Marion Jollès Grosjean

French journalist and television presenter

Romain Grosjean

(m. 2012)

Children3

Marion Jollès Grosjean (French: [maʁjɔ̃ ʒɔlɛ ɡʁoʒɑ̃]; born 8 December 1981), is a French journalist and television presenter. She has been presenting Automoto on TF1 with Denis Brogniart every Sunday morning since 2005.

Education and early career

Marion Jollès was born in Saint-Étienne in the department of Loire and studied journalism in Paris. In the meantime, she did regular internships in radio working as a stringer. After graduating with a Master's degree in English, she studied for six months in Canada and then came back to France, where she graduated with a special degree (DESS) in bilingual journalism (French and English).

Television career

Marion Jollès began working on the channel Eurosport. She then presented in 2005 on TF1 a short program about road safety La bonne conduite. She was also chosen the same year to present the weekly program Automoto. Since March 2009, she co-hosted the program F1 à la Une with Denis Brogniart. She also did her beginnings at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Fluent in English and appreciated by many Formula One pilots, she was able to interview a number of them at the starting grid of the paddocks.

She presents from September 2009 to 2014 the program Confessions intimes on TF1. Since January 2010, she co-hosts L'Affiche du jour with Christian Jeanpierre, a program devoted to soccer. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, she hosts the program alone in studio, with Christian Jeanpierre and Arsène Wenger both on the spot via a screen. During that period, she also presented the similar evening program titled L'Affiche du soir, broadcast on the third part of the evening.

From March 2012 to June 2013, she presents the new version of Automoto on TF1 with Denis Brogniart. In December 2014, she is the substitute presenter of the results of lottery and EuroMillions, replacing the main presenters during the holiday periods of the year.

Personal life

Marion Jollès married French-Swiss auto racing driver Romain Grosjean on 27 June 2012 in Chamonix France: the couple having been together for three years.^[1] She added his family name to hers. They have two sons, Sacha, born on 29 July 2013, and Simon, born on 16 May 2015.^[2]^[3] In July 2017, she announced expecting her third child.^[4] She gave birth to a girl named Camille on 31 December 2017.^[5]

Television programs

2005 : La bonne conduite
2005–present : Automoto
2009–12 : F1 à la une with Denis Brogniart
2009–14 : Confessions intimes
2010–present : L'Affiche du jour with Christian Jeanpierre
2010 : L'Affiche du soir
2011 : Des talents a coupé le souffle with Arthur
2014 : Histoire d'un rêve
2014–present : Loto and EuroMillions

References

^ "Romain Grosjean et Marion Jollès convolent à Chamonix". Le Dauphine (in French). 27 June 2012.
^ "Grosjean à nouveau papa" (in French). F1i news. 18 May 2015.
^ "Romain Grosjean est papa du petit Simon !" (in French). Nextgen Auto. 18 May 2015.
^ "Marion Jollès Grosjean enceinte de son troisième enfant !". Closer (in French). 26 July 2017.
^ "Marion Jollès-Grosjean a donné naissance à son troisième enfant". Voici (in French). 1 January 2018.