Martin Lamotte, moved, pays tribute to his friend Michel Blanc during his funeral

This Thursday, October 10, the funeral of Michel Blanc takes place. Moved by the loss of his friend, Martin Lamotte spoke to BFM TV.

The famous actor Michel Blanc died on the night of October 3 to 4 following anaphylactic shock. The interpreter of Jean-Claude Dusse in The Bronzed leaves in mourning his partner, Ramatoulaye Diop, but also his friends from the Splendid troupe. This Thursday, October 10, his funeral will take place at the Saint-Eustache church, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. For the occasion, many celebrities gathered to pay a final tribute to the actor during this private ceremony. Among them, Martin Lamotte who notably played in The Bronzed 3 with Michel Blanc.

Funeral of Michel Blanc: Martin Lamotte shares his emotion

On his way to the ceremony, Martin Lamotte stopped to say a few words about his friend on BFM TV. “Listen, we lost a great friend and a great actor, that’s it. For now, I can’t tell you more“, he began. The actor added that Michel Blanc inspired him.humor and then great seriousness in humor”. It was important for him to go to this funeral to say goodbye to his friend. He is also happy to see that many people came out for this talented actor. He still has difficulty accepting his death and has not hidden his emotion. “We are never safe from that, so it’s… Unfortunately, we too will follow, soon, as the saying goes. We’ll try to hang on but, in any case, he’s gone, he’s the first, it’s a shame, he’s an extraordinary actor“, he added.

Martin Lamotte talks about his memories with Michel Blanc

The actor of Tanned 3 recalled some memories of filming with Michel Blanc. “What a laugh. I can still see him jumping on the table in a restaurant and screaming, I don’t know what. Madness, madness. I loved him very much“, concluded Martin Lamotte. The latter then went to the church to attend the ceremony in tribute to the cult actor of French cinema. Many other personalities were also present.