William Leymergie: Sophie Davant “sad” for her companion, she raises her voice

Sunday, February 2, 2025, Sophie Davant gave an interview to Le Parisien. While following the shutdown of C8, the show William at noon will not be renewed, the partner of William Leymergie revealed what she thought about the situation.

© BestImage Sophie Davant commented stopping William à noon.

IN BRIEF

• ARCOM has decided not to renew the C8 frequency, leading to the cessation of programs such as Touche pas à mon poste and William à midi as of February 28, 2025.
• Sophie Davant expresses her sadness over the end of William Leymergie's show, highlighting the impact on audiences and columnists.
• Discover how William Leymergie left his mark on the French audiovisual landscape with a rich and diversified career.

It is now only a matter of weeks… While ARCOM has decided not to renew the C8 frequency, Touche pas à mon poste, Face à Hanouna and William à midi will no longer be broadcast from February 28, 2025. If William Leymergie has not yet spoken on the end of her show, launched in 2017, her partner, Sophie Davant, agreed to discuss the subject.

Sunday, February 2, 2025, in an interview with Le Parisien, the former host of Affaire conclue declared: “I am sad that this channel is ending when it has magnificent ratings. And William has managed to create a show in his image, with a whole bunch of columnists who will find themselves unemployed”.

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Sophie Davant: “Dialogue is the basis of a couple's relationship”

While the couple regularly advises each other, the 61-year-old host said: “I've known William for forty years. He was everything to me: a mentor, a pygmalion, a friend, an accomplice. Then our relationship changed. Écially we discuss. Dialogue is the basis of a couple's relationship”. Thus, she assured that William Leymergie was “not necessarily for”her participation in Dancing with the Stars. “He was afraid that it would discredit me. But it's not because you dance that you lose your intellectual abilities!”, she assured.

Friday, December 20, 2024, Caroline Ithurbide, one of William's columnists at noon, had reacted to the show ended on Instagram. After sharing its good audiences, the young woman added with humor: “We can't stop anymore… Finally, manner of speaking“.

A look back at William Leymergie's career

À 77 years old, William Leymergie already has a great career behind him. After having presented Disney-related shows, such as Disney Dimanche and SVP Dimanche, he was at the head of Télématin between 1985 and 1986 and then between 1989 and 2017. For three years, he also presented the 1pm news on France 2.

&On the radio, the host made his debut on France Culture between 1984 and 1986 before joining France Inter from 1991 to 1996. Finally, it is since 2005 that he has worked regularly for Europe 1, where he notably hosted Génération Europe 1 or Samedi en France. Since 2023, he has been at the head of Walks in France.