VIDEO – “My father had an affair with her”: Dave, this heavy family secret caused his parents’ divorce

Sunday November 17, a week before celebrating the 50th issue ofA Sunday in the countrysideFrédéric Lopez received Julian Bugier, the holder of the 1 p.m. news on 2 since 2021; Laura Laune, Belgian comedian revealed in season 12 of France has incredible talent and Dutch singer Dave, who celebrated his 80th birthday on May 4. At the host's microphone, the interpreter of Vanina indulged in poignant confidences about the heavy family secret at the origin of his parents' divorce. For France 2 viewers, the artist with more than 15 million records sold remembered his young years in a village about thirty kilometers from Amsterdam. The childhood of the boy, who then dreamed of becoming a pastor, was “idyllic”. But this happiness was spoiled when he turned 16.

“Since my father had a little more money than most teachers, we could afford to have a cleaning lady every day. [Il] had a history with her. One day, while looking for a bulb for my motorcycle, I came across letters from her to my father, which were extremely precise”remembered the man whose career took off in the 1960s. “I took the letters, sent them to my father's desk and he said to me: 'Don't tell your mother'”continued Dave. The teenager agreed to keep this secret which was not his, but one day his mother found out. His parents chose to divorce and the singer's father ended his life with this woman. “I think now more than 50% of couples are falling apart”concluded the artist on the set of France 2. Before congratulating himself about his relationship with Patrick Loiseau: “Me, it’s been 53 years!”

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“I always wondered.” : the impact that this family secret could have had on Dave's mother

This isn't the first time Dave has recalled these painful memories. He had already spoken about this subject in spring 2016 in the columns of France Sunday. During this interview, he briefly mentioned the death of his mother, whom he helped to leave through euthanasia in 1990, a few months after the death of his father. The singer then considered it possible that his mother had developed the illness she suffered after her husband's infidelity and their resulting separation: “I always wondered if she hadn’t developed cancer because of his disappearance. Because she never stopped loving him. She never started her life again.”

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