Valerie Anna Benaim (; ) is a Moroccan-born French journalist, columnist, writer, TV Presenter and radio host. She was born on August 30, 1969, in Casablanca in Morocco.
In 2015, Benaim was elected 2nd Favourite columnist with 37% of the way in a TV poll, behind Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine.
In 2016, she became the godmother of the association Juste Humain.
Personal life Valerie Benaim is the daughter of insurance professionals, she moved with her family to France at the age of four, settling in the Paris region. She spent her childhood in Le Chesnay, in the Yvelines department, with her younger brother, Laurent.
In 1999, Valerie Benaim married producer Olivier Hallé, with whom she had a son called Tom. Laurent Fontaine, a French TV producer, served as a witness at the wedding before they finally separated. Since 2012, she has been in a relationship with Patrice, an executive at a communication company.
On January 14, 2026, on the set of the TV show Le Prime des Vérités broadcast on W9, she announced that she has a neurodegenerative condition affecting her ear, which has caused partial hearing loss.
Television Year TV show Role Channel Notes1995CinémascopeHostMCM1998La Culture AussiHost (replacement)La Chaîne Info1997-1999Y'a pas photoColumnist & then Host TF11999Photos de vacancesCo-Host MilleniumHost 1999-2000En direct ce soirCo-Host2000-2001CélébritésCo-Host2001Le journal de la cultureHostLa Chaîne Info1999-2002Défense d'entrerCo-HostTF12001-2002ExclusifCo-Hostwith Frédéric Joly2002L'émission des recordsHost2002-2003Personne n'est parfaitCo-Host2003Les enfants de la télé Guest with Arthur2003-2004Les 100 plus grands...Co-Hostwith Christophe Dechavanne2004Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Guestwith Jean-Pierre FoucaultLe Grand JournalGuestCanal +with Michel DenisotJ'y vais... j'y vais pas ?HostFrance 32005Jules et les FillesHostLe Grand JournalGuestCanal +with Michel Denisot2007La Grande IllusionHostFrance 32008Le Grand JournalGuestCanal +with Michel DenisotOn n'est pas couchéGuestFrance 2with Laurent RuquierCulture VIPHostDirect 82008-2009Morandini !Columnistwith Jean-Marc Morandini2010L'instant THost 13th Street UniversalFace à l'étrangeHost Virgin 17 2012Quand on n'a que l'humourHost TV5 Mondewith David Saada2013Le Grand Concours des animateursGuest TF1with Carole RousseauGo in Final but lost versus Estelle DenisMag pour le Salon international de l'agricultureHost Terre d'infos Est-ce que ça marche ?Host (replacement) D8with Camille CombalOn chante tous DisneyHost with Camille Combal2013 au PosteHost with Énora Malagré2013–2014Maîtres de l'humourHostD8 2014Globes de Cristal AwardHostD17 Domino DayHost D8 Les animaux du posteHost D8with Jean-Luc LemoineWeakest LinkGuest D8with Julien CourbetGo in Final but lost versus Laurence Ferrari20152015 au poste HostD8 2012–presentTouche pas à mon poste!Columnist (sometimes Host)D8with Cyril Hanouna2015–2016Le Grand MatchHostD8 2017Dites-le à Baba !Co-HostC8 Qui sera le génie de la Recup ?HostC8 Les enquêtes de TPMP !HostC8
Radio Year Show Radio Notes1993-1997Bulletins d'informationsFun Radiowith Sébastien Cauet2000-2001Éclats de VieRTL 2002-2004Planète ArthurFun Radiowith Arthur and Emmanuel Levy2007La MatinaleChérie FMwith Alexandre Debanne2010On va s'gênerEurope 1with Laurent Ruquier2013–2016Les pieds dans le platwith Cyril Hanouna
Bibliography Year Book Notes2005La Rose de Stalingradwritten with Jean-Claude Hallé2009Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, la véritable histoirewritten with Yves Azéroual
Theater YearTitleAuthorDirectorNotes2012Les Aventures de Tolu, le petit écoloKaren TaïebKatia LewkowiczPetit Théâtre des Variétés
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