Guest of the Télépro Censuré podcast, Gérard Jugnot returned to the death of his friend Michel Blanc. He revealed what he is now a little more afraid of.
A small change of habit. On October 3, Michel Blanc lost his life following anaphylactic shock and a heart attack. The actor leaves behind his partner, Ramatoulaye Diop, but also his friends and in particular the Splendid troupe of which he was one of the founding members. They paid tribute to him in particular on the day of his funeral and continue to pay tribute to his memory during various interviews. Podcast guest Censorship from Télépros, Gérard Jugnot spoke about the death of Michel.
Gérard Jugnot wants to change his lifestyle since the death of Michel Blanc
The actor said the loss of his friend was a real shock. “It was an iceberg that hit the boat, but we didn't sink.”declared Gérard Jugnot. Asked what this death will change in his life, he admitted that it will not be much in his career, but rather in his daily life. “It could perhaps concern my lifestyle more, being wary of certain antibiotics. But other than that, no, I don't see what I can change“, he confided. The death of Michel Blanc was a real shock for the Splendid troupe who did not expect it, especially since they were preparing a book retracing their fifty years of career which they had to make promotion all together.
Gérard Jugnot upset by the death of Michel Blanc
This death really touched Gérard Jugnot. “What's terrible about this kind of thing is that we tell ourselves that it will never be… we rarely saw each other but now, we won't see each other anymores”, he confessed. He admitted that the mobilization of the public during the funeral of the actor moved him. “It was very touching […] death is still something very abstract, but all these expressions of affection, for him, for us, were quite strong. It's nice, it warms our hearts, but hey, it won't do it for us, but at least it's something. And it is perhaps a little pride to see that our films which are of a certain age remain a little in the news and people continue to see them, to love them“, he added.
