When she was 36, Denise Fabre met the man of her life, Francis Vandenhende. Guest on the show The secret box on France 3 on January 10, 2025, she says: “I met him on a radio station at Europe 1. He was Gaston Lenôtre’s right-hand man, because he’s a great chef, that’s how we met, because Gaston had a column and I I was on Europe 1 in the morning.”
The presenter who recently fought against cancer and is currently in remission also received a beautiful message from her husband, with whom she married on April 14, 1978, just six months after their meeting. A man who knew how to understand her and detect her “childhood wounds“: the separation of her parents, the death of her father when she was only 10 years old and the years in boarding school.
Denise Fabre: the beautiful message from her husband Francis
Moved, we hear him pronounce a very beautiful message for the mother of his daughters Olivia and Élodie: “My dear Denise, there are so many things to say… In a few weeks, we will celebrate our 47 years of marriage. […] We are all united this evening to tell you that you are a woman, a mother, a unique grandmother, and as we will not change you, I gladly resume for the same 47 year lease“.
It’s nice, adorable
Touched, Denise Fabre, who appears with tears in her eyes, confides that her children quickly became the most important thing in her life. “It’s nice, adorable, it’s really… It’s true. From the moment the children arrived, nothing mattered except getting home..”, she revealed. Francis has also always been able to count on the support of his wife, he who has owned several restaurants: The Saint-Simon Farm (7th arrondissement), The Manor of Paris which they opened in 1894 (17th arrondissement) and The Garden House.
Denise appeared radiant during the show, with a rock look and a big smile. It must be said that she was also able to count on the presence of many close friends such as François Valery, Laura Tenoudji, Valérie Maurice, Pierre Douglas, Marie Myriam, Eurovision winner in 1977, Vincent Niclo, Fabienne Thibault, Stone, Virginia Crespeau , Annie Milon or even Marie Talon.
In terms of audiences, the show was followed by 1,918,000 viewers, or 11.7% PDA according to our colleagues at Puremedias.
