Vincent Lagaf' couldn't hold back his tears in the face of this tribute from Charlotte Dhenaux

TELEVISION – As is often the case on the set of What an era! on France 2, the Charlotte Dhenaux sequence remains the moving moment of the show. This open letter intended for one of the guests is read in front of him by the comedian, over a background of piano music. The show on Saturday January 18 was no exception to the rule, and even went further than usual, since Vincent Lagaf' burst into tears during these 90 seconds of poetic exposure.

“Franck (his first name, Editor's note), your biological mother's first strait, like a somewhat tragic declaration of love. Inspired by Gaston, you troublemaker Lagaf'. Full of tattoos like a dark wall is full of graffiti. Firefighter, reckless, impulsive, and welder. At Club Med, you are the nice organizer”begins Charlotte Dhenaux in her calm voice, made up like the extraterrestrial from the game Bill for the occasion (see video below).

“You're rocking during your classical dance classes, half a lung lighter, your breathing remains energetic. You hate limits, provoking the unexpected and host a special show called “Tête dans le cul”. Spark laughter to catch up with the past, wait for an “I love you” and compensate again”she continues in front of the TV host who took over the presentation of the bigdilon RMC Story, 20 years after the end of the game on TF1.

“Thank you for coming back, we were all looking forward to seeing you again”

“When in expectation, tenderness is a ghost, anesthetized, the heart dries, from torpor it takes on the aroma. Fan of Popin Pete, you dance in your pink tails, it's a beautiful color to enhance neuroses. Horse lover, like an absolute revelation, you ride bareback on the back of your friend Pélu”continues the comedian in his characteristic style, facing Vincent Lagaf' who can't hold back his tears less and less.

“You lose Gégé in a boat in Djibouti, you the man who whispered in the ear of his jet skis. Robust, the angel maker cannot unravel you. After all this time, you still have stage fright, you adventurer. Loyal to your teams, you don't want to disappoint. Thank you for coming back, we were all looking forward to seeing you again”concludes Charlotte Dhenaux to applause.

“I had to wait 40 years in the profession to have a tribute like that”then reacted Vincent Lagaf', still very moved, and whose first audiences of the new bigdil have been a hit since the start of the year (nearly 2 million viewers and around 10% audience share).

Extended compared to the one which brought together millions of viewers every day in the pre-evening on TF1 from 1998 to 2004, the new version of the game is broadcast on channel 23 of TNT on a weekly basis, on Fridays at 9:10 p.m., between reruns and best-ofs.

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