Charlotte de Turckheim: “I don't know if I would have pushed my mother to do 'dance with the stars' at 70”

Among its multiple fears? That his partner “be disappointed” By discovering that he will have to work with her. That the future partner of Charlotte de Turckheim, Yann-Alrick Mortreuil, reassures himself, their adventure “Dance with the stars” promises to be the most joyful. Because to defeat her growing stress, the 69 -year -old actress uses her best weapon. Humor.

The press conference of this season 14 has set the tone for a promotion where good humor should establish itself as master of the game, the sixties responding with verve to all the peaks of his teasing neighbor, footballer Adil Rami. A technique also to hide his stress before embarking on a challenge that worries those around him. But that validates his doctor!

From 1 to 10, how much is your level of flip?

By flip? (laughs) It is 10 but my desire to go is 10 too. No wait, my fear is 9 but my desire to do it is 10. I am really afraid but I want even more than fear. I don't want fear to win.

Mayane told us that she was never afraid and gave us her technique to calm down. Blow a big blow and tell yourself that it will go.

So I tried, but it doesn't work for me. I breathe, I breathe, but I'm afraid (laughs).

You said at a press conference that your husband was not your first supporter …

So the poor, when I say that, let's hear. He is so afraid for me that in big, he does not support me. But the poor man is only love! Even my children are afraid for me. They say to me: “But you realize, at your age …” They did it very delicately but now that it's gone, they send me very positive messages: “Yeah, go ahead! We believe in you!” But for weeks, it was rather: “Are you sure you want to do this? You don't think it's a bit dangerous?” They are terrorized but I can understand. I don't know if I would have pushed my mother to do this at 70.

But you are not the dean of the Charlotte season. Nelson Monfort is 71 years old …

He told me he was the same age as me. He cheated? No but it's because it is much older than me (laughs). I told him it really looked like a family. Jungeli, the youngest, is 16 and could be my grandson. There are also children and grandparents. I was the oldest of all at the start. They had to say to themselves: “We have to find him a boyfriend” (laughs).

Is this the first time that you have approached for “Dance with the stars”?

Yes. Producer Frédéric Pedraza ran a little afterwards, but I didn't understand what he wanted. He didn't tell me why. I was very busy, I was shooting, I didn't have time. I ended up saying to him: “What do you want me?” He told me that he couldn't tell me by phone so it intrigued me. We met in a cafe and he told me that he wanted me to do “dance with the stars”. I replied: “As a jury?” I had just made an MRI of the hip. I actually have a problem on the back, a cruralgia that is treated by rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and moving. Against all expectations, my doctor told me that it was a very good idea that I dance! It's funny anyway.

Training is between four and six hours a day. I feel like I'm going to die! Do you realize if I die on stage?

Charlotte de Turckheim

It was already not bad at the press conference. You are not going to get bored with your comrades …

Frankly, they all look very nice! It's going to be happy. I can't wait to see them dance because we all seem to dance like shovels, right? Everyone said: “I suck, I'm null”. Even Jungeli said that his level was catastrophic. It's going to be funny to discover yourself. I'm going to look at them like a little mouse during training.

We gave you a dress code For training precisely?

Ohlala, yes! You have to come with sports business, as colorful as possible. I'm not going to put myself in candy pink either on the first day, we will leave that to young people (laughs). You need comfortable things.

No dance shoes yet?

However, it's a bit pretentious the girl who arrives on the first day with all the outfit (laughs). I'm going to make soft, with small sneakers. Dancing with the heels bothers me a little but they are pairs made for that.

“Dance with the stars” also pushes his candidates to indulge. Is there something that you don't know about you yet?

(She grimaces then laughs) No, I have the impression that my life is a bit of an open book, right? Very intimate things, I will not tell them anyway. What will be interesting is the surpassing of oneself. I don't know what my limits are. I have the feeling that they are a little weak at the moment. I will see how long, I want to. What intrigues me is my body's ability to resist it all. It scares me a little anyway.

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Is dance part of your life?

I always loved dancing in a box but there, it is not the same. Training is between four and six hours a day. I feel like I'm going to die! Do you realize if I die on stage? (laughs)

Your super distributed will be very useful to you in the face of judges …

Well no, why? When they put a note from you, you cannot challenge it. If I have a 2 or 3, I couldn't say … What can I say? Nothing !

Take it with humor!

No, I don't think we can take it humor. I think we pretend. We smile and say: “Ah great, I have 3!” But I think we're having a face insidely (laughs).

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