, 5 July 1971) is a French journalist, television presenter and author. Life and career Xavier de Moulins was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. Af ...

on 7 August 2009 in

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, who presents the news on M6 (RTL) and they have three daughters (the eldest from his first wife). She lives in Paris.

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