Daniel Prévost, one of the essential figures who have left their mark on the small screen, recently starred in the comedy Retirement Home. On this occasion, the actor returned to the tragic death of his wife Jette Bertelsen. Discover all the details of this story.
Daniel Prevost, essential figure on the small and big screen, starred in the hit comedy Retirement home in which he played the role of a retiree alongside the late Mylène Demongeot, who died of cancer in 2022. In addition, Kev Adams completed this colorful casting. Although he has been making France laugh for decades, Daniel Prévost has not always had an easy life. On the occasion of the broadcast of the comedy produced by Thomas Gilouthe actor returned to the death of his wife in 2007.
An unforgettable pain
How did Daniel Prévost meet his wife?
The star of the film The idiots’ dinnerDaniel Prévost, met Jette Bertelsen in Denmark during the Elsinore festival in the 1960s. Very lover from each other, the lovebirds did not take long to make their union a reality. From their love were born three children, Soren, Erling and Christophe. The duo remained united for forty years until the day misfortune decided to come between them.
A tragic and significant disappearance
In 2007, Daniel and his wife were on the set of the TV movie Mr. Joseph in Lille directed by Olivier Langlois. He played the role of a former professor suspected of having murdered a woman and having his wife disappear. Everything was going well and couple enjoyed special moments when the actor was not on set. However, one day, returning from filming, Prévost will find the body of Jette Bertelsen inanimate in the bathtub from their hotel room. This image remained forever engraved in my head, he confided. Jette Bertelsen, known as Yette, died at the age of 62, reports Marie France.
A detonator in the actor’s life
It is on the occasion of the broadcast of the comedy Retirement home that the actor will confide in the disappearance of his wife. He will confide that the death of Yette had acted in him like a detonator. To successfully overcome this difficult ordeal, Daniel Prévost had to follow a therapy. Likewise, he wrote a book in memory of his lifelong accomplice, entitled You will never know how much I love you. I needed to write to rebuild myself because after a tragedy, we need to recreate something, he explained.
Daniel Prévost: little by little, he is rebuilding himself
Life goes on
Although he is still affected by the disappearance of his wife and mother of his children, Daniel Prévost has decided to move forward for himself and his loved ones. In an interview given to RTL, he confided his difficulty to raise his head after the death of Yette. We don’t not overcome from grief like that, overnight. Mourning will always be present, but besides that, there is life that goes onhe confided.
A promising project
Daniel Prévost has participated in numerous projects, notably the comedy Retirement home produced by Thomas Gilou. It was alongside Gérard Depardieu that he appeared on the poster for the project, released in 2022. If the actor did not encounter any problems during this collaboration with Depardieu, it seems that the behavior of the latter towards the fairer sex is unpleasant. Moreover, Sophie Marceau and other actresses had already denounced the actor’s attitude.
A new collaboration
Now aged 84, Daniel Prévost continues his career and to this end, he appeared on the poster of the successful comedy Retirement home 2. At his side, we can see the author, performer, composer and singer Michel Jonasz. Moreover, the latter took advantage of an interview on this new project to talk about what he wants to do before he dies.
