The year 2024 has been trying for several Quebec stars, who have seen certain misfortunes befall them in recent months.
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Breton himself
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On January 11, Sam Breton announces the end of his tour To the peak and to the shovelthree months before the scheduled end, exhausted by health problems. Winner of the prize for comedy show of the year at the 2020 ADISQ Gala and that of comedian of the year at the 2021 Olivier Awards, he decides to take a break to recharge his batteries. In July, he returned to the stage for a short time, confirming with emotion that he was ready to return: “Simply to tell you that my battery is getting more and more recharged. So much so, that a week ago, I went back on stage to do a 10-minute performance. I felt ready and I was not mistaken,” confided the comedian who, the same month, resumed filming for Masked singers.
Anick Lemay
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At the beginning of January, Anick Lemay launched a GoFundMe campaign to save the Mam'zelle Pub restaurant that she opened with her sister, Roxanne, and their mother, Diane, in 2014. The pandemic, construction, in downtown Magog, lack of staff and inflation did not help the company. A few days before repaying a $40,000 loan to the government, the actressOne way launched this cry from the heart to avoid the closure of his business.
François Lambert
Provided by François Lambert
On August 8, François Lambert announced on social networks that his dad unfortunately breathed his last.
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