The singer finally appears through the veil of tears which covers the face of Angèle, 34 years old. “I’ve seen her in concert three times, but this is the first time I’ve seen Lorie up close. » She made a three-hour drive from Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme), a detour to Montluçon (Allier) to pick up her friend Amélie, in order to obtain a signing from her youth idol at the Cultura store in Saint-Maur , near Châteauroux.
Angèle, 34, traveled more than 200 km to meet the singer who marked her adolescence.
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“I didn’t sleepshe confides. I always said that my dream would come true one day. It’s done ! I don’t know how to explain it, but I feel calm. It brought back lots of memories, when I was dancing in my room. I even missed school to go buy everything that came out on her. Today when I do my sport, I always listen to Lorie. I carry it in my heart. I love it. »
“I show them that they are not alone”
For more than two hours, Lorie Pester signed her latest book Relive (published by Robert Laffont). At 41, she puts into words the pain of endometriosis (chronic inflammatory gynecological disease), which she suffered until the removal of her uterus, after the birth of her daughter in 2020. Endometriosis affects nearly one in ten women according to Social Security figures.
His latest book, “Reviving” addresses his personal battle with endometriosis.
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“I told myself that telling my story could perhaps help women in the same situation as meshares Lorie Pester between two souvenir photos. I show them that they are not alone and that this can end well: today, I have a little girl, I no longer have pain, so there is hope. »
“Heartache to know she went through all this”
This afternoon, Émeline, 26, came from Romorantin (Loir-et-Cher) to bring her a bouquet of pink lilies. “It’s very moving to read about his journeyshe comments. We see her bubbly, we imagine the singer happy, at home… It hurts our heart to know that she went through all that. » More than her books, she loves her songs : “ Weekend, On a Latin tune (his favorite songs)…. I saw Lorie at the Zénith d’Orléans in 2005-2006, it was a surprise from my dad. »
Émeline, 26, traveled from Romorantin (Loir-et-Cher) with her partner, to the tunes of Lorie, of course.
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“Everything she creates, I buy”
Just behind her, Bénédicte, from La Roche-Posay (Vienna) came with her family with her “collector” vinyl and the book she has not yet read under her arm. She sees her for the eighth time. “I’ve been following her for twenty-two years, her very first single (Near me). Everything she creates, I buy. »
Albums slipped between the copies of “Revivre”.
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“They talk to me about my book, about my fight, then sometimes there are a few CDs. Today I wear both hatssummarizes Lorie Pester. There are young girls trembling, tears, it’s always nice. These are moments of joy. They often tell me that they have been waiting for this for years. » As the 2004 version of Lorie would say, “bewitched, as if nothing could ever [les] to separate. »
