In a few days already, the characters of Christine and Gilbert will disappear from Domestic scenes on M6, barely two years after their arrival in the channel's daily soap opera, in January 2023. This premature departure was caused by Didier Bénureau's decision to abandon the series.
Fanny Cottençon pushed towards the exit
Questioned by our colleagues from Télé Star, the actress Fanny Cottençon who plays Christine and had no intention of leaving, revealed behind the scenes of her forced departure. “M6 didn't want it. It's not like our dear Gérard Hernandez, who is a 'historian' of the program. (…) But that doesn't offend me. We are intermittent performers, and when you are an artist, it comes and goes“, she declared, without rancor. The actress therefore did not benefit from the same treatment as the popular interpreter of Raymond, present since the very first episode broadcast in 2009, who is still on the air despite the death of his partner Marion Game, alias Huguette, which occurred in March 2023.
Chantal Ladesou joins Household scenes
The couple of zany sixties will be replaced from January 2025 by a new duo of lovers played by Élodie Poux and Majid Berhila. As for Gérard Hernandez, if he is sometimes joined by Patrick Préjean or Wendy Nieto in the roles of Jacky and Stella, he could soon be accompanied by a new woman on an occasional basis. “Gérard who is all alone, we found that a little sad“, explained the boss of M6 to TV Magazine by announcing that an actress particularly appreciated by the general public will keep the widower Raymond company. It’s Chantal Ladesou! “The role we wrote for him is fantastic. It's a role totally for her“, enthuses Gérard Hernandez. Will his character fall under the spell of his new
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