The rumors ran, they are now official: More beautiful life will indeed stop. A heartbreak for the actors, including Rebecca Hampton, the interpreter of Céline Frémont since 2004.
It’s a real thunderclap in the world of television. This Thursday, May 5, the stop of Plus belle la vie was formalized by France Télévisions. After 18 years on the air, the series will end in a few months, according to The Parisian. For viewers of France 3 and fans of Plus belle la vie, this news was like a bomb. As for the actors of the series. In the wake of this announcement, Rebecca Hampton broke the silence on Instagram. “The book is closing, the guestbook is sleeping… Thank you viewers for these 18 years of loyalty, trust and love!”wrote the interpreter of Céline Frémont since 2004. In story, one of the faces of Plus belle la vie published a moving video taken in the Marseille rain. “Heaven has a great sorrow”joked Rebecca Hampton.
“Marseille is crying”, added the actress, touched by the judgment of More beautiful life even if she expected it. Rumors had been running for months, but nothing had been formalized until then. But “this Thursday, May 5, 2022, the management of France Télévisions announced to the Plus belle la vie teams, in Marseille, that this season would be the last”as the band announced in a statement. After 18 years of existence, the series “will thus conclude its long journey on the air in November 2022”. To explain this disputed choice, France Télévisions explains that “Viewer expectations and program consumption have evolved over the past 18 years” and that one “renewal of the creative offer is necessary”. As a result, 600 employees will find themselves out of business.
Tribute to a “pioneering and emblematic” soap opera
In its press release, France Télévisions also wanted to pay tribute to Plus belle la vie. “This pioneering and emblematic soap opera has become the longest daily French series in history and a strong brand of France 3. Transgenerational, rooted in proximity, authenticity and the realities of French society in all its diversity , (…) More beautiful life challenges, echoes the big questions that are debated”, wrote the television group, which “undertakes to produce series in the studios of Marseille, singles up to 30 million euros, which corresponds to the annual budget of ‘Plus belle la vie'”as indicated by Thierry Lavaille, head sound operator, at the Parisian. The actors of Plus belle la vie should continue to shoot in Marseille until next September. Before saying goodbye to their characters.
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For viewers of France 3 and fans of Plus belle la vie, this news was like a bomb. As for the actors of the series
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In the wake of this announcement, Rebecca Hampton broke the silence on Instagram
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“The book is closing, the guestbook is sleeping… Thank you viewers for these 18 years of loyalty, trust and love!”
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In story, one of the faces of Plus belle la vie published a moving video taken in the Marseille rain
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“Heaven has a big heartache,” joked Rebecca Hampton
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“Marseille is crying”, added the actress, touched by the stoppage of Plus belle la vie even if she expected it
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Rumors had been running for months, but nothing had been formalized until then.
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After 18 years of existence, the series “will thus conclude its long journey on the air in November 2022”.
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To explain this contested choice, France Télévisions explains that “the expectations of viewers and the consumption of programs have evolved over the past 18 years” and that a “renewal of the creative offer is necessary”
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The actors of Plus belle la vie should continue to shoot in Marseille until next September. Before saying goodbye to their characters.