“Special correspondent” on Kylian Mbappé this Thursday: why France 2 urgently changed its programming

Kylian Mbappé (PSG) with the trophy after winning the French Supercup Trophée des Champions match between PSG and Toulouse in Paris, January 3, 2024. TERESA SUAREZ – EPA/MAXPPP

This Thursday, January 18, 2024, on France 2, "Special Envoy" devotes a subject to the world football champion Kylian Mbappé. The channel has decided to urgently modify the broadcast of the program prepared and presented by Elise Lucet.

Initially scheduled for 9:10 p.m., the broadcast of '"Envoy Spécial" will finally take place at 8:40 p.m., exceptionally, this Thursday, January 18, 2024.  

Deprogramming

The public service channel delivered the information this Wednesday, January 17 in a press release, resumes Télé-Loisirs : Elise Lucet's magazine will be broadcast just after the 8 p.m. news. "Consequently, Le Journal Météo Climat, the Basique show and the Un series si grand soleil (the episode will be broadcast Friday January 19 at 8:45 p.m.) will be canceled, announces France Télévisions.

A "rare” speech

Why this choice ? Due to a sufficiently rare speech by the superstar of the football fields a priori. In the subject "Play it like Mbappé!" the 25-year-old young man confides in Elise Lucet about his daily life as a high-level athlete as well as his relationship with celebrity.

⚽ @KMbappe comme vous ne l’avez jamais vu !

📺⏯ C’est la semaine prochaine dans #EnvoyéSpécial avec @EliseLucet pic.twitter.com/P2JbWYR4tR

— Envoyé spécial (@EnvoyeSpecial) January 11, 2024

Her mother, Fayza Lamarie

The show also follows the footballer's mother, Fayza Lamarie, usually very discreet in the media, who takes care of the # 39;association Inspired by Kylian Mbappé (IBKM), details Ouest-France. This association brings together well-off children from the beautiful Parisian neighborhoods with young people from the suburbs, serving as a springboard for many children and adolescents. Kylian Mbappé donates 30% of his income to this structure.

✨ Derrière les actions caritatives de Kylian Mbappé, il y a une femme : sa mère.

Fayza Lamari préside notamment l‘association "Inspired by KM".

📺 Elle se livre pour la première fois à la télévision ⏯ jeudi 18 janvier dans #EnvoyéSpécial sur France 2. pic.twitter.com/WQHsMUpxMS

— Envoyé spécial (@EnvoyeSpecial) January 15, 2024

In this report, the football prodigy also talks about the setbacks of notoriety, we can read on Télé-Loisirs: "I don't even know anymore (when I went to buy a baguette alone on foot for the last time). (…) I would pay so much now to do this kind of thing", elaborated the star, well aware of his luck however.