He has been spinning towels for years. Absent from the small screen for a few years, Patrick Sébastien does not forget his audience. Proof of this is that, after having participated in 30 Galas this summer, The 70-year-old presenter and singer is preparing to celebrate 50 years of his career. So, in a month, the former France Télévisions presenter will embark on a grand tour until 2025. But, until then, the interpreter of the Little foam man enjoys tender moments with his family. This September 11, he shared one alongside his daughter Lily and his ex-wife Nathalie known as “Nana” with whom he remains very close despite their separation in 2022.
On his Instagram account, Patrick Sébastien revealed a photo of the trio seated at a restaurant for a special occasion. His granddaughter has grown up sinceShe celebrated her 17th birthday that evening. Alongside the cliché, this simple comment: “Our daughter is 17. Happy birthday Lily“. A birthday that the former presenter of “Le Plus grand cabaret” would not have missed for anything in the world.
The one who suffered kidney cancer in 2022 had adopted Lily, a sublime Polynesian, with Nathalie in 2007. Interviewed in 2023 by our colleagues at Galathe latter had, in particular, mentioned the difficulty of being “the father of..” : “It wasn’t easy. I was bullied at school, I was always sent to Les Sardines and the supposedly “redneck” image of my father. People don’t know the real Patrick.” confided with tenderness the one who dreams of becoming an actress.
Very close to his daughter Lily, this drama which turned the life of the host upside down
The host readily acknowledges this. He has not always been a very present father and is trying to make up for time with his youngest daughter.. “With them, I was in the whirlwind. I’m trying to catch up on time. Lily and I have a lot in common, including not having been raised by our biological father.” the artist tells our colleagues.
Father of four children, Lily is the youngest and only daughter. When he was only 17 years old, Patrick Sébastien would become father of Sébastien born from his union with Martine. After his divorce, he saw the birth of his second child named Olivier Villa then will welcome Benjamin the following year with his new partner at the time, Fanfan. But, a tragedy will turn the life of this beautiful blended family upside down. On June 15, 1990, Sebastian is going to kill himself in a motorcycle accident on a road in Petite Camargue. Aged only 19, he was about to become a father. Patrick Sébastien will then become grandfather five months later of a little Maris-André. A young woman who now works alongside him.
Patrick Sébastien: already 50 years of career!
While it is with a bang that his career on France Télévisions has ended, the fact remains that Patrick Sébastien is preparing to celebrate his 50th career anniversary ! Initially, he wanted to organize a big party on TV for the occasion. Guest of Pascal Praud on Europe 1the public entertainer confided that this project seems compromised: “I wanted to do a special show on TV, I think it would have attracted a lot of people (in terms of audience, editor’s note), but they don’t want to” he said without revealing who it was.
However, a A nice consolation prize awaits Lily’s dad since at 70 years old, the author of La NostalVie (XO editions) is full of energy. So, he’s going back on stage and will launch, in exactly one month, into a incredible tour until 2025. It will start on October 12 in Porcieu-Amblagnieu in Isère; in this “Province”; which he cherishes so much.
