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

RTL Group RTL Group S.A. ("Radio Télévision Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate office in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 56 television channels and 36 radio stations in Germany, France an ...

television broadcaster).

Early life

She attended the

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

where she completed a

Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (, DESS) was an old diploma in France, which is no longer awarded. It completed a fifth year of higher education aimed at professional practice. It could be chosen after one had got a . This diploma ...

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 (form ...

in 1996, appearing on France 2 and

France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air Public broadcasting, public television network. The second flagship network of France Télévisions, it broadcasts a wide range of general and specialized programming. France 3 is structured as a Region ...

. She has been a freelance journalist for

M6 (TV channel) M6 (), also known as , is the most profitable private national French 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 chan ...

(RTL),

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

(France Télévisions), and

Arte Arte (, , ; ' ('), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European Union, European public service Television channel, channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based Europea ...

(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 TV channel, available on cable television, cable, satellite television, satellite and the Digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on 15 December 1 ...

(RTL) in 2001; on this channel since October 2016 she has presented ''

Zemmour et Naulleau Zemmour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Éric Zemmour (born 1958), French writer, journalist and politician * Freddy Zemmour (born 1942), French footballer See also * Ait Zemmour, Moroccan Berber tribe * Beni Zemmour, M ...

'' and has taken part in the programme ''Ça balance à Paris'' with

Éric Naulleau Éric Naulleau (born 11 March 1961 as Éric Nulleau) 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 ...

. 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 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 ...

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, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave ...

Canal+

She has taken part in film programmes on

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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. Afte ...

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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