The “Reporters” program covers topical and social events through factual, clear and comprehensive reporting, often from the perspectives of eyewitnesses. In the upcoming episode, the show explores the phenomenon of “Tanguy,” which refers to adults who choose not to leave their parents’ home even following reaching a certain age. The episode features Joël, a 49-year-old man who never wanted to leave his childhood home where he enjoys the family atmosphere with household chores, music, and good humor. However, his mother, Lucette, insists that she never held him back from leaving. Joël’s reluctance to live alone in a big house is the reason for his choice to stay. The report highlights that 800,000 adults in Belgium live with their parents. The episode of “Reporters” airs on RTL TVI and is available for replay on RTLPlay.
In each program, a burning social or current event is dealt with in a factual, clear and complete manner. Reporters deals with hot news through the eyes of its witnesses.
The Reporters program is interested this Friday in the phenomenon of “Tanguy”. Like the eponymous character in the film, they are adults who, even following a certain age, choose not to take their independence. Like Joël, 49, who never wanted to leave his childhood home.
“It is paradise“, this is how Joël describes his life in the family home. As in the film, Joël never wanted to leave the family cocoon. Household chores, music and good humor punctuate life in the house. “What woman has never dreamed of a man ironing?“, laughs the tall teenager. His mother, Lucette, does not seem more accommodated: “I never kept him here!”, She told our journalists.
“I never held it back”
This hardened bachelor worked for a long time as a maintenance worker for the town hall. Despite his integration into professional life, he never wanted to leave his mother. “I never held it back“, explains Lucette. She continues, “He said it himself. He will never leave the house.”. The reason ? “I don’t want to live alone in a big house.“
But Joel is far from alone. In Belgium, 800,000 adults live with their parents.
To discover this report, find “Reporters” this Friday at 7:50 p.m. on RTL TVI and in replay on RTLPlay.
In conclusion, “Reporters” never ceases to amaze us with its fascinating and insightful coverage of burning social and current events. The investigation into the “Tanguy” phenomenon is just one example of their ability to shed light on a topic that affects a significant part of the population. If you missed it, don’t worry, you can catch it on replay on RTLPlay. Stay tuned for more thought-provoking and eye-opening reports from “Reporters.”