Michel Blanc made us laugh and cry. This Thursday, October 10, many personalities and many fans were present at the Saint-Eustache church to say goodbye to the actor. Among the actor’s loved ones, his friends from the Splendid troupe were gathered in pain.
Thierry Lhermitte was accompanied and supported by his wife, Hélène, whom he married forty-seven years ago. The couple rarely appears in public.
Funeral of Michel Blanc: the actors of Splendid gathered to honor the actor
This Thursday, October 10, from 4 p.m., personalities and fans gathered at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris, to say goodbye to Michel Blanc. His partner, Ramatoulaye Diop, said he wanted a “joyful ceremony“. In the crowd, a man had put on a ski outfit, tribute to the emblematic role of the actor: Jean-Claude Dusse. Among the celebrities present, many actors, the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, Brigitte Macron, but also and above all, the members of the
Splendid. Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel and Bruno Moynot were together for this moving funeral.
The band has known each other for more than sixty years and it is therefore natural that theemotion could be read on the faces of each of its members. A few handpicked members of the public were able to attend the ceremony. In front of the church, a crowd paid tribute to the actor. The latter has
ovation the coffin of Michel Blanc as he leaves the church.
Thierry Lhermitte alongside his wife: the actor goes almost unnoticed
Cap and sunglasses on the nose,
Thierry Lhermitte almost went unnoticed during the funeral of Michel Blanc. He was accompanied by his wife,
Helenewith whom he has shared his life for more than fifty years. The couple, who married in 1977, are very rare appearances public together.
In 2016, the actor Dinner for idiots confided in
Paris Match and declared his love for his wife. “I was and remain the man of only one woman: mine. I am still in love with her and my family has been the source of my stability in this profession where there are so few.” he confessed. Very discreet, Hélène is sometimes present alongside Thierry Lhermitte during previews or red carpets. But if her face is not unfamiliar to you, it is perhaps also because she did two
apparitions in films. She participates in the chest painting competition in The Bronzed and she also plays Martine, the ex-wife of Popeye (played by Thierry Lhermitte), in Tanned people go skiing.
