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Mercotte Leaves Le Meilleur Pâtissier After 14 Years as Lignac Plans Format Rethink

She frames the move as an ethical choice tied to age.

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Cyril Lignac et Mercotte dans «Le Meilleur Pâtissier» sur M6.
Mercotte est jurée du « Meilleur pâtissier », sur M6, aux côtés de Cyril Lignac, depuis 14 ans.

Overview

  • Mercotte told Cyril Lignac and the production in December, during a Tous en cuisine shoot, that the fourteenth season would be her last.
  • Season 14 was filmed in June and is slated to air on M6 this autumn under host Laëtitia Milot.
  • Cyril Lignac says he will stay with the show and that the format must be rethought, with Mercotte expected to return occasionally as a guest.
  • The longtime juror says she will not retire from public life and plans to keep traveling, attending salons, and meeting viewers.
  • A founding presence since 2012, she will turn 83 on September 28.