Bravo Christine

French educator, journalist and TV host. The daughter of a Spanish mason, she was brought up in the modest environment of Spanish refugees in France. After teaching in Belleville from 1979-82, she started her career in the media after winning a contest organized by the newspaper Libération, in which she was given a column. In 1988 she made her début on television and following several tantrums she ended up hosting her own show, "Mille Bravos" in January 1990. Low ratings ended that first trial until came the highly successful "Frou-Frou" that ran from September 1992 to June 1994. In July 1996 she took an eleven month sabbatical with her daughter and husband in Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. On 10/03/1998 she was back on the air with Union Libre, a monthly magazine focusing on Europe. Bravo is the author of books that include "Les Petites Bêtes," 1988, "Les Grosses Bêtes," 1993, "Christine Bravo à la Mer," 1994 and "Changer Tout, 1996. She married on 6/14/1975 and divorced 6/15/1988, with a second marriage 4/26/1991 to journalist Philippe Brunel; two children, one son born from her previous marriage and daughter Clara born 11/18/1992. Read less