This Saturday, it was Pénélope McQuade’s turn to take part in the popular talk show For once, the show broadcast on Télé-Québec which each week hosts a personality interviewed by several guest artists.
Beyond any doubt, we can affirm that the host did not hold back when it came to confidences, she who revealed herself on several personal subjects with great openness, without filter. It is also with this uninhibited approach that she approached the more difficult relationship she had with her parents throughout her life, when Jean-Marie Lapointe questioned her on the concept of love. unconditional towards his parents.
From the outset, she asserts that she has “not not experienced unconditional love in love. » She continues:
« I experienced unconditional love from my parents, but again, it happened once with my mother and once with my father, in different circumstances, where I really had to ask a question about the love I had for them. I was more sure that I could continue to love my mother, at one point, and I was more sure, at another point, that I could continue to love my father. That, when it happens in one’s life, it’s intense. I think my mother always felt that my love for her was not unconditional. »
We can only salute Pénélope’s astonishing frankness during this interview, which demonstrates a sublime vulnerability. One thing is certain, his moving words struck a chord with viewers, who expressed themselves in equally touching terms:
-- « What an opening! It’s beautiful to be able to show yourself vulnerable like that. It doesn’t make us monsters to ask ourselves these questions. »
- « When we discover certain weaknesses in our parents, it is difficult. You have to remember that they are not super humans. »
- « Phew… A taboo… A taboo that I experienced with my mother too… She is no longer… I miss her sorely… Regrets haunt me… It’s difficult… ???? »
The excerpt from the interview is available below.
On the professional side, Pénélope McQuade highlighted an important chapter earlier this fall, on her radio show. Details here.
Recently, it was on this same set that Véronique Cloutier also spoke without filter about her career. You can read it in this article.
Le talk-show For once is broadcast on Saturdays at 8 p.m. on Télé-Québec.
