At 61 years old, Stéphane Bern has more than one string to his bow. Journalist, presenter, heritage specialist, he is also an actor. A cap that he appreciates more and more but for which he is often criticized, even mocked. He tells.
On January 21, France 3 will broadcast two new episodes of Bellefonda series in which Stéphane Bern plays the leading role, that of an unconventional lawyer. A program that has found its audience, so much so that the channel has already ordered eight episodes! But the public does not always take the host seriously, who tries the experiment of The secret box on France 3 this January 17…
Stéphane Bern “mocked” for his acting? “It’s still very frowned upon”
Guest on the set of C to you on January 15, the 61-year-old presenter recalled that he still had to prove himself today on the small French screens. “Did you expect this success? You who were mocked at the beginning for your first roles…”pointed out Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine to her guest. Who immediately replied: “I still am!”.
“We always make fun of it. I just read the reviews, people say: ‘Oh for once he’s convincing’”continued the one who will also be in the spotlight of the next episode of The Secret Boxbroadcast on France 3 on January 17. Visibly shocked, Stéphane Bern then said: “How many TV films do I have to do after a while to justify being an actor?” And it’s up to him to conclude: “I should, I think, have everything I have left to live prove to justify being able to do a little comedy. Because hosts who do comedy are always frowned upon.”.
-Stéphane Bern clarifies: “I don’t play the stars”
Never mind, the PAF heritage man is flourishing enormously in this second career. And he works hard to be up to the task: “I arrive with a lot of humility. I work, I basically make up for all the theater classes that I didn’t have when I was young. And so there I have coaches who make me work”. And for Stéphane Bern to counterbalance: “And then I try to live, also to let go a little“.
Words which are reminiscent of those that the presenter of History Secrets had held on Europe 1 on the same subject in September 2024. “I go there with all humility. I am the first to arrive on set, I know my lines perfectly. I don’t play the star and then, I’m not at all”he then said.
