It was a death that deeply shocked the French.
Michel Blanc died suddenly on October 3, at the age of 72, from anaphylactic shock. According to the information that was given, he died as a result of a heart attack, following anaphylactic shock in the form of Quincke's edema. Many tributes have been paid to him since then, notably this Wednesday, November 20. Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot and Thierry Lhermitte were the guests of
France Inter et They returned to the Splendid troupe, founded in 1974 by a collective of authors and actors.
In this one, we could find Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel and Bruno Moynot. They are all long-time friends and the death of Michel Blanc has deeply affected them. Faced with the show's journalists, they shared confidences, notably returning to the beginnings of the troupe. “I was excited, I saw the greatest actors in the world.
There, I said to myself: “it’s them, they are incredibly funny”, said Marie-Anne Chazel.
Marie-Anne Chazel: a very noted confidence
When she saw her friends on stage, Marie-Anne Chazel was immediately charmed. “I fell in love with the four of them and this group and what came out of their complicity, it was extraordinary,” she said. Enough to make Gérard Jugnot react who declares: “Especially from one”. Very amused, Marie-Anne Chazel simply replied: “Sexually”, provoking hilarity from the columnists. But who was she referring to? It is obviously Christian Clavier, with whom she shared her life for a long time.
Between 1976 and 2001, Christian Clavier and Marie-Anne Chazel enjoyed a beautiful relationship. The couple also had a daughter named Margot born in 1983. The two remained together for more than thirty years but they never married. If Christian Clavier made his request twice, it was Marie-Anne Chazel who always refused, revealing the reasons. “Maybe I was wrong at the time, I don't know.” she explained to Current woman. “What I saw of marriage didn't make me want it. People weren't necessarily together for the right reasons” , she continued.
Marie-Anne Chazel: how did she learn of the death of Michel Blanc?
Very close to Christian Clavier for many years, Marie-Anne Chazel was also to Michel Blanc. The death of her friend was a real tragedy, but she was not present for her friend's funeral at the Père-Lachaise cemetery. According to information from Paris Match she was “expected on the stage of the Théâtre de la Michodière” . Indeed, she plays in the play Talk to me about lovedirected by Philippe Claudel. It was also following a performance that she was informed of the death of her long-time friend. “When she turns her phone back on at the end of the performance, a text message from Josie [NDLR. Josiane Balasko] tells him that Michel has died” specifies the media. An announcement that deeply upset her.
