Jean-Pierre Pernaut: “everything is under control”, he speaks about his cancer – Linternaute.com

JEAN-PIERRE PERNAUT. The former presenter of the 13 hours of TF1 spoke on social networks to give more information about his lung cancer.

[Mis à jour le 23 novembre 2021 à 9h51] Three years after recovering from prostate cancer, Jean-Pierre Pernaut suffers from a new disease. The former presenter of the 1 p.m. newscast on TF1 suffered from lung cancer. “I believed that it could only happen to others, he said in a video shared on social networks on Monday. For years and years, I have been told to quit smoking, I didn’t believe it, I should have stopped “.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut is however reassuring to his many admirers who have followed him on TF1 for more than thirty years: “Everything is fine for the moment, we are watching, everything is under control”. The journalist from the TF1 group, however, did not reveal more information about his state of health.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut was operated on in July

This Monday, November 22, 2021, Jean-Pierre Pernaut’s wife, Nathalie Marquay, gave more details on the state of health of her companion in the program Touche pas à mon poste yesterday. She recounted the beginnings of her illness and in particular when she encouraged her husband to see doctors, facing a cough that did not pass. “At first, we couldn’t do the operation because it was extremely dangerous. So I insisted on going to see other doctors at the Georges-Pompidou hospital. Fortunately, they said it was possible “, explained the former Miss France.

An operation took place last July, said Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut. “Everything went very well,” she confirmed to Cyril Hanouna. Unfortunately in September, the cancer regained ground, but in the other lung this time. In addition, the wife of Jean-Pierre Pernaut affirmed that the tumor was this time more important: “There it is clear that one cannot go again by an operation, because it is much too heavy. So there, it does radiotherapy “. Before emphasizing: “He has a morale of steel and then, we are with him. He fights.” Full of hope, Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut does not give up to save her husband. “We won against the prostate and against the second lung. So I don’t see why we wouldn’t win. Cancer doesn’t mean death,” said the guest of TPMP.

What is Jean-Pierre Pernaut’s state of health?

For the moment, it is still too early to know how the health of the presenter in love with the territory is evolving. According to Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut, new exams in January will help to see more clearly. The presenter still continues his professional activities, especially on the LCI channel. “When he has to rest, he rests,” however reassured the spouse of Jean-Pierre Pernaut. And adds: “We trust the doctors”.

Why does Nathalie Marquay testify in TPMP?

After her stint in TPMP, Nathalie Marquay was accused of “wanting to make the buzz” by many Internet users. On the set of Cyril Hanouna, the wife of Jean-Pierre Pernaut however revealed the reasons which pushed her to speak publicly about the illness of her husband: “Me, at the beginning, it was a rant because I am fed up that people, because of Covid-19, do not go for their exams and do not dare to go to hospitals any more. Unfortunately, many people will learn that they have cancer “.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut has already beaten cancer

This is not the first time that Jean-Pierre Pernaut has had to fight against cancer. In September 2018, he was forced to be absent from the TF1 antenna after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Operated in October of the same year, he then had to rest for several weeks before reappearing at the head of the 1 p.m. In November 2018, he announced that he was completely cured of his illness.

What becomes of Jean-Pierre Pernaut?

Emblematic presenter of TF1, Jean-Pierre Pernaut let go of the reins of 1 p.m. on December 18, 2020. His lung cancer, diagnosed a few months later, would not be at the origin, the star journalist evoking at the time of his start the desire to embark on new projects. We could see it on the small screen during several meetings on LCI, but it is much rarer than before. On December 9, a documentary entitled “Jean-Pierre Pernaut, the life after” will be broadcast on C8, in which he discusses his illness.

Born April 8, 1950 in Amiens, Jean-Pierre Pernaut is a journalist and presenter. From 1988 to 2020, he officiates as the presenter of the 1 p.m. news on TF1. For several decades, Jean-Pierre Pernaut has set himself up as the true pope of the television news. And for good reason, with it the 1pm newscast has taken on a very specific identity: it is largely dedicated to rural France and its heritage. Jean-Pierre Pernaut is also a monster of audiences for the TV Program because, every noon, he brings together some 5 million viewers or four out of ten people in this time slot. The journalist also displays a very long life on the air: he celebrated his thirtieth birthday at 1 p.m. in February 2018. On December 18, 2020, he left with emotion the 1 p.m. news after 33 years on the air on TF1 for to embark on new projects on the televised group.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut was born on April 8, 1950 in Amiens, where he spent his childhood, in Quevauvillers more precisely. Her mother is a pharmacist, while her father is the manager of a machine tool factory. He has an older brother, Jean-François, medicine, who died in 2016 after a long illness. Before becoming a journalist, Jean-Pierre Pernaut studied at the Cité scolaire, and at the Saint-Martin private school, in Amiens.

After having followed the courses of the Superior School of Journalism of Lille, Jean-Pierre Pernaut is chosen to animate the 11h newspaper of TF1. From 1978 to 1980, he co-presented Yves Mourousi’s 1 p.m. diary. He then joined the channel’s economy department as a reporter and section head. In 1983, he was promoted to deputy head of the “Investigations and Reports” service. The summer of 1987 was a new milestone in his career. He is designated as the official replacement for the presentation of the 1 and 8 p.m. newspapers. This led TF1 to entrust him on February 22, 1988 with the chair of the 1 p.m. newspaper. He will only leave this seat for seven weeks in 2018, to treat his prostate cancer, then during confinement in March 2020, for safety reasons due to his age and his past illness. He left the 1 p.m. JT presentation on December 18, 2020, but continued his plans for Channel 1. Marie-Sophie Lacarrau has been chosen to replace Jean-Pierre Pernaut at the presentation of the 1 p.m. newscast on TF1 since the beginning of 2020.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut presented his last 1 p.m. newscast on December 18, 2020 this Friday December 18. After 33 years at the presentation of the mid-day meeting on TF1, the presenter bade farewell to his viewers. For the occasion, many surprises were reserved for the 70-year-old journalist. At the end, Jean-Pierre Pernaut delivered a message full of emotion, after introducing his replacement, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau. “It is time for me to say goodbye to you”, began Jean-Pierre Pernaut, sobs in his voice, welcoming the “very strong links” forged with his viewers. After thanking his “three bosses”, his correspondents, colleagues and technicians, Jean-Pierre Pernaut spoke of his partner and his mother, now deceased, “who has never missed a newspaper”. And to conclude with tears in my eyes: “Admit that at my age you can want another rhythm […]. I wish you a merry Christmas despite the difficulties, I love you, I will never forget you “.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut justified his departure from the 1 pm newscast on TF1 by evoking a desire to change the pace. However, it is difficult to talk about retirement: the 70-year-old journalist stops presenting the 1 p.m. newscast but has since been developing other projects with the TF1 group: the presenter launched JPP TV since December 18. It is a free online video platform that offers the most beautiful reports and the most beautiful archives of the 1pm newscast as well as playlists on themes dear to the presenter, in particular around heritage, the environment, culture and regional news. There are also special heritage defense operations such as SOS Villages or Your Most Beautiful Market. From January 9, 2021, he is launching a new weekly program called Jean-Pierre et vous on LCI, the TF1 group’s news channel. This program honors the views of the French on current affairs. They speak live from several regions and will interact with LCI journalists who answer their questions on set. The favorite presenter of the French also offers reports devoted to the terroirs, for the magazine Grands reportages de TF1.

In 1991, Jean Pierre Pernaut was also at the helm of How much does it cost?, A program in which he denounces the waste of public and private money. It offers tips to help you spend less and various reports devoted to money. But for lack of audiences while the format changes from year to year, the show ends in 2010, after 19 years on the air.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut has always been very discreet about his salary and has never made a point of revealing it publicly. However, on December 18, 2019, Cyril Hanouna unveils in Touche pas à mon poste, the salary of the television presenters, including Jean-Pierre Pernaut. According to his information, the presenter of the 1 pm news would have touched nearly 50,000 euros per month. However, this figure has never been confirmed by TF1 or the journalist.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut has been married since June 23, 2007 to Nathalie Marquay. His wife was elected Miss France in 1987, and has since worked as an actress and television host. The couple met during the Miss France 2002 election. Together, they had two children. Before marrying Nathalie Marquay, Jean-Pierre Pernaut was married to Dominique Bonnet, with whom he had two children.

On November 22, 2021, Public and TPMP informed us that Jean-Pierre Pernaut has lung cancer, three years after suffering from prostate cancer. Jean-Pierre Pernaut himself spoke on social networks to announce that “everything is fine, everything is under control”. In Cyril Hanouna’s show, his wife, Nathalie Marquay, revealed that her husband had been operated on for the first time in July 2021, but that this time his other lung was affected. “There it is clear that we cannot go through an operation again, because it is much too heavy. So there, he is doing radiotherapy”.

In September 2018, Jean-Pierre Pernaut was absent from the TF1 newscast and the presence of Jacques Legros at the helm of the 13 Hours. The answer finally came from the principal concerned himself on Tuesday, September 25: Jean-Pierre Pernaut indicated that he was sick to his some 80,000 fans on Twitter and specified that he had just been operated on for cancer of prostate. The journalist himself said on Twitter that he suffered from the disease without specifying when it was detected, for how long he had been treated. Operated on September 25, the presenter of the 1 p.m. JT explained that the operation had gone very well in a video posted on his Twitter account.

In an interview with Le Parisien on November 12, 2018, he explains that his doctor told him that he can “consider himself cured.” In his message published on his official accounts on Facebook and Twitter, Jean-Pierre Pernaut explained that he had undergone “surgery for prostate cancer”. Le Parisien specifies that the operation took place on Tuesday, September 25 in the morning. The exact nature of the operation is not known nor the hospital where the presenter was treated. His return to the 1 p.m. newscast on TF1 took place on November 12, 2018, a little less than two months after the start of his medical leave. The same day, Pernaut announced to the Parisian that he was cured.