Janette Bertrand: “It demolished me”

Janette Bertrand was a distinguished guest on the show It’s a good end to the weekwhere she discussed several aspects of her life, including her career, which has often been criticized despite the major impact she has had on many.

The great lady, who helped to demystify many taboos, confided during her appearance on the talk show that she felt a lot of pain due to the criticism leveled at her over the years. She opened up on this subject after the host Jean-Michel Anctil asked her how she felt about the love and recognition she has been receiving for some time.

“(…) Perhaps it’s harvest time (…) I also say to myself, because now, it’s really… it’s late, mind you. But as I am praised a lot, I have been criticized a lot, a lot. I was criticized, for example, when television was made with the elite. I had heartfelt mail, heartfelt mail was despicable. So, for me to receive compliments… correct,” says Janette first and foremost.

It was subsequently that co-host Julie Bélanger wanted to know how Ms. Bertrand had lived with these criticisms.

“It devastated me. I wrote a play with Juliette Huot called: Tell me if I’m disturbingit was the story of a woman who wanted to commit suicide and who called her ex-husband, the children (…) And there were three reviews the next day, one which demolished me, the other two which praised me. Well, it’s the one that demolishes me that I said: He understood. That’s what it’s like to have no self-esteem. So, what I want to do with old people is to give them self-esteem (…),” adds Janette, giving an example of criticism that has affected her over the years, also wanting to change things for his generation.

Another touching moment in the company of Janette, larger than life, who fully deserves these tributes.