Orlando confirms for the first time the intimate relationship between Dalida and François Mitterrand (VIDEO)

Guest of Roll on Sundayon France 3, Orlando confirmed for the first time the love story between his sister Dalida and the former President of the Republic François Mitterrand.

“It was private, so it had to stay private… But everyone took care of it!“Orlando was the guest of Roll on Sunday on France 3 this weekend. Asked by Michel Drucker, the famous impresario, indulged in some revelations about the loves of his sister Dalida. He notably confirmed the romance between the timeless singer and the former President of the Republic François Mitterrand: “It's embarrassing because, yes, I know there was something but I never said it. I always walked by without answering“, he first admitted before saying a little more about the history of this relationship.

“François Mitterrand rang Dalida's doorbell at any hour“

“They had known each other for ten years. No one was offended, no one asked any questions. He was not yet president. The day he became one, it 'freaked the web', as the media say. And they discovered this story, but it wasn't very pleasant because there was family…“, continued Orlando, recounting the liberties taken by the head of state: “He had all the nerve François Mitterrandhe would come to her house and ring the bell at any time. Besides, the secret services were losing their minds. One day, at six or seven in the morning, Dalida heard hammering. So she asked her maid what was going on and she explained to her that street lights were being installed in the street. [car avant s’était très sombre et qu’il n’y avait pas lumière]. The secret services were afraid that the President would be assassinated“, he remembered, adding with a laugh: “The neighbors at the time said that thanks to Dalida, they had light in the street.”

Orlando furious with François Mitterrand, absent at Dalida's funeral

More Orlando holds a frank grudge against François Mitterrand because he did not go to Dalida's funeral in May 1987.I was mad at him and I will always be mad at him because given the friendship they had and saw how Dalida risked her career by committing to him, she who had never been politically involved… He didn't come home and he didn't come to Madeleine“, he concluded.