Excluded Public: Jean-Claude Van Damme lost the woman of his life

On the movie poster Kill ’em All 2 in 2024, Jean-Claude Van Damme recently made headlines by collaborating with the joinery manufacturer Art & Fenêtres.

But on Friday October 11, 2024, the famous actor who is about to celebrate his 64th birthday experienced drama in his personal life. He lost someone from his close family, the woman who mattered most in his life.

Jean-Claude Van Damme loses a very close person

Eliana Van Varenbergh, the mother of Jean-Claude Van Damme, died on Friday October 11, 2024. The establishment for the elderly in which she had resided for several years is located in Knokke-le-Zoute, a coastal town located in Belgium. The actor was at his mother’s side during her last moments.

Jean-Claude Van Damme was very close and attached to his mother. He has always been there for her, especially in recent years when Eliana fell ill. This death occurs as the Belgian actor was about to celebrate his 64th birthday on Friday, October 18.

Eliana Van Varenbergh, an important support for Jean-Claude Van Damme

Since his film debut in the mid-1980s, Jean-Claude Van Damme has always been able to count on Eliana’s support. Moreover, the actor has often admitted in interviews that the education given by his mother helped him a lot, as did the values ​​she passed on to him. The two shared a very strong bond for years.

When Jean-Claude Van Damme experienced failures or more difficult periods in his career, his mother knew how to comfort him. We therefore understand the immense void she leaves behind.

A huge career

Actor, director, producer, the man nicknamed the “Muscles from Brussels” has worn many hats throughout his career. He will have marked the 1980s and 1990s in cult films like Bloodsport or Kickboxer. Jean-Claude Van Damme is a martial arts practitioner, which helped make his fight scenes much more spectacular and believable.

The Belgian actor’s outspokenness also contributed greatly to making him popular with the public. Certain passages from his interviews became memes and have been shared thousands of times on social networks. Now aged 63, soon to be 64, Jean-Claude Van Damme continues to fascinate thanks to his charisma and talent. Let’s hope he can quickly recover from the death of his mother Eliana. At least that’s all we can wish for him.