Maripier Morin

Maripier Morin (born July 7, 1986) is a Québécoise television presenter, businesswoman and actress.

Career

Early career (2006–2009)

In 2006, Morin made her first appearance on television as a participant in the reality series ''Occupation Double''. Following her elimination, she appeared as a model on ''Le Banquier'', the Quebec adaptation of ''Deal or No Deal''. At the same time, she became a presenter for TVA, appearing on ''Sucré salé'', ''Salut Bonjour Week-end'' and ''Deux Filles le matin''.

V, ''Code F'' and business ventures (2010-2014)

In 2010, Morin joined the V network as host of the web series ''Planète V'' and after a few months became a reporter for ''C'est extra''.

In 2012, she became a reporter on cultural events on the show ''District V''. In the fall of 2012, she became anchor of ''Ça commence bien'', the V network's morning show, where she also reported on the artistic world and the weather.

After the end of the series ''District V'' and changes to ''Ça commence bien'' in 2014, V made her co-host of ''Ménage à trois'' along with Patrick Langlois. The same year, she launched a ready-to-drink cocktail collection, ''UNIK''. Besides her appearances on V, she was hired by Vrak for the show ''Code F''.

Return to TVA, ''Hockey Wives'' and other projects (2015–2017)

In 2015, Morin returned to reality TV, appearing on the W Network's ''Hockey Wives''. The same year, she became the principal spokesperson for Revlon in Quebec and appeared in the music video for Simple Plan's " I Don't Wanna Go to Bed".

In the summer of 2015, she returned to TVA to join the show ''Faites comme chez vous''.

In 2016, she presented three episodes of the Évasion network travel series ''99 envies d'évasion'' in New York, Miami and San Francisco. She also became host of her own talk show ''Maripier!'' on Z and ''La Voix Junior'' on TVA.

In 2017, she joined ''Accès Illimité'' as a reporter and launcher her own website and a lingerie line in collaboration with the Montreal brand Blush.

Forays into film and other projects (2018–present)

In 2018, Morin was chosen to host '' Face au Mur'', the Quebec adaptation of quiz show ''The Wall''. She was also chosen to host the 2018 Gala Artis with Jean-Philippe Dion and was also nominated in two categories at the same event.

In the same year, she made her first film appearance, starring in Denys Arcand's ''The Fall of the American Empire'' (''La chute de l'empire américain''). During an appearance he made with Morin on '' Tout le monde en parle'', Arcand said that he had met Morin at the Canadian Open and resumed contact with her a few years later to offer her a role in his film.

In 2019, Morin hosted the documentary series ''Mais Pourquoi?'', discussing subjects such as nudity, video games, bodybuilding, religion and egg freezing, as well as the variety show ''Studio G''. She also made a film appearance in ''Jexi'', dubbing over the voice of Rose Byrne. She took the lead role of Sophie Taylor in crime drama series ''La Faille'' for two seasons (2019, 2021).

She starred in the 2022 film '' Arlette''.

Public image and controversy

Experience on ''Occupation Double''

As a guest on ''Les Enfants de la Télé'', Morin broke down in tears after watching a clip of herself on ''Occupation Double'' and, 11 years after her initial appearance, the pain she experienced during the show, by, for example, being described as the "bitch of the third season":

Sexual assault allegations

On July 7, 2020, Safia Nolin in 2010. They were engaged in 2015 and married in 2017 before announcing their separation in 2019. Morin has been coupled with Jean-Philippe Perras since April 2020.

References

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1986 births
Living people
Canadian film actresses
Canadian women television hosts
People from Rivière-du-Loup