Catherine Deneuve, victim of a stroke not without after-effects: she opens up about her fight to overcome it

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At the start of the year, Catherine Deneuve, the icon of the French 7th art, spoke at length in the new issue of “Vanity Fair” unveiled this Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Having suffered a stroke in 2019, the famous 81-year-old actress has agreed to lift the veil on her health and recovery. Rare confidences.

Catherine Deneuve, victim of a stroke not without after-effects: she opens up about her fight to overcome it

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A leading figure in the French 7th art, Catherine Deneuve is undoubtedly one of the most prolific actresses in history. For several decades, the icon has brilliantly played a variety of roles to the delight of movie fans. But in 2019 while she was filming in the film During his lifetime by director Emmanuelle Bercot, Gérard Depardieu's great friend was the victim of an ischemic stroke “very limited and therefore reversible“, his family reported to AFP. “Fortunately, she has no motor deficit and must of course take some time to rest.” we learned.

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Remember that TIA (ischemic vascular accident) occurs when a blood interruption deprives certain areas of the brain of oxygen. Although symptoms usually disappear within an hour, prompt treatment is necessary to avoid complications. Hospitalized in , she was able to resume filming after his convalescence. In the new issue of Vanity Fair revealed this Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Catherine Deneuve once again spoke about her health. The opportunity for her to lift the veil on her recovery. According to his rare confidences, elle “continues to work on his memory with a speech therapist“.

Catherine Deneuve opens up as she rarely does

A necessary follow-up because it sometimes happens to “search for names. Fortunately, his cell phone helps him enormously in these moments. During the interview, the star also remembered the day when everything changed. “I had hesitations about my text, memory lapses. I said it. They immediately realized something was wrong and they reacted“, confided Catherine Deneuve who was able to be treated at the Rothschild hospital before being transferred to the Invalides hospital.

Since then, the happy mother of two children has learned to live differently. “We inevitably change after such a serious problem. Before, I worked a lot, I was in perpetual motion and I didn't see anything coming. What was I going through?underlined the ex-partner of Pierre Lescure to our colleagues at l’OBS in 2023.”It's a terrible shock“Having since taken her foot off the gas, she now takes care to choose.”the films she makes more sparingly“. “In everyday life, I sort out what is not worth it and what is worth paying attention to. Same thing for people, to see or not to see anymore“, she concluded philosophically.

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