As part of an interview broadcast on the show We’re going to tell each otheractors Patrick Labbé and Virginie Ranger-Beauregard spoke about the death of their characters in the popular series STAT.
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The daily afternoon show, We’re going to tell each othermade its comeback after a holiday break yesterday, for the first time in 2025. For the occasion, the host Sebastien Diaz received the two actors for an intimate discussion about their departure from the series.
Visibly moved by the end of their characters, Sébastien Diaz started the conversation with a question that seemed to bother him: “How did you manage to keep it a secret throughout the holidays? It must have been really difficult, right?
Virginie Ranger-Beauregard replied with sincerity: “Me personally, when I knew that it was going to stop for me, I felt the need to speak. I admit that I told my close friends and my parents, asking them not to talk about it.”
Sébastien Diaz, curious, then asked: “When people pass you in the street, what do the comments they make to you look like?”
Patrick Labbe smiled while responding: “Ah the comments in the street go from “I listen to STAT” to “but why did they kill your characters?”. But that’s also the goal of a TV show, it’s to surprise the world.”
Patrick Huardalso invited on the set, asked the actors a deeper question: “How do you guys experience it personally, versus understanding the narrative force that it brings to the show?”
Virginie replied: “What I’ve been saying from the start is that if the story has to take this turn, that’s fine. I mean the show ain’t about me or about you (pointing at Patrick Labbé). It’s a gang show, about a team that works in a hospital and takes care of patients.”
Patrick Labbé added: “It’s sure that it’s hard at the time, at the moment. But you always have to remain objective, because it’s good for the show. I think that the author gave herself the means to go to places where she did not suspect at first. The death of Philippe and the death of Delphine, that brings, I think, a little juice to all of this and for the future of things.
Patrick Huard then added: “But at the same time, if you want to have an impact, you kill characters to whom people are attached. Otherwise, it has no impact.”
To close the interview, Sébastien Diaz asked his guests what they would remember from their experience in STAT.
Patrick Labbé responded with a smile: “So many good memories, it’s a great gang. I got to know people I don’t know, among other things Stéphane Rousseau. Everyone knows Stéphane, but I had never been around Stéphane Rousseau.”
Virginie Ranger-Beauregard also expressed her admiration for the actor and comedian: “He’s the funniest man in the world, he’s one of my favorites from all three seasons. He is a deeply kind and sensitive man, and yes he is funny and yes he likes to make people laugh, but not at all costs either. He’s not going to crowd others out to speak louder than you and he’s a good audience too.”
They finished by paying a little tribute to their former playing partner, Suzanne Clement.
Patrick Labbé confided: “We talk a lot about the gang, but I must emphasize the importance of Suzanne Clément in this and the leader positive that she is, it’s extraordinary how good she was leader».
Virginie Ranger-Beauregard added: “A very good leadera source of inspiration, she is always good to others, welcoming, positive, trooperenergetic. And she’s there all the time, all the time, all the time.”
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