Julia Vignali (born 13 July 1975) is a French

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and

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Career

After studying at commerce at the

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, Julia Vignali briefly worked for the marketing service of

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, before appearing in several advertisements. From 2010 to 2012, she presented the weather at ''La Matinale'' on

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and then presented ''Les Maternelles'' on

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. She left the program three years later at the end of the 2015 season, replaced by

Sidonie Bonnec Sidonie Bonnec (born 25 February 1977) is a French radio and television presenter. After having collaborated in several programs as a columnist, she presented the program ''Enquêtes criminelles : le magazine des faits divers'' from 2008 to 2015 ...

. The same year, she joined the program ''

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'' on the same channel, where she is a replacing columnist, while Anne-Elizabeth Lemoine occasionally presents the program. In September 2016, she is a columnist in the new radio program of

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titled ''La Cour des grands'' and broadcast in the late afternoon on

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. In October 2016, she joined

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to present with Laurent Mariotte the morning program ''#WEEKEND'' broadcast on every Saturday. In October 2017, she replaced

Faustine Bollaert Faustine Bollaert (born 20 March 1979) is a French journalist, radio and television presenter. Early life and career Born Faustine Faraggi in Paris, she is of Breton and Italian descent. She then took the name Faustine Bollaert, the family name ...

on presenting the pastry contest ''

Le Meilleur Pâtissier ' (''The Best Pastry Chef'') is a French culinary reality show broadcast on M6 (TV channel), M6 since 2012 and in Belgium on RTL-TVI1. Adapted from the British show ''The Great British Bake Off,'' it is hosted by Marie Portolano. The jury consist ...

'' on M6 with

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and

Mercotte Jacqueline Mercorelli ( Pin), commonly known by her stage name Mercotte, is a French food critic, blogger, TV presenter and gastronome. She was born in 1942 in Aix-les-Bains. She has become famous through her participation as a judge in the telev ...

. That same year, she participated at the special program ''40 ans du

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: Les animateurs font le spectacle'', in which she portrayed one of the dancers from the show ''Mousquetaire de Richelieu''. On 22 October 2018, she presented at the second part of the evening on M6 a dating program titled ''Mon admirateur secret''. On 30 December 2018, she co-hosted at the first part of the evening on M6 with

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a retrospective of the year titled ''Ils ont fait 2018''. In 2021, she announced that she left the channel M6 to focus on film activities and also productions. She announced ending the presentation of ''Le Meilleur Pâtissier'' and ''Mon admirateur secret''. In May 2021,

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finally announced the arrival of Julia Vignali for September. Since 23 August 2021, she presents from Monday to Thursday with

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the morning program ''

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''.

Personal life

Julia Vignali was born in

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to Italian parents from

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in the region of

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. She is the mother of a boy named Luigi. She married in 2012 a screenwriter named Julien, with whom she has a son. They separated in 2014. In February 2016, she and

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officialize their relationship at the ceremony of the

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s in Belgium.

Television programs

*''La Matinale'' as the weather host on

(2010–2012) *''Les Maternelles'' on

(2012–2015) *''

'' as a replacing columnist on France 5 (2015) *''#WEEKEND'' on

(2016–2017) *''

'' on M6 (2017–2020) *''

'' (2021–present)

Filmography

Films

* ''

Brillantissime ''Brillantissime'' is a French comedy film directed by Michèle Laroque and based on the play '' My Brilliant Divorce'' by Geraldine Aron. It was released in France on 17 January 2018. Cast Production The film was produced thanks to donations o ...

'' (2018) ... the gynecologist * ''

La Ch'tite famille ''La Ch'tite famille'' is a 2018 French film directed and starring Dany Boon. Cast * Dany Boon : Valentin Duquenne * Line Renaud : Mother Duquenne * Laurence Arné : Constance Brandt * Valérie Bonneton : Louloute * Guy Lecluyse : Gustave * Fr ...

'' (2018) ... herself

Television series

*''

La vie devant nous ''La vie devant nous'' was the most popular teenage drama in France about a group of high school friends growing up, falling in love, fighting, dealing with troubles, exploring their sexuality and more. Cast *Gianni Giardinelli : Stanislas de Cou ...

'' (

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

) ... Stéphanie *''Le Lycée'' (

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

) *''Le 17'' (

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

) *''Avocats et Associés'' (

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

) *''Belle et Zen'' (

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

) *''Seconde Chance'' (

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

–

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) ... Audrey Althuy *''Père et Maire'' (2009) ... secretary of Alexis Caron

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vignali, Julia 1975 births Living people French television actresses French television presenters French women television presenters French people of Italian descent Actresses from Paris Mass media people from Paris