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Celebrity Interviews

My France - Joan Collins
British acting icon Joan Collins first visited France as a teenager, and has been a regular visitor ever since. Here the glamorous star talks about her love of France with friend, fellow actor and writer, Carol Drinkwater
My France Sandi Toksvig
Seasoned traveller and radio personality SANDI TOKSVIG recently published a children’s guide to France. She tells Rachel Scott why she likes nothing better than a leisurely lunch in Rouen
My France - Sally Boazman
SALLY BOAZMAN is better known as ‘Sally Traffic’ for her Radio 2 travel updates. A regular visitor to France, she tells Carolyn Boyd there’s nothing she loves more than to jump in the car and head over the Channel for a day or two in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Beart laid bare
Having made her name as a sex symbol in the 1990s, French actress Emmanuelle Béart is choosing challenging roles in both her professional and personal life, as she explains to Pierre de Villiers
My France - Duncan Bannatyne
Serial entrepreneur and star of Dragon’s Den, DUNCAN BANNATYNE has made a second home for himself in glitzy Cannes. But it’s not the glamour that attracts him, as Ellie Fullalove discovers
My France - Clovis Cornillac
Actor Clovis Cornillac loves the diversity of Paris but will always return to his home town of Lyon, he tells Pierre de Villiers
My France - Quentin Willson
Motoring expert Quentin Willson fulfilled a lifelong dream when he bought a country retreat in the Gironde. As he tells Eleanor Fullalove, all he needs now is the 2CV to go with it
Jean Reno - A man for all seasons
Jean Reno is one of the most versatile French actors in movies today. He talks to PIERRE DE VILLIERS about his career and making it big in Hollywood
Interview with Thierry Lhermitte
French film and stage actor THIERRY LHERMITTE charmed American cinema fans in Le Divorce. He talks to Pamela Leavy about his life and love for his native country...
Interview with Jean-Christophe Novelli
Jean-Christophe Novelli, the UK's favourite French chef takes some time out at The France Show 2009 to talk to David Andrews about his plans for 2009 and his reaction to Gordon Ramsay turning up unannounced at his cookery school...
Interview with Nora Arnezeder
Nora Arnezeder is seen as one of France’s brightest young stars after an enchanting performance as music-hall performer Douce in comedy-drama Paris 36. Pierre de Villiers caught up with the 19-year-old actress and singer to talk about her big break, her love of music and the people she looks up to...
Interview with Ken Hom
Celebrity chef and writer KEN HOM, 59, began his career teaching at the California Culinary Academy, a school for professional chefs. Now a prolific author and regular face on TV, he enjoys spending half the year at his homes in France, as he tells Richard Webber...
Interview with Toyah Willcox
Star of the 1980s punk scene TOYAH WILLCOX is busier than ever. She tells Amy Carroll how she fell in love with Menton and why her apartment there is the perfect place to be creative...
Interview with Gloria Hunniford
TV and radio presenter GLORIA HUNNIFORD tells Richard Webber about the joys of escaping to sunny Saint-Paul-de-Vence with her husband, Stephen, whenever work allows...
Interview with Ivana Trump
Czech-born socialite, businesswoman and former championship skier, IVANA TRUMP talks to ANGELA WEST about her home, lifestyle and famous friends in the fashionable French Riviera hotspot that is St-Tropez...
Interview with David Ginola
Wine has always been a passion for retired French footballer DAVID GINOLA and so much so that he has honed his skills and expertise in wine-making. His Coste Brulade rosé recently won a silver medal at this year’s International Wine Challenge. ANNA MCKITTRICK finds out more...
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau may be best known as a Bond Girl, but there’s a lot more to this movie star, says PIERRE DE VILLIERS
Anne Sophie's France
ANNE-SOPHIE PIC was recently awarded three Michelin stars at her family restaurant La Maison Pic in Valence. As only the fourth French female chef ever to achieve the maximum Michelin rating, she talks to STEPHANIE JENKINS about what inspires her.
Bertrand Tavernier's France
Multi-award winning film director, screenplay writer and producer, BERTRAND TAVERNIER, is a leading figure in French cinema. He talks to PIERRE DE VILLIERS about his love for Lyon, growing up in Paris, and why jazz plays a big part in his life
Prue Leith's France
Cook, Michelin-starred restaurateur, food writer and novelist, PRUE LEITH fell in love with food during her time in France ss a student and au pair. She tells STEPHANIE SHELDRAKE why she’s smitten with the Drôme and why she has such good memories of her time in France
Jean-Christophe Novelli's France
Michelin and five-AA-Rosette award-winning chef JEAN-CHRISTOPHE NOVELLI started his career as a baker in his home town of Arras and went on to become head private chef to Elie de Rothschild in Paris before he was 20 years old. He talks to STEPHANIE SHELDRAKE.
Angelique Kidjo's France
Benin-born ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO is a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter. She relocated to Paris from Benin in the 1980s due to political turmoil before moving to New York where she now lives. She tells STEPHANIE SHELDRAKE about adjusting to life in Paris and her favourite French singers
Rick Stein's France
RICK STEIN loves more than just France's great seafood; he's passionate about the fantastic markets, old-fashioned brasseries and unspoilt countryside as well. The TV chef talks to STEPHANIE JENKINS about his romance with l'Hexagone
Boris Johnson's France
BORIS JOHNSON MP has a long-standing love affair with France. STEPHANIE JENKINS finds out about his French ancestors, his favourite meal and his controversial idea to bring the English and French closer together
Keith Floyd's France
Legendary chef KEITH FLOYD led a chequered career as an army officer, journalist and bar tender before going on to present more than 20 TV programmes and write 25 books about food. Here, the self-proclaimed "outrageous Francophile", tells STEPHANIE SHELDRAKE why there's nothing better than enjoying a pastis with friends in France.
Sid Owen's France
Having moved from the East End to south-west France, SID OWEN, who is best known for playing Ricky Butcher in popular soap EastEnders, spent five years running a restaurant in Charente. He talks to STEPHANIE JENKINS about his love of cookery and why he fitted in so well with the rural lifestyle...
Claudie Ossard's France
CLAUDIE OSSARD produced the international blockbuster Amélie and her latest film Paris, Je T'aime celebrates the beauty of her home city. She talks to PIERRE DE VILLIERS about why her heart will always be in the City of Light...
Kirsten O'Brien's France
Since winning thousands of fans as a children's TV presenter, KIRSTEN O'BRIEN has been omnipresent in shows such as Smileand SMart. Here the keen Francophile talks to PIERRE DE VILLIERS about why she loves the French way of life...

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