The Telethon makes its big return on Friday November 29 and Saturday November 30. A major national charity event, it allows the AFM-Téléthon association to collect tens of millions of donations for research.
An important period for Sophie Davant, as she indicated in the columns of TV Magazine this Tuesday, November 19. The host first explained that her presence for this event was obligatory. “I have the impression of being useful, of putting myself at the service of a cause that concerns everyone”, she said.
Sophie Davant took advantage of this interview to open up.
In addition to feeling the need to be present, she confides that she has “a niece whose daughter is affected by a genetic disease”. Specifying not “never having talked about it until then”, the host highlights the importance for her of participating in this very special event. “I also love throwing a party for these kids.”she continued, also adding: “It’s fortunate that we take an interest in them once a year and that our outlook on them changes.”
Sophie Davant: “There is a first success”
This Telethon will be a little special since, for this year, the color will refer to the beginning of the association.
“Above all, it is a great victory over Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the emblematic disease of the Telethon for which it was created,” confides Sophie Davant. The host then returns to the specific case of Sacha, aged 8. “There is a first success of gene therapy concerning him and he regains the strength of his movements”, she said. Progress that makes you want to continue making donations.
Sophie Davant affirms: the French have understood the importance of this program. “ The acceleration of research has an impact on more widespread diseases that affect eyesight, the heart, the skin or the brain. she declared before returning to a specific case. “The treatment against coronavirus, for example, came from this research,”
continues the host. For Sophie Davant and many people, This weekend of donations is essential in order to help those who need it.
Sophie Davant: a regular host of the Telethon
The face of Sophie Davant is not unknown to viewers. The host is present on numerous daily shows, including the Telethon each year. Since 1997, Sophie Davant has co-hosted this very special weekend for collecting donations. She had many personalities at her side. We can mention Patrick Chêne from 1997 to 1999, Patrice Laffont in 2000 and 2001, Gérard Holtz in 2002 and 2003. She has also co-presented it with Nagui since 2004. An appointment which is very important for Sophie Davant and which she absolutely does not want to miss.
