Eddy Mitchell prey to his demons, his wife Muriel gave him an ultimatum: “I chose”

Guest of the portrait of the week Seven to eight this Sunday, November 24, Eddy Mitchell returned to his demons. Facing Audrey Crespo-Mara, the singer explained how his wife allowed him to “break” with one of his vices.

His wife somehow saved him. While he was the guest of the portrait of the week of Seven to eightbroadcast this Sunday, November 24 on TF1, Eddy Mitchell spoke without taboo about his excesses: alcohol, tobacco and even gambling. “Johnny (Hallyday, ndlr) did a lot more. He smoked two packs”, first said the man who is just recovering from pneumonia. Before emphasizing: “Alcohol is over. It was more of a mania than anything else. There was no fun.”

Thanks to his wife Murielle, Eddy Mitchell also managed to get rid of his addiction to gambling, as recalled by Audrey Crespo-Mara. “Your wife allowed you to break away from a vice: gambling”, confided the TF1 journalist. “Yes yes. Poor thing, I woke her up when I got home, around 6-7 a.m. and I told her about my evening, which was not exciting, it must be said.”, admitted the artist. After years of patience, his wife gave him an ultimatum: “She told me: it's simple, either you stop, or I'll leave.” And Audrey Crespo-Mara pointed out to him: “Oh yes, it’s radical.” And his interlocutor confirmed: “Oh yes. I chose!”

On tour, Eddy Mitchell spent a lot of time in casinos

For a long time, when he was on tour, Eddy Mitchell couldn't help but take a detour to the casinos of the cities where he sang. “I went there at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they came to put my makeup on and dress me there. Then I was going to sing. Next, there was the poker table waiting for me. So it all ended around 6 a.m.!“, he recalled in Seven to eight. A period now over if we are to believe his words.