By Bertrand Bielle | Journalist
Curious by nature, Bertrand is always on the lookout for the slightest little scoop. Passionate about football, he is never far from the round ball and all the news that comes from it. However, the events of showbiz or politics are also part of his preferred journalistic research.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, to be found this Tuesday evening on “C8” at 9:20 p.m. in “L’Héritier”, died on September 6, 2021. A death that affected his entire clan, in particular his grandson Victor.
Jean-Paul Belmondo: His grandson Victor uncomfortable during the last tribute, “my entourage did not feel it at all”
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C8 continues its broadcast of cult films by Jean-Paul Belmondo this Tuesday, after recently offering us Fear in the citya shoot on which he injured himself several times. On the program tonight: The Heir. As a reminder, it has been a little over three years since this sacred monster of French cinema joined the stars. Leaving behind his loved ones, and above all his family. Moreover, his grandson Victor, who will see his film tomorrow To live, to die, to be reborn released in theaters, was particularly marked by his disappearance.
But he wanted to say “goodbye” properly. So he took his courage in both hands and overcame his modesty by reading a speech out loud, in front of a crowd, during the national tribute paid to Bébel, at the Invalides, three days after his death.
“It’s true that I’m a fairly discreet person and It wouldn’t have occurred to me spontaneously to speak in front of the whole of France. But we were told that it would be good if someone from the family made a speech. My entourage didn’t feel it at all. Neither did I, for that matter, but for them I was the one who would be the least uncomfortable. I said these words out of love for my grandfather and for my family.“, he confided to La Tribune Dimanche on June 16.
Victor Belmondo often compared to his grandfather
Note that he was recently on the set of C to Youwhere he was this time asked about the constant comparisons that are made between him and his famous grandfather. Whether it’s in terms of his physical appearance or his acting. Does that annoy him? “No no, it doesn’t bother me at all because I understand it.”he initially replied to Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine.
Before specifying: “I know the job I do, I know the name I bear, I know what my grandfather did, so it’s obvious that people talk to me about it. After, we are two different people, two different actors. But I understand that the comparison can come from others.”
A very clear answer from the 30-year-old.
