By Quentin Piton | Series Journalist – Cinema
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Broadcast every evening since 2009 on M6, Scènes de Ménages continues to make millions of viewers laugh. However, as one of the actors in the comedy recalled, his beginnings were not enough to make him laugh. On the contrary, he and his acting partner suffered from criticism for a long time.
“We were getting screwed”: 10 years after his arrival, an actor adored by fans of Scènes de Ménages talks about his complicated beginnings in the M6 series © France 5/M6
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It was during season 7, broadcast in 2015, that Gregory Bonnet (Philippe) and Amélie Etasse (Camille) have joined the cast of Scènes de Ménages. And while the duo now has no intention of leaving – unlike Fanny Cottençon (Christine) and Didier Bénureau (Gilbert) at the end of 2024 – their beginnings were not easy.
A complicated start for Camille and Philippe
Recently asked by Nice Morning On his first steps in the M6 comedy almost ten years ago, Grégoire Bonnet remembered an eventful arrival, which left some traces.We were getting beaten up by the publiche told the newspaper. We were warned that a couple that arrives on a train launched at full speed like the series is, it is difficult. It takes time to install a new couple“.
And this time, it actually took a lot for Camille and Philippe before they were definitively adopted.It took one to two years before the public fully accepted us.the actor recalled. We had to build our characters, our couple“. Yes, you shouldn’t have a very big ego.
However, if this situation is repeated each time a new couple arrives, Grégoire Bonnet assures that this complicated experience has not been in vain.Today, there is a form of benevolence towards each new couple, because we have not been through this“, he confided, suggesting that everyone behind the scenes is taking great care of the newcomers in order to encourage their first steps.”The more couples there are in the series, the happier I am.” subsequently assured Amélie Etasse’s partner, visibly not worried about seeing his airtime reduced. This is what we call “playing collectively”.
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