Alain Delon left us this summer and the sacred monster of cinema is still in the heads and hearts of many people. Interviewed by the magazine Point of view (issue of January 15, 2025), Astrid Veillon, currently on tour with the piece What if we talked?mentioned Alain Delon with whom she worked. If their relationship has not always been simple, she knows how important the actor was in her life.
First kisses, Honey and the bees, Extreme limit, Never two without you… Astrid Veillon continued filming but, like many artists, experienced a down period. At the very end of the 1990s, as she explains to Point of viewshe was then “blacklisted“and the telephone”sounded less“. “After having squeezed me like an orange in numerous fictions, the industry no longer found me fashionable. I went to a center for Tibetan refugees. A revelation. I discovered Buddhism and helping others. I liked it so much that I have made more than ten humanitarian trips since then. All this then allowed me to make bold choices. Without asking any more questions“, she explains.
Astrid Veillon and Alain Delon, two stars with strong characters
She then met Alain Delon with whom she starred in the series Fabio Montale in 2002. In the magazine The two of usshe then explained: “He had a profound impact on my life. Already, because it is unique. And then, because he kept his word to me. I met him at lunch where he told me: ‘I have the impression of seeing myself as a woman.’“After this filming, and while Astrid Veillon was going through this complicated period, Alain Delon came to look for her. They then went on stage together in 2004 for the play The roller coasters by Éric Assous at the Marigny theater. “Alain was not an easy person, he was a strong personality. Just like me! We struggled a lot but together we managed. He kept telling me, ‘One day you’ll show them who you really are.’ I am so grateful to him. Being by his side every evening will remain the most extraordinary experience of my life. Thanks to him, I’m no longer afraid of big peoplee”, she explains to Point of view.
Since meeting Alain Delon, Astrid Veillon has had the joy of playing for 10 years in the series Tandem but also to pursue his career in the theater. Now, in addition to acting, she writes her shows, to the image and What if we talked? A great success.
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