Michel Drucker, 82, talks about his relationship with death: “Often, I say to myself…”

In the show C Mediabroadcast on France 5 on Sunday December 15, Michel Drucker took stock of his great career, which he continues despite his 82 years, talking about the upcoming end of life, which he fears but which does not make him take his foot off the gas however.

Sunday December 15, France 5 put the spotlight on Michel Drucker and his impressive television career, in a new issue of the show C Media. At the age of 82, the TV presenter is still passionate about his job and his successful Sunday program, even if he could greatly benefit from a well-deserved retirement. Loving the recordings, his set with his red sofa and the audience, Dany Saval's husband is however lucid about his advanced age and the possibility that everything will stop tomorrow, due to a health problem.

Considering to be “vieux” like most viewers loving his work and appreciating the fact that Looking forward to Sunday has been regulated like clockwork for years, without much change making everything very reassuring, Michel Drucker explained that he was “still quite surprised, objectively, to still be there.” Appreciating life, the host clings to it, to his passion for work and intends to do it until the end, with the same fervor. “I still say that we don’t leave anything on TV, it’s sand that slips through your fingers,” confided the man who has nevertheless had the opportunity, since the start of his long career, to record 35 TV shows and 9 on the radio. Enough to prove his infallible humility, even though he is one of the most well-known and important personalities in the French audiovisual landscape.

Die on stage, as Dalida sang

On his way, Michel Drucker spoke of his desire to remain remembered after his departure, making a small remark on the results of his years of life and career: “I hope, in any case I will leave a few things, anyway. Overall it's okay, I'm happy with my life today. Tomorrow I'll be worried.” Despite everything he has already had the opportunity to do on the set of Looking forward to Sunday and all the guests from diverse backgrounds that he had the pleasure of receiving, the TV presenter still has the desire to continue his recordings, even if that means breathing his last with his audience. “I don't want to leave. I like it too Dalida's song, 'Die on stage'. Often, I say to myself: even if it means dying from my passion, what if I died on my couch? But after the credits, once it's over”, concluded this great lover of TV, unable to stop before his time comes.