“Le Meilleur Pâtissier”: the successor of Laëtitia Milot in the show hosting is known and he is Belgian!
In a statement on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, M6 announced that Norbert Tarayre was joining the program as a judge. Tarayre, who was discovered in season 3 of “Top Chef,” is a recurring host on M6, with shows like “The Best Bakery in France” and “The Best Regional Cuisine Is at My Place.” He is familiar with “Le Meilleur Pâtissier” as he previously hosted the “celebrity” version on Gulli from 2022 to 2024 alongside Mercotte.
Mercotte officially announces her departure from the show “Le Meilleur Pâtissier”: “One must know when to stop in time.”
But Norbert Tarayre is not the only new addition to this 15th season of the show. Content creator Roxane, who participated in season 4 of “Le Meilleur Pâtissier,” will also be part of the adventure. She is very popular on YouTube with over 4.5 million subscribers on her channel “L’atelier de Roxane.” On Instagram, she has over 3 million followers who tune in to her recipes weekly.
This new team will aim to maintain the audience from the previous season. In consolidated ratings, including on-demand viewing, the 2025 edition was watched by 1.9 million viewers, making up an 11% market share among all viewers according to Médiamétrie. The show also led in commercial targets, with 20% among viewers aged 25-49 and 25% among viewers aged 15-34.
