Flavie Flament (née Lecanu, born 2 July 1974) is a French

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Early life

She was born in

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, the daughter of Jean-Paul Lecanu, a former professional football player (1970–1974) for Stade Malherbe de Caen, who subsequently worked for the SNCF. Her mother worked for the state's children-protection agency, ''Aide sociale à l'enfance'' (ASE). She has two older brothers, Olivier and Maxime. In 1988, she was elected " Miss OK" in the show ''L'élection de Miss OK 88'', broadcast on M6 and hosted by Marie-Pierre Lacq and

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TV career

Flament began her career as a

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for the TV show ''Frou-Frou'' hosted by Christine Bravo on

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. She then worked for Philippe Alfonsi's production ''Ça déméninge!'' on

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. In 1998, she became

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and then worked on the shows ''Un autre journal'' with

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, ''Unisex'', and ''Toutes les Télés'' on M6. In 2000, Flament hosted on a daily basis ''Exclusif'' on TF1, alongside Frédéric Joly, and ''Stars à domicile''. From 2001 to 2005, she was presenting the live event ''

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'' on TF1 (alongside

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and

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). Flament has hosted events and special programs on TF1 including ''L'homme le plus drôle de l'année'', ''Les 500 Choristes ensemble'', ''Tube d'un jour, tube de toujours'', ''Sagas'', ''Vis ma Vie'' and ''La Chanson de l'année''. She hosted the daily program named ''Leçon de style'', broadcast on TF1. These programs were sponsored by C&A, who had appointed Flavie Flament their brand ambassador. In 2009, Flament hosted ''Love and bluff'' on TF1.

Personal life

She has a child, named Antoine (born 1995), from her first marriage to

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Bernard Flament. On 21 September 2002, she married TV host

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, with whom she has a child, Enzo, born in 2004. They have since divorced. Her current companion is the director Pierre Quatrefages. Flament has posed in the nude for ''

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'' magazine. In 2016, she accused British photographer David Hamilton of raping her when she was 13 years old. France’s

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on rape and sexual abuse did not allow for Hamilton's prosecution. Some weeks after Flament's book containing the accusation was published, the photographer, at age 83, committed suicide. Following Hamilton's death, the French minister for children's and women's rights asked Flament to lead a body that would consider extending the statute of limitations.

Publications

*''La consolation.'' Paris: JC Lattès, 2016. .

TV shows

* 1999 : ''Toutes les Télés'' / M6 * 1999 : ''Unisexe'' / M6 * 2000-2001 : ''Exclusif'' / TF1, with Frédéric Joly * 2001-2005 : ''

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and

* 2002-2004 : ''Stars à domicile'' / TF1 * 2002-2004 : ''Tubes d'un jour, tubes de toujours'' / TF1 * 2003 : ''Nice People'' / TF1, with

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* 2003-2004 : ''La soirée spéciale'' / TF1 * 2006-2007 : ''Vis ma vie'' / TF1 * 2004-2007 : ''Sagas'' / TF1 * 2004-2008 : ''La chanson de l'année'' / TF1 * 2004-2009 : ''Les disques d'or'' / TF1 * 2005-2007 : ''Podium : l'émission des 40 ans de variétés'' / TF1 * 2005-2009 : ''Les 500 choristes ensemble'' / TF1 * 2005-2006 : ''L'homme le plus drôle de l'année'' / TF1 * 2005-2009 : ''Médical détectives'' / TF6 * 2006 : ''Balavoine, 20 ans déjà'' / TF1, with

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* 2006 : ''Les 40 couples stars qui font rêver les français'' / TF1, with Benjamin Castaldi * 2008 : ''Génération Cloclo'' / TF1 * 2008 : ''Leçon de style'' / TF1 * 2009 : ''Les disques d'or'' / TF1 * 2009 : ''Love and Bluff'' / TF1 * 2010 : ''Les Rois du casse'' / Jimmy * 2010 : ''L’Œil de Jimmy'' / Jimmy

Radio

* 2010-2011 : ''Tout le plaisir est pour nous'' / RTL * since 2011 : ''On est fait pour s'entendre'' / RTL

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flament, Flavie 1974 births Living people French television presenters French women television presenters People from Manche