“Forever”, Josiane Balasko in mourning, she shares tender photos where they kiss

France is in mourning. One of its leading actors died on October 3, 2024 at the age of 72: Michel Blanc, member of the cult Splendid troupe to whom we owe Santa Claus is trash or Les Bronzés. The talented actor and director is the first of the “gang”, who met in high school, to disappear. And the emotion is very strong.

This Thursday, October 10, his companion Ramatoulaye Diop and his loved ones said goodbye to the artist. The funeral took place at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris, with admirers paying tribute to his character of Jean-Claude Dusse in their own way, but also with speeches that were both funny and moving. His friend Jean-Paul Rouve indeed said a few words, as did Josiane Balasko, very touched by the loss of this lifelong friend. She also published meaningful souvenir photos.

Death of Michel Blanc: the farewell of the Splendid

The Splendid troupe was made up of Michel Blanc, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Josiane Balasko. They were all present at the funeral of their comrade, like Carole Bouquet, Mathilda May, Clotilde Courau and Brigitte Macron. Applause, his friends Tanned were discreet but Josiane Balasko’s daughter, Marilou Berry, revealed their tribute in images.

They appear in a photo at the Père-Lachaise cemetery, surrounding their wreath of flowers with a humorous message: “France of intensity”. It was a reference: “And these imbeciles, they didn’t understand that it was from us, they left them on the square!”, “It’s the dedication, the colleagues of the French woman of intensity… Didn’t understand ….”. Because in a moving text accompanying the photos, the actress writes the dialogues exchanged on the spot: “Michel would have hated this place… There are too many trees”, “It’s between Chopin and Delacroix… It’s not bad…”, “Here, take a picture of us with our flowers – Oh yes, I would like to see them. We paid a lot for them anyway, we can at least look at them a little”“Let’s not forget that Michel once said ‘I am bald and yet I have a very long ponytail’. With sadness, she concludes the caption of her post with an observation: “The splendid minus one”. And his mother also shared her own photos on her Instagram account.

Josiane Balasko pays tribute in pictures

Josiane Balasko published two meaningful photos. On the first, in black and white, we see her with Michel Blanc on a stage, probably in their debut. They hug each other tenderly and smile. Then on the second, which seems recent, we see them sitting on a bench, in a cinema or a theater, about to kiss. In text, she only wrote “Memories memories…”. A sober tribute: few words to describe his pain and his love for his adventure companion.

The reactions were not long in coming. Singer Juliette Armanet commented under her post: “We love you forever”. Actress Alice Pol left a heart emoji. Other Internet users share the actress’ sadness: “A shock and an immense void!! You and the Splendid are my entire youth!! Good luck to all of you, we love you so much “. Stars who are not alone in their loss of a loved one…