On December 5, 2017, Johnny Hallyday passed away at the age of 74 from lung cancer. “Johnny Hallyday is gone. I write these words without believing it. And yet, that’s what it is. My man is no longer with us. He leaves us tonight as he lived throughout his life, with courage and dignity,” wrote Laeticia Hallyday in a statement. The rock star left behind his four children: David, Laura, Jade, and Joy. Laeticia Hallyday regularly pays tribute to her husband on social media, as his absence remains very difficult to bear. Invited on RTL in the show “Laissez-vous tenter,” the mother of Jade and Joy spoke of an “impossible” mourning.
“The most difficult thing is to continue living every day without him,” she explained. On Johnny’s 81st birthday, Laeticia wrote these words: “If I could, I would give him all the kisses in the world, I would hold him in an endless hug, and if I could, I would tell him ‘I love you’ a million times over… But I have had to learn since his departure to live differently, to live without him. I have learned what grief is, mourning, true grief.”
Context: This section discusses the aftermath of Johnny Hallyday’s death and how Laeticia Hallyday has been coping. Fact Check: Laeticia Hallyday is the widow of Johnny Hallyday and the mother of their two daughters, Jade and Joy.
Why does Maïtena Biraben have a bad memory of her interview with Johnny Hallyday? Invited by Eric Dussart and Jade on the show “On refait la télé,” Maïtena Biraben was asked about the worst guest she had interviewed on television. In this excerpt revealed by Télé-Loisirs, the host then recalled her encounter with Johnny Hallyday. “Johnny Hallyday! Oh, what a character he was. He was extraordinary,” she exclaimed. “He was extraordinary, he was in automatic mode. You want to interview Johnny, this is your moment in life. He has done 600,000 interviews,” she continued, mimicking the singer’s nonchalant attitude on set.
“His eyes half-closed, more than half-closed really. He waits, he answers automatically,” she revealed. Maïtena Biraben managed to capture Johnny’s attention with a well-phrased question. “And then his blue eye opened. There, suddenly you say to yourself: ‘He is really listening to me.’ There, he is listening to me. And right after, he closes it. It was horrible,” she explained.
Context: This part highlights Maïtena Biraben’s experience interviewing Johnny Hallyday and the memorable interaction they had.
“I accept people as they are”, confides Maïtena Biraben. Despite the discomfort of the situation, Maïtena Biraben did not hold it against Johnny Hallyday. “I accept people as they are. I accept life with what it brings,” she explained to Eric Dussart. “It doesn’t scare me, I’m not afraid of silence,” she further confided. She also emphasized that she is not prone to stress. “I have always been more at ease on a TV set than anywhere else in life,” she added. A moment she will remember.
Context: This section delves into Maïtena Biraben’s acceptance of people and life, contrasting her ease on a TV set with her comfort level in other situations.
