This summer, the face of Portrait of the week In seven to eight is that of Hélène Mannarino. A delicate mission, inherited from Audrey Crespo-Mara, which the journalist approaches with the same rigor as since her inception. It imposes itself today as one of the rising figures of TF1, but continues to recall what anchors it: a childhood in the North, solid family ties and a balance found in Valenciennes, its refuge far from the Parisian studios.
Audrey Crespo-Mara and Hélène Mannarino, a confidence
Born in Saint-Saulve in 1990, resulting from a siblings of three children, she very early for journalism. Teenager, she completed her first internship at La Voix du Nord And already frequent TV sets. She remembers having accompanied her parents in the audience of Marc-Olivier Fogiel’s show, or religiously watched Patrick Poivre d’Arvor’s JT. The seed is planted. A few years later, her path leads her to RTL then to Canal+, where she learned her job Alongside Jean-Michel AphatiE and Ali Baddou. She will say later ” be the same “And will add:” I feed on everything I learned in journalism school and on the field. “Reports Ouest-France.
These meetings permanently mark his career. Jean-Michel Aphatie and Ali Baddou are cited as references, just like Alessandra Sublet, who encouraged him before taking the relay of C Canteloup. About her beginnings, she insists: ” All the people around me are one of my best memories because they have learned the right values of this job as a journalist. I don’t forget anything. Behind the recognized host, appears to be a careful professional to Those who guided her.
Hélène Mannarino in the footsteps of Audrey Crespo-Mara
Arrival in the TF1 group in 2017, she quickly established herself as a versatile figure. It presents Carte blancheresumes Emergency callsembodies Retroscopy On TMC and anime The big quiz. Since 2022, she has been in command of C Canteloup. Her secret, the young animator formulates him without detour: ” Work is the key to everything ». Then she specifies: ” I continue to work by telling myself that nothing is ever acquired. You have to work, provengrow up and above all continue to write the story with TF1. Do not disappoint anyone and also continue to make programs that match me, without betraying my values. »
Beyond the media exhibition, it claims a simple life. She often recalls: “ I have the same friends and I do the same things. Being known is not a job. And today I do this job [de journaliste] For viewers who look at us. » Valenciennes remains its home portwhere her parents live and where she likes to recharge her batteries. She does not hesitate to invite her loved ones on the shoots: ” Production, makeup and hairstyle teams with whom [elle] has been working for seven years, as well as [ses] amis ». A choice that reflects his desire to keep his feet on the ground: ” I do not forget where I come from. »
The passage of witness between Audrey Crespo-Mara and Hélène Mannarino
It is in this same spirit that she agreed to replace Audrey Crespo-Mara at Portrait of the week. An appointment followed every Sunday on TF1, where actors, singers and marked personalities follow one another. Hélène Mannarino remembers Their first meeting : « I knew it on LCI. We worked together in the same writingand I have always admired his way of working. We do not frequent ourselves outside of work, but each time we meet, there is a lot of respect between us. “, She said in the columns of Revue TV movies.
The passage of relays was made in a climate of trust. « She called me right away. She wanted to make sure that I felt comfortable and that I would work with the same filming and editing teams as. She was really due to what I was surrounded by people who perfectly master this special exercise. She was of a great generosity “Says Hélène Mannarino. She wants to honor this heritage: ” I especially don’t want to distort her baby. We are two different people, of course, but we share the same sensitivity. I recognize myself a lot in it. We have in common a deeply benevolent approach towards each guest. »
Today, she is working on exercise with her own look. With Ouest-Franceshe confided: “ She accompanied me and introduced me everyone. I was immediately thrown in the big bath And I worked thoroughly for the five portraits! From Paris to Valenciennes, between journalistic rigor and family roots, Hélène Mannarino find its balance. A way of exercising this profession without getting lost, and recalling, whenever it is asked, that his strength lies as much in his work as in his roots.
