faced with showbiz attacks, Bambou defended by Deneuve

Through this meeting, Bambou will plunge, despite herself, into the world of showbiz. A particularly trying experience that she recounts in her book. In the columns of the latest issue of Paris Match, Gainsbourg's companion expresses herself bluntly: “I never liked this world of showbiz where I found, certainly in a different form, the same wickedness as among the Thénardiers. A small, petty, racist universe. »

Bambou, supported by Catherine Deneuve

Since childhood, Bambou has had a complex relationship with drugs. On several occasions, she attempted to end her life. This destructive habit did not leave him when he came into contact with Serge Gainsbourg, who himself had serious problems with alcohol.

Once their relationship was official for everyone to see, the gossip didn't take long: “For everyone, I was the junkie (while almost everyone was on drugs!), I was the “yellow” who was with Serge for the money. They waited until Serge was drunk and could no longer defend me before throwing rubbish at me like: “Yellows are only good in bed.” »

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With their mundane daily life, Bambou endured many such receptions, inevitably ending up taking his bag and going to the toilet to cry: “I was waiting for Serge to be ready to leave. Catherine Deneuve is the only person who came to console me during one of these dinners. »

Bambou never forgot the phrase whispered by the actress, almost making it a mantra for the rest of her life: “They're all idiots, don't listen to them. »