For many years, Pierre Palmade made the French laugh by performing in theaters one after the other. A passion to which he must now say goodbye. And for good reason, the comedian and actor has just been sentenced to five years in prison, two of which will be suspended following the serious road accident he caused in February 2023 under the influence of narcotics. A professional life now non-existent.
Homosexual, Pierre Palmade marries Véronique Sanson
Pierre Palmade may have excelled in his profession, but his personal life remained no less sad and crowned withsentimental failures. At the start of his career, the latter indeed had a lot of difficulty accepting and openly assuming one's homosexuality even if he had already mentioned it.
At the time, intimacy, especially homosexual intimacy, was still a taboo subject for many. So much so that Pierre Palmade hid it for a long time. To do this, the actor and comedian decided to strike hard by marrying Véronique Sanson. Unfortunately, this was not enough to silence the evil tongues.
The actor and humorist targeted by mockery
It was in 1995 that Pierre Palmade, who had also been rejected by Carole Bouquet, married the famous singer. News that was certainly not welcomed with open arms by fans. And for good reason, the couple was the subject of numerous mockeries as the comedian revealed during an old interview broadcast on RMC Story last year.
“I know there was some teasing. It was very hurtful.”he assured then. “It was the time when I didn't like being gaywhere I didn't recognize myself in the gay community. And when I saw this woman who fell in love with me, I felt less alone, happy. I wanted to be loved by her and as a result I fell in love with her. As gay as I was, I would rather be with her than with a boy.”.
Pierre Palmade: “It wasn’t platonic”
If Pierre Palmade always knew that he was sexually attracted to men, his relationship with Véronique Sanson was nevertheless carnal. “It wasn’t platonic. There was sexual intercourse.”he confided on the set of We're not lying in 2013 before admitting to having known other women: “Véronique Sanson is the most famous woman from my adventures, but I have had 4–5 women in my life. Really, I fell in love with Véronique. But so many people said it wasn't true that I ended up believing them.”.
His sexuality? Pierre Palmade obviously did not choose it. So much so that he would have liked to be heterosexual to avoid complications. “I said, I said, besides the gay community fell on me, 'I'm sad to be gay. In this society, with these religions, I'm sad to be gay. If I had the choice, I would have chosen straight, it's easier to live with”the actor declared in Clique Dimanche before concluding: “Now I’m treating myself and trying to be at peace with it.”.
