Which personality annoys the French people the most? Or to put it more crudely which of these “faces need a slapping” or “les têtes à claques de l’année” in French. This was the question posed by an online survey carried out by Harris Interactive for VSD – the weekly French magazine.
The results of the survey were published on Thursday, December 30 in the last edition of the VSD magazine for the year. The survey had been carried out between December 18 and 20, 2010 covering a number of different categories: sport, show business, politics, television and couples. There were 1,713 respondents, aged over 18-years-old and who apparently represented a cross section of the French population.
Sport
Two sports personalities topped the list. Franck Ribéry (68%) is a French footballer playing in Germany but during 2010 he had been in the news for other reasons as he was implicated in the “Zahia Affair” that involved underage sex with prostitutes. Raymond Domench also came top at 68%. He was coach of the French football team which had a humiliating time at the World Cup in South Africa. The team went in revolt and they were kicked out early. Other footballers also featured including Karim Benzema (39%), Thierry Henry (36%) and surprisingly Zinédine Zidane (31%). Another surprise for me was Tony Parker (25%) but this could be explained by allegations of extra marital sex and divorce proceedings. Tennis players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet feature as well as swimmer Alain Bernard.
- Franck Ribéry 68 %
- Raymond Domenech 68 %
- Nicolas Anelka 64 %
- Karim Benzema 39 %
- Thierry Henry 36 %
- Zinédine Zidane 31 %
- Tony Parker 25 %
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 16 %
- Richard Gasquet 14 %
- Alain Bernard 9 %
Politics
In the politics domain former and future presidential candidate Ségolène Royal tops the list at 73%. Immediately the results were strongly questioned by her camp. The Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (70%) and a close friend of President Sarkozy has been having some difficulties during 2010 particularly around the expulsion of the Roma. Marine Le Pen (64%) is likely to win the election to take over from her father as leader of the National Front party. Surprisingly Nicolas Sarkozy came fourth at 63%. Other personalities from both left and right of the political spectrum also featured.
- Ségolène Royal 73%
- Brice Hortefeux 70%
- Marine Le Pen 64%
- Nicolas Sarkozy 63%
- Martine Aubry 54%
- François Bayrou 52%
- Jean-François Copé 47%
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon 46%
- François Fillon 39%
- Cécile Duflot 34%
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn 30%
Show Business
The wife of the president, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, annoys the respondents the most in the show business category. Not only is she the First Lady but she continues her music career and humanitarian activities. I was surprised to see actors Alain Delon and Gérard Depardieu in the top ten as they are usually considered living legends. Former footballer Eric Cantona, who now considers himself as an actor, annoyed the government, banks and the general population by urging people to take their money out of their accounts. Authors Frédéric Beigbeder (39%) and Michel Houellebecq (31%) are also featuring. Stéphane Guillon is a comedian; Christophe Maé and Grégoire are singers; and Sophie Marceau is an actress.
- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy 52%
- Alain Delon 47%
- Gérard Depardieu 46%
- Eric Cantona 40%
- Frédéric Beigbeder 39%
- Michel Houellebecq 31%
- Stéphane Guillon 28%
- Christophe Maé 29%
- Grégoire 18%
- Sophie Marceau 14%
Television
Benjamin Castaldi, presenter of Secret Story, seems to annoy respondents the most followed by his fellow presenters Arthur (60%), Nikos Aliagas (55%), Jean-Luc Delarue (52%), Laurence Ferrari (38%) and Daniela Lumbroso (38%). Each of these presenters are seen by millions of viewers each week.
- Benjamin Castaldi 61%
- Arthur 60%
- Nikos Aliagas 55%
- Jean-Luc Delarue 52%
- Thierry Ardisson 47%
- Laurence Ferrari 38%
- Daniela Lumbroso 38%
- David Pujadas 20%
- Michel Denisot 14%
- Christophe Hondelatte 14%
- Frédéric Lopez 9%
- Alessandra Sublet 9%
Celebrity Couples
Bernard Henri-Lévy (commentator, journalist and philosopher) and Arielle (his glamorous showbiz wife) seem to annoy the respondents the most at 54% followed by the ageing rocker Johnny Hallyday and his wife Laeticia at 50%. Both of these couples seem to be everywhere in the celebrity people magazines and websites. Bernard Kouchner is the former Foreign Minister and his partner is Christine Ockrent who is former TV news presenter and is now the Director General of Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France.
- Bernard Henri-Lévy and Arielle Dombasle 54%
- Johnny Hallyday and Laetitia Hallyday 50%
- Bernard Kouchner and Christine Ockrent 35%
- Eric Naulleau and Eric Zemmour 32%
- Jamel Debbouze and Mélissa Theuriau 29%
- Pierre Sied and Sophie Davant 12%
- Jean Dujardin and Alexandra Lamy 10%
- Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard 10%
- Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci 10%
- Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis 9%
- Yvan Attal and Charlotte Gainsbourg 8%
The full details (in French) are published on the Harris Interactive website.
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