Her words are rare but, today, Cynthia Sardou breaks the silence. The very discreet daughter of Michel Sardou responded to the “Journal des Femmes”, thus taking stock of her life and the links she maintains with her famous dad.
While the concert of Michel Sardou's farewell tour was recently broadcast on M6, his daughter Cynthia wanted to share with us some secrets in an interview. For the Women's Journalshe takes stock exclusively.
What happens to Cynthia Sardou today?
Now aged 51, the daughter of Michel Sardou and his ex-wife Françoise Pettré, still lives in Quebec. “Since Covid, I have worked extensively as a communications manager in a women's center, working with women in difficulty. And, in the community, I organized demonstrations against poverty, marches for women to obtain their rights, in very difficult political contexts“, she said.
Furthermore, Cynthia Sardou also has a flair for writing since she published a first novel, entitled The Movie (published by Ramsay), in 2021. Previously, she had published other works but much more personal including A life to rebuild et Do I have to be raped again? To put an end to recidivismboth recounting the rape she suffered in 1999.Since then, I have returned to my first job, that of a journalist.“, she adds, telling us to write about “current affairs, business and the economy” via the Gravité Médias agency.
What relationship does Cynthia Sardou have with her father Michel Sardou?
While she is very discreet and lives far from her clan on the other side of the Atlantic, Cynthia Sardou is not at odds with her famous father, contrary to what some rumors report. “I learned to accept him as he is, without placing expectations on him and living in disappointment. We don't see each other often, it's true. From there to say that we are him and I, in conflict? My comments, perceptions and words are no longer the same as they were 25 years ago towards my father and have been for a long time“, she specifies, ensuring that their relations are peaceful.
While he has just said goodbye to the stage and has packed his bags with his wife Anne-Marie Périer in a new house in the South of France, Michel Sardou always keeps his children in mind. And, when he can, he obviously spends time with them, Cynthia included. “I loved seeing him again on vacation and in concert, between 2018 and the end of 2023, not to mention all the other times since I was a child. He also wrote me a magnificent dedication on his latest book, I am not dead, I am sleeping“, she adds.
Furthermore, Cynthia Sardou is a fulfilled woman and wants to make it known: “I discovered that I had the power over my life and the power to put in place what suits me. Becoming a 'good companion' to myself and becoming the author of my own life, what I call joy.”
Exclusive interview for the Journal des Femmes.
