For more than 40 years, Michel Fugain and Mimie Mathy have had a close friendship. But to get there, the singer sometimes had to argue with the actress, especially in his early days.
We now know that Mimie Mathy’s career would certainly not be the same without the intervention of Michel Fugain. The singer got her started at the end of the 1970s. But what is less known is that he sometimes gave her soaps, including one which surely changed the life of the one who embodies Joséphine, guardian angel for over twenty years. Guest in We’re doing TV againthis Saturday, November 9, Michel Fugain returned to this dispute which dates back more than forty years ago and which Eric Dussart described as “bulldozer pedagogy”. The episode dates back to the moment when Mimie Mathy joined the Big Bazar troupe, created by Michel Fugain, in 1979. “Quite frankly, I’m not a teacher at all. On the other hand, Mimie, at one point, used her handicap to find a place within a group of friends, explains the singer. I grabbed her and said: ‘You don’t have to worry about the fact that you have some kind of disability! You’re a big girl, if you don’t live like a big girl, you’ll always be a little girl. That’s not how you become great in this profession!'”
Mimie Mathy owes her career to Michel Fugain
Mimie Mathy very quickly understood what Michel Fugain was telling her: “She stopped immediately and she did well because it should still be noted that Mimie’s career is something very exceptional!” It was after this discussion that the young woman, 22 years old at the time, revealed herself, particularly through acting. At 67, she is still appearing in Joséphine, guardian angelthe last unpublished episode of which was broadcast on December 25, 2023.
Michel Fugain soon in the Star Academy
As for Michel Fugain, he is currently on tour to play his latest album, Life, love, etc. It will be every Monday in January at the Bobino theater in Paris. And he will soon be live on TF1 to accompany the budding singers of the Star Academy during a bonus. A presence which would allow academicians to sing one of the successes of his repertoire, such as Do like the bird or A beautiful story.
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
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