Controversial French TV Host Cyril Hanouna Will “Start A New Chapter” On M6, Says David Larramendy — Series Mania

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Controversial French TV host Cyril Hanouna will “start a new chapter” when he launches his M6 chat show in September, according to M6 boss David Larramendy.

Larramendy addressed reports head on that Hanouna is soon joining M6 for a pre-evening show on the W9 network, which comes in a week that Hanouna criticized an M6 radio host and ended his long-running series Touche Pas à Mon Poste! (Don’t Touch My TV Set!) “Cyril Hanouna is very talented, is one of the last TV stars and all audiences can relate [to him],” Larramendy told Series Mania today. “We don’t want to exclude anyone.

He has said things that were wrong and things we disagreed with and we told him. He is starting a new chapter.” Larramendy said Hanouna’s new show will steer clear of politics. “We’re not a political company and don’t intend to do political so it will be entertainment,” he said.

The outspoken Hanouna has landed himself in hot water several times in the past. Larramendy said M6 and Hanouna “had a conversation” earlier this week after he criticized his soon-to-be M6 presenting colleague Bruno Guillon.