The viewers were not insensitive to the physique of Tomy, a fisherman in Brittany who appears in a report from France 2.
With his bare chest to carry his cases of scallops, he became a Twitter darling in a matter of hours. Tomy Journaux, fisherman in the bay of Saint-Malo – who spoke about his activity in the 1:15 p.m. of the France 2 newscast on Saturday – caught the eye of viewers who were numerous to share images of his torso on social networks . The Breton defends sustainable fishing, he will look for the shells in his hand by diving into the water, but it is especially messages around his plastic that have circulated on Twitter since the broadcast of the report on social networks on Wednesday. “Arms in the water up to the shoulders, we don’t have much choice,” he replied to the journalist who asked him about his absence of a t-shirt by 8 degrees celcius on a winter morning. .
The video posted on France 2’s Twitter account was viewed more than 1.6 million times in less than 24 hours. The hashtag “#Tomy” also made an appearance in social media trends in France on Wednesday and was used a lot Thursday morning.
They fish for scallops by hand off the coast of Saint-Malo: meeting Tomy and his fellow divers who defend sustainable fishing.
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– France 2 (@ France2tv) December 23, 2020
Tomy is no longer a heart to take
At the microphone of France Blue Brittany, the fisherman said he was “surprised” by the “scale” of his popularity on social networks. “I heard about the comments, my phone cut off because of all the messages. It’s completely crazy and it will probably boost trade, ”he said. However, he has bad news to announce to his virtual fans: “I don’t need a contender. I have a serious life with a beautiful little woman ”.
Just for the pleasure of the eyes, France 2 announced Thursday that the report devoted to the fisherman would be rebroadcast in January in the “Feuilleton des Français” during 1:15 pm on Sunday.
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