Maïté, the cult host of outspoken cooking shows, has died at the age of 86

It's a real television icon who passed away on the night of December 20, 2024. After the sudden disappearance of actor Michel Blanc on October 3, the French once again lost a cult personality dear to their hearts. It must be said that 2024 had its share of losses, from Françoise Hardy to Alain Delon, including the American actress of Beverly Hills et Charmed Shannen Doherty.

Today it is Maïté’s turn to leave us, announces News Landes. Real name Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, she died between this Friday and Saturday December 21 at the age of 86. Like Jean-Pierre Coffe, known for his rants against junk food, she was a real character on the small screen who highlighted French gastronomy, and in particular that of her region.

Maïté died at the age of 86

Originally from the village of Rion-des-Landes, Maïté loved generous and authentic cuisine. She is best known for his show The Musketeers' Kitchenwhich was broadcast on France 3 from 1983 to 1991 then for At the tablefrom 1997 to 1999, on the same channel. At his side, we found Micheline Blanzet. And their duo gave rise to many cult scenes, such as that of the preparation of an eel that the cook had to knock out numerous times. She appears in most TV bloopers and has been the subject of numerous parodies, such as recently for The Magical World of Jérôme Commandeur on Canal+. Her outspokenness, her regional accent and her good nature made Maïté a personality much appreciated by the French.

Marie-Thérèse Ordonez started her career as an announcer for the SNCF: she warned railway workers of the approach of a train with a trumpet in her hand. Then she was spotted by television while filming a report in a rugby club in Rion-des-Landes. It was in 1983.

The other hats of the TV host

In his Landes village, Maïté will open two restaurants : in 1988 “Le Relais des Landes” and then “Chez Maïté”. It will be closed in the mid-2010s. But she didn't stop at gastronomy. The host was also an actress. In 1995, she was seen in The Fabulous Destiny of Madame Petletdirected by Camille de Casabianca. Scenes were filmed in his village. In 2008, she will also lend her voice to one of the characters in the animated film Mia and the Migou.

She will also appear in the casting of The Celebrity Farma show bringing together personalities who have to maintain a farm and its animals. She married Jean-Pierre Ordonez in 1959. He died in 2020. Her son Serge died in 2013 from cancer. She leaves behind her two granddaughters, Perrine and Camille, who participated in Top Chef objective in 2018.

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