Valérie Bénaïm
Moroccan-born French journalist, columnist, writer, TV presenter and radio host
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Valerie Anna Benaim (French pronunciation: [valeʁi benaim]; Arabic: فاليري بنعيم) is a Moroccan-born French journalist, columnist, writer, TV Presenter and radio host. She was born on August 30, 1969, in Casablanca in Morocco.[1]
Valérie Bénaïm | |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
In 2015, Benaim was elected 2nd Favourite columnist with 37% of the way in a TV poll, behind Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine.[2]
In 2016, she became the godmother[clarification needed] of the association Juste Humain.[3]
Personal life
Valerie Benaim is the daughter of insurance professionals, she moved with her family to France at the age of four, settling in the Paris region. She spent her childhood in Le Chesnay, in the Yvelines department, with her younger brother, Laurent.[4]
In 1999, Valerie Benaim married producer Olivier Hallé,[5] with whom she had a son called Tom. Laurent Fontaine, a French TV producer, served as a witness at the wedding before they finally separated. Since 2012, she has been in a relationship with Patrice,[6] an executive at a communication company.
On January 14, 2026, on the set of the TV show Le Prime des Vérités broadcast on W9, she announced that she has a neurodegenerative condition affecting her ear, which has caused partial hearing loss.[7]
Television
| Year | TV show | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cinémascope | Host | MCM | |
| 1998 | La Culture Aussi | Host (replacement) | La Chaîne Info | |
| 1997-1999 | Y'a pas photo | Columnist & then Host | TF1 | |
| 1999 | Photos de vacances | Co-Host | ||
| Millenium | Host | |||
| 1999-2000 | En direct ce soir | Co-Host | ||
| 2000-2001 | Célébrités | Co-Host | ||
| 2001 | Le journal de la culture | Host | La Chaîne Info | |
| 1999-2002 | Défense d'entrer | Co-Host | TF1 | |
| 2001-2002 | Exclusif | Co-Host | with Frédéric Joly | |
| 2002 | L'émission des records | Host | ||
| 2002-2003 | Personne n'est parfait | Co-Host | ||
| 2003 | Les enfants de la télé | Guest | with Arthur | |
| 2003-2004 | Les 100 plus grands... | Co-Host | with Christophe Dechavanne | |
| 2004 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Guest | with Jean-Pierre Foucault | |
| Le Grand Journal | Guest | Canal + | with Michel Denisot | |
| J'y vais... j'y vais pas ? | Host | France 3 | ||
| 2005 | Jules et les Filles | Host | ||
| Le Grand Journal | Guest | Canal + | with Michel Denisot | |
| 2007 | La Grande Illusion | Host | France 3 | |
| 2008 | Le Grand Journal | Guest | Canal + | with Michel Denisot |
| On n'est pas couché | Guest | France 2 | with Laurent Ruquier | |
| Culture VIP | Host | Direct 8 | ||
| 2008-2009 | Morandini ! | Columnist | with Jean-Marc Morandini | |
| 2010 | L'instant T | Host | 13th Street Universal | |
| Face à l'étrange | Host | Virgin 17 | ||
| 2012 | Quand on n'a que l'humour | Host | TV5 Monde | with David Saada |
| 2013 | Le Grand Concours des animateurs | Guest | TF1 | with Carole Rousseau Go in Final but lost versus Estelle Denis |
| Mag pour le Salon international de l'agriculture | Host | Terre d'infos | ||
| Est-ce que ça marche ? | Host (replacement) | D8 | with Camille Combal | |
| On chante tous Disney | Host | with Camille Combal | ||
| 2013 au Poste | Host | with Énora Malagré | ||
| 2013–2014 | Maîtres de l'humour | Host | D8 | |
| 2014 | Globes de Cristal Award | Host | D17 | |
| Domino Day | Host | D8 | ||
| Les animaux du poste | Host | D8 | with Jean-Luc Lemoine | |
| Weakest Link | Guest | D8 | with Julien Courbet Go in Final but lost versus Laurence Ferrari | |
| 2015 | 2015 au poste | Host | D8 | |
| 2012–present | Touche pas à mon poste! | Columnist (sometimes Host) | D8 | with Cyril Hanouna |
| 2015–2016 | Le Grand Match | Host | D8 | |
| 2017 | Dites-le à Baba ! | Co-Host | C8 | |
| Qui sera le génie de la Recup ? | Host | C8 | ||
| Les enquêtes de TPMP ! | Host | C8 | ||
Radio
| Year | Show | Radio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1997 | Bulletins d'informations | Fun Radio | with Sébastien Cauet |
| 2000-2001 | Éclats de Vie | RTL | |
| 2002-2004 | Planète Arthur | Fun Radio | with Arthur and Emmanuel Levy |
| 2007 | La Matinale | Chérie FM | with Alexandre Debanne |
| 2010 | On va s'gêner | Europe 1 | with Laurent Ruquier |
| 2013–2016 | Les pieds dans le plat | with Cyril Hanouna |
Bibliography
| Year | Book | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | La Rose de Stalingrad | written with Jean-Claude Hallé |
| 2009 | Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, la véritable histoire | written with Yves Azéroual |
Theater
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Les Aventures de Tolu, le petit écolo | Karen Taïeb | Katia Lewkowicz | Petit Théâtre des Variétés |