For fans of the TF1 daily saga, Kamel Belghazi is the unforgettable Dr. William Daunier. However, twenty-five years ago, the young man was far from film sets and spotlights. Freshly arrived from Savoie, he earned a living by selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door in the streets of the capital. It was during a routine morning of prospecting in the 10th arrondissement of Paris that his life took a turn thanks to the kindness of a resident unlike any other.
“He has something”: Nadia Farès’s intuition that changed a life
The actor vividly remembers the moment he crossed paths with Nadia Farès in a building’s hall as she was descending the stairs. “She had a trash bag in each hand,” he recalls in Télé-Loisirs, noting that he didn’t immediately recognize her. “We said hello, and I asked her if she read newspapers. She then got rid of her bags and offered to go up to her place to talk in peace,” he recalls. It was during this conversation that the actress saw potential in the young salesman.
“Don’t you want to become an actor?” she asked him as he showed her his newspapers. Faced with this stranger who admitted it was his hidden dream, Nadia Farès didn’t hesitate for a second. She immediately gave him her personal number and that of her agent, encouraging him strongly to try his luck. Convinced “he has something” special, she gave him the necessary push to quit his job as a walker just a few hours after their encounter.
“She never knew”: Kamel Belghazi’s regret
For Kamel Belghazi, “that’s how it all started”, from his beginnings in Une famille formidable to his current success. He followed the advice of his mentor for a day by enrolling in theater classes the next day. Unfortunately, fate prevented the two artists from crossing paths again over the years. The interpreter of William Daunier deeply regrets never being able to tell this anecdote to the one who was the heroine.
The actor sincerely believed that the chance of sets or a festival would eventually reunite them to allow him to say thank you. “She never knew how she became part of mine,” confides Kamel Belghazi. While he followed Nadia Farès’s career evolution with admiration, the actor now realizes that this connection will remain one-sided. This testimony highlights the generosity of the actress who, in the midst of a mundane task, radically transformed the destiny of a perfect stranger.
