Lynda Lacoste

About Lynda Lacoste

Lynda Lacoste (born Lynda Heineman) is an Australian actress and television presenter, born on September 19, 1966, in Adelaide.

Lynda M. Heinemann, an Australian of German descent, was born in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.
She entered a modeling contest in Australia; although she did not win, she caught the eye of a casting director who hired her for her agency.
While visiting Paris, she auditioned for AB Productions.

She made her French television debut in 1992, playing the role of Linda in *Hélène et les Garçons*.
She subsequently reprised this role in *Premiers Baisers* (1994), *Le Miracle de l'amour* (1995), and *Les Vacances de l'amour* (1996).

In 1994, Lynda Lacoste played Helen in the American version of *Hélène et les Garçons*—titled *Helen and the Boys*—in which Rochelle Redfield reprised her original role.
However, the series' pilot was not picked up for a full season due to a lack of interest from broadcasters across the Atlantic[6].

In 2003, she starred in the France 2 television series *Lola, qui es-tu Lola?*, alongside Blandine Bury, Delphine Chanéac, and Séverine Ferrer.

She began her career as a TV presenter in 1994 on the channel MCM, hosting the shows *Le Hit MCM* and *Le Hit des Clubs* alongside Miguel Derennes.

On the same channel, she hosted *Le Mag* from 1997 to 2001, interviewing major national and international stars such as Mylène Farmer, Etienne Daho, and Elton John. During the same period, she co-hosted several prime-time entertainment shows: *Drôle de planète* (1997) on TF1, the New Year's Eve special (1998) on France 2, and *Les Petits Princes 1999* (2000) on TF1.

Between 2001 and 2004, she hosted several programs on Match TV and appeared as a regular contributor on Frédéric Lopez's show *J'y étais*.

In May 2004, she served as a judge alongside Cathy Guetta for the reality TV contest *Sex Bomb*, which aimed to form a male striptease troupe.
This eight-episode reality series, produced by Endemol, was scheduled to air in the summer of 2004 and later in the fall of 2004, but it was never broadcast on TF1.
During this period, she was voted "Girl of the Summer 2004" by the TV magazine *Télé 7 Jours*.

In June 2005, she co-hosted the 2005 Monte-Carlo Television Festival on TMC alongside Bernard Montiel.

In 2006, she presented the music show *Focus Hits* on M6 Music Hits.

Between March 2008 and 2009, Lynda Lacoste worked for IDF1, a channel created by Jean-Luc Azoulay. She co-hosted *IDF1 Matin* and *IDF1 Midi* with Patrick Puydebat and Laure Guibert, Monday through Saturday from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Additionally, she presented a show titled *L'invité dans votre ville*.

In November 2008, she presented *IDF1 Chez vous*, a weekly show that highlighted a different town in the Île-de-France region. Lynda sets out to meet young local talents, introducing viewers to their work and neighborhoods, as well as their memories.

On June 23, 2008, she took part in a special VIP edition of the famous game show *Intervilles* on France 3.
In 2009 and 2010, she hosted the international version of *Intervilles*.