We found her in 2024 on the set of M6 for season 19 of France has incredible talent of which she was a member of the jury. Hélène Ségara experienced painful moments following the partial loss of her sight but keeps smiling. She had already spoken to France 2 about her eye disease and how people’s views have changed towards her. “I receive messages telling me ‘how dare you justify your botched surgeries?’ or else ‘Are you sick?’, she told Léa Salamé on the set of “Quelle époque” on France 2, last November. And to detail:“I am stable, I live with treatment. We were able to save one of my eyes, but I lost an eye. I see you thanks to this treatment which has stabilized me. But I almost was in the dark“.
Hélène Ségara opens up about her illness
Concerning the attacks of which she is the victim, Hélène Ségara wanted to clarify: “I have other struggles than certain things I hear around me. I don’t attach myself to negative things, I attach myself to the life force.” On the occasion of her concert event at the Salle Pleyel which was held last December, the singer gave a long interview to our colleagues from Gala magazine. He notably returned to her illness but also to the way she stood firm in the face of derogatory messages. “We often displease, despite ourselves. And we must accept not to be unanimous”she began by recognizing.
The singer discusses the violence of social networks
Then to qualify: “Social networks have uninhibited violent words. I can understand the cathartic exercise for their authors“. “Me, when I was attacked on my physique, while I was on cortisone, I had no power over it. I was vulnerable. For three months, I stayed at home so as not to face the view of others”she said. Then continue: “The one I put on myself was harsh enough. People apologized to me and that did me a lot of good. What we are missing today is dialogue”.
Faced with the painful ordeal of illness, Hélène Ségara was fortunately able to count on the support of her loved ones. The illness “was a great lesson” for her, as she confided. “Certain people, on whom I thought I could count, were not able to show themselves present. They disappeared from the photo. But I prefer to thank my mother, my three children, other members of my family, my friends, the two teachers who followed me…”she said. And to conclude: “I have no bitterness. I had to lose my sight to open my eyes to certain situations. The illness has made me lucid. I can say that I am experiencing a rebirth, even if it is not without pain. My self-esteem is not enough for me. I need to feel loved..
