Who, without knowing him, would dare to say that he is 70 years old ? And yet… Antoine de Caunes acquired them last December. Olympic form, a scintillating physique, to make all the septuagenarians of whom he is now a part turn green with jealousy. Guest of RTL to promote the launch of its magazine Vieux dedicated as its name indicates to seniors, Antoine de Caunes revealed his secrets to Bruno Guillon in his show The Good Sunday Show.
Asked about this invisible old age, Antoine de Caunes declared “better (age)” than his lifelong sidekick José Garcia. The two best friends, who met thanks to Nowhere else and who have never left since then, although they have a difference of 13 years, nothing appears so at first sight according to Antoine de Caunes… Better still, the latter even considers himself younger than his friend, due to of a way of life diametrically opposed to his own !
José Garcia and his “five liters of rosé every evening”
“My advantage over José Garcia is that I don’t drink five liters of rosé every night. Already, we have a liver that is not in the same state. There, he managed to put his José Garcia rosé on the TGV. He is very strong. He went back and forth from Paris to Avignon with his Mariachis… No, no, I’m aging better than him.” said Daphné Roulier’s husband, referring to the new life of José Garcia, who has been passionate about it for years. oenology. Indeed, if he continues to shoot for the cinema (he was recently on the bill for the film We, the Leroys with Charlotte Gainsbourg and will be in the film poster in November The Panache with Aure Atika), José Garcia nevertheless turned to viticulture and produces its own eponymous rosé. Its first vintage wine was released in 2022.
Antoine de Caunes ages “organically”
In an interview with the Figaro a few days ago, Antoine de Caunes revealed that he had all of his trimesters, and recently learned that he was eligible for retirement… without wanting it. The septuagenarian gave a very philosophical speech on old age, which he sees coming without apprehension: “Old age exists, there is also a biological reality that concerns each of us, but It’s the idea we have of it that counts“ he confided.
Not afraid to be proud of always being in shape and productive, Antoine de Caunes revealed his many projects, on the sidelines of the magazine Vieux which he has just launched: “Being retired, finally, It’s an abstract concept to me, given everything I have going on.. The weekly show that covers cinema news on Fridays, Faut voir! on Canal+, continues. We are also preparing a great show for the channel’s 40th anniversary, on November 4. I also have a writing project, a film script, a comic strip script.”. Does Antoine de Caunes intend to break the record? of Philippe Bouvard, who will retire next year, after celebrating his 95th birthday? The future will tell.
