David Ginola is dropped from French version of Britain’s Got Talent ‘due to his huge wages and the cost of his FIVE assistants he demanded’
- David Grinola, 53, dropped as presenter of La France a un Incroyable Talent
- Former Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder has worked with the show since 2016
- Unnamed executive said Grinola was ‘unaffordable’ amid economic downturn
- He was among M6 channel’s best paid presenters and boasted five assistants
David Ginola has been ditched by the French version of Britain’s Got Talent because of his extravagant demands – including staying at the luxury Hotel Le Bristol.
The former Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder, 53, was dropped as the presenter of La France a un Incroyable Talent amid the country’s economic downturn.
He had become ‘unaffordable’, an unnamed executive of M6 channel, which broadcasts the talent competition, told Le Parisien.
They said: ‘The financial aspect weighed heavily. Given the economic context he had become unaffordable.’
The former Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder, 53, has been dropped as the presenter of La France a un Incroyable Talent after four years
He had become ‘unaffordable’, an unnamed executive of M6 channel, which broadcasts the talent competition, told Le Parisien. Pictured, Ginola insisted on staying at Hotel Le Bristol
Last month the Bank of France said the country’s economy would shrink by about 10 percent this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ginola pictured playing for Tottenham Hotspurs in 1999
The former French international was among the channel’s highest paid presenters and traveled with a team of five assistants.
Ginola, who has worked on the show since 2016, demanded to stay at Hotel Le Bristol, Paris’s most luxurious, which boasts rooms costing up to €24,000-a-night.
Meanwhile the economy is showing signs of a ‘progressive’ recovery from the third quarter this year after a slump in output of 15 percent in the three months to June.
The country was locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus on March 16.
There have been at least 166,000 cases of Covid-19 and 29,875 deaths due to the disease were recorded in France during the global pandemic so far.
If the country is faced with a second wave, which could see the number of cases and deaths rises dramatically again, the economy could plunge into a 16 percent downturn this year, the nation’s bank previously said.
Ginola, who has worked on the show since 2016, demanded to stay at Hotel Le Bristol, Paris’s most luxurious, which boasts rooms costing up to €24,000-a-night. Pictured, a balcony at the hotel shows views over central Paris
Ginola was one of the more highly-regarded players in Europe in the early-1990s after captaining PSG to the title and being given player of the year honors in France. Pictured on This Morning in 2018
Hotel Le Bristol boasts manicured lawns, pristine gardens and a rooftop swimming pool
Ginola is not the only former footballer with such standards for luxury. In 2013 David Beckham stayed in the £15,000-a-night luxurious Imperial Suite at Le Bristol hotel, located on the Faubourg Saint Honoré in the centre of town.
The stunning 3,475 sq ft suite is the largest at the hotel and can house up to twelve.
Ginola was one of the more highly-regarded players in Europe in the early-1990s after captaining PSG to the title and being given player of the year honors in France.