The sports journalist is back to comment on the Roland-Garros tournament on France 2, this Saturday June 8, 2024, after several days of absence. On X, on June 4, he announced terrible news, he lost his mother. Rather discreet about his private life, Laurent Luyat wanted to send a message to the public, between two matches. He stated : “I just wanted, in a very short way, if you allow me, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the countless messages that I have received, whether personal or on social networks, from all of you here.“Very moved, he concluded with tears in his eyes and holding back his sobs: “Because it particularly touches me. And I really wanted to thank you sincerely, from the bottom of my heart”. Before quickly changing the subject and returning to tennis, so as not to let the sorrow overwhelm him.
In his message published on X on June 4, Laurent Luyat wrote: “We love our mother almost without knowing it, without feeling it, because it is natural, like living. And we only realize the depth of the roots of this love at the moment of the final separation (Maupassant)”. The next day, he explained that he was going to be away from the air for a few days. He declared: “How to thank you for all your messages of support, it’s so moving. And it gives me the strength to be with you again this afternoon at Roland-Garros before leaving for Grenoble on Thursday and Friday for reasons that you know”. Before insisting: “Many thanks again.”
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Memories of his mother
In the columns of Point de vue, the 56-year-old sports commentator spoke about his childhood. He thus revealed that his mother was an artist and that she passed on her passion to him. He explained : “I was made aware of it very young by my mother who painted a lot.” He also remembered: “She was even exposed.” Laurent Luyat also confided: “I have two of his paintings in my possession. They are in a good place in my home!”Beautiful memories that he intends to cherish.
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