Linda Hardy reveals she was in a relationship with Jean-Luc Delarue

The former Miss France and actress in Bugarach, a series available on France.tv, was invited around the pool by Jordan de Luxe on C8. The opportunity for Linda Hardy to open up about his romantic relationships, including one that had always been kept secret until then.

“There was one with whom it lasted a long time but unfortunately he is no longer of this world”launched the 50-year-old actress before shortening the suspense and revealing the name of Jean-Luc DelarueFaced with this revelation, Jordan Deluxe could not hide his astonishment. Surprise mocked by his guest. “I was young and so was he. I must have been 24 or 25. We stayed together for a little over 6 months.” This romance remained secret for more than 25 years.

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When the interviewer asked about the reasons for the breakup, Linda Hardy mentioned the host’s busy schedule. “He was someone who was very busy with his life. It was at the time when I was a model. I had already been Miss France.” The television personality – who died almost 12 years ago, on August 23, 2012 – had spoken about his drug addiction. “I didn’t see anything the whole time we were together but I was young and candid. He was in “this is discussed” at that time. »

“It’s a two-way decision.”

Particularly keen to hear some anecdotes related to this period, Jordan Deluxe asked Linda Hardy about how they managed their romance away from the paparazzi. “It was okay. We even went on holiday together to Bali.”she confided before adding that discretion had always been the order of the day: “You know it’s part of the private sphere. There we are talking about it, it is no longer there. And then you also have men that you meet in your life and who don’t necessarily want everyone to know that we had a story together. I find that you have to be hyperrespectful because it is decided by two people. Jean-Luc is no longer here today so I can decide on my own but I will not talk about a relationship I had with someone without them agreeing. »

And although their relationship did not last long, the two personalities remained friends. Linda Hardy revealed to us on the set of “Buzz TV” that the TV host gave her professional advice. Jean-Luc Delarue advised her not to leave “Everybody speaks” in 1999 while she was working with Thierry Ardisson. “When I worked with Thierry, it was Jean Luc Delarue who coached me. (…) One day I called him and told him “Jean-Luc, I can’t take it anymore, I have to leave, because what people are showing of me is just so not me.” He told me :“But you can’t Linda, you can’t leave a show that has a 37% market share.”