In the space of a few years, Florent Peyre has established himself in the world of humor. He is particularly recognized for his stand-up shows as well as his appearances on television and in
We just want to laugh about it by Laurent Ruquier. During his career, the famous comedian participated in several shows where he quickly gained popularity thanks to his humorous and dynamic style.
After having proven himself on stage, Florent Peyre also became an actor. Recently, he played in the new TF1 detective series called Commander Saint-Barth.
The interpreter of Jacques in Breadcrumbs put himself in the shoes of police commander Gabriel Saint-Barthélémy. In this series, he plays an investigator with unconventional methods. He who is not afraid has shown himself
in the simplest device for the purposes of this new project.
Florent Peyre: “I am ready for anything”
In the Télé Loisirs columns, the former candidate of Dancing with the stars made some confidences about this rather funny nude scene:
“First of all, you have to know that I am ready for anything
to make the audience happy ! [Il rit,
ndlr]”, revealed the actor. And to continue: “I come from the world of sport. As a result, I am comfortable with my body. As a result, I have no shame in showing my butt! I have often been asked that.”
Florent Peyre then agreed to tell a surprising anecdote about the filming: “I’m going to tell you a little secret: Every morning before starting filming, I took my shower naked in the garden of the place where I was staying. It was really not bad !”he declared with a touch of humor.
The actor has a lot in common with his character
The comedian did not have much difficulty slipping into the skin of the commander. Indeed, he finds many points in common with his character: “I, too, grew up by the sea. I spent a large part of my youth, between the ages of 15 and 30, when I played sports, I was shirtless and I had feet in the water. We really lived like that“, he confided. And to continue: “I find this scene particularly amusing because I think it represents Commander Saint-Barth.”
For Florent Peyre, his character's enthusiasm is understandable: “The guy worked for almost 17 years in the gray of 36 quai des Orfèvres in Paris. He returns to the island of his childhood and he is happy : he takes his little morning bath, he swims in front of his little bungalow and takes his showers naked facing the sea. Of course it's fun!”,
he added.
Florent Peyre transformed himself for the series
For the purposes of this series, the 44-year-old actor changed his lifestyle. “When I saw the six episodes taking shape, with scenes of action and nudity, I quickly understood that it was necessary that I'm very fit”, revealed the comedian in an interview for Télé 7 jours.
Florent Peyre then spoke in more detail about his physical transformation. : “So I followed diet and sports training daily, during filming and the six months preceding. I allowed myself to whisper in the ears of the screenwriters that I practiced water sports: water skiing, surfing, diving… and that it would be cool to exploit that. So I was ready for all these stunts.”he concluded.
