Grégoire Margotton, his little-known role

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By: Manu Tournoux

Some faces of the PAF favored their professional activity to the detriment of their family. Grégoire Margotton did not make this mistake.

This Sunday morning is the start of the school year Téléfoota show that Grégoire Margotton presents on TF1 for ten years now. Very discreet regarding his private life, the sports journalist is the father of a large family.

Indeed, the sports journalist has five children, born from two different unions. “My eldest son, who is 25, is a sports fan and works a little in the industry”he confided during an interview given to the magazine’s website Gala.
This young man was therefore born at the very beginning of the 2000s, at a time when his father was still commenting on the French First Division championship on Canal+.

Grégoire Margotton’s four other children are girls.
“The 18 year old didn’t watch a second of sportshe confesses. Then, she fell into it while following the World Cup in Qatar in 2022: late, but strongly. »

Grégoire Margotton, a happy dad

The three youngest were born in 2016, 2017 and 2021, from his relationship with his partner Aurélie. “They play sports, and that’s the main thing, continues the native of Lyon. What interests me most is that they practice it. »

Despite his professional activity and his media exposure, this 56-year-old television man has never neglected his kids. “ Every child is different, so is every age. The important thing is to try to be present, to find the right balance, even if my work sometimes requires absences”recognizes the one who will also present on Sunday, for the first time,
Téléfoot l’Aftera new talk show.