“Once in a million”: the terrible confession of Gérard Jugnot on the causes of the death of Michel Blanc

Gérard Jugnot returned with emotion to the death of Michel Blanc. A tragedy he will never forget. In the columns of Paris Match, the actor even made a terrible confession about the causes of the death of his great friend.

As 2025 begins, it is impossible to forget the tragedy that affected the Splendid troupe in 2024. On October 3, Michel Blanc died suddenly at the age of 72 following a heart attack, after a shock anaphylactic. An unthinkable disappearance for the members of the troupe and the fans of the actor. And it was his great friend Gérard Jugnot who was the first to break the silence on social networks to express all his grief. “Damn Michel… What did you do to us…”, he declared on Instagram, stunned and traumatized by the terrible news. It is also the husband of Patricia Campi who revealed the causes of the death of the eternal interpreter of Jean-Claude Dusse in the saga The Bronzed at the RTL microphone. A revelation which added even more incomprehension to the loss of the star.

Gérard Jugnot discusses the death of Michel Blanc

Whilehe was named “favorite comic of the French” in an Ifop survey for Paris MatchGérard Jugnot could not help but return to the death of Michel Blanc. In April 2024, the entire Splendid troupe – and of course Michel Blanc – gathered for the magazine’s 75th anniversary. An unforgettable moment for the actor. “It is a bond strong enough to have lasted over time. (…) Meeting for your newspaper was extremely joyful, a wonderful memory. Then Michel disappeared. There is a big lack, because between us there was a kind of absolute roundness in the soul. We announced his death and we all met at the church for his funeral.. Even if we tried to laugh about it a little. But what surprised me was once again the reaction of the public: we felt like an immeasurable pain in France. How many times have I read people in messages offering their condolences…“, he confided, still very moved.

Gérard Jugnot: his touching confidences on the disappearance of Michel Blanc

Gérard Jugnot also once again mentioned the causes of the death of Michel Blanc. The opportunity for him to make a terrible confession and observation. “A scary allergy to an antibiotic happens once in a millionhe lamented. And it fell on him. It’s like Coluche when he left. Why this truck? Why didn’t he wear a helmet to drive his motorcycle? Why did Michel take this medication? We don’t know. Life is wonderful, very strange and terrible at the same time. Actually, I think we shouldn’t die“. Heartbreaking confidences from Gérard Jugnot, still very upset.