It was a death that moved many French people. Wednesday March 2, 2022, Jean-Pierre Pernaut has passed away at the age of 71, notably as a result of his lung cancer. In an attempt to spare her, the journalist chose to leave the 1 p.m. presentation on TF1, Friday December 18, 2020, after 33 years of good and loyal service. A death which aroused strong emotion both among viewers, to whom he had been a guest every lunchtime for so many years, and in the audiovisual world. Quickly, eyes were turned towards his family, his four children, Olivier and Julia, born from his relationship with his first wife, Dominique Bonnet, as well as Tom and Lou, born from his relationship with Nathalie Marquay. The former Miss France 1987 never let go and was always at her side. It was also she who advised him to take it easy and stop showing the midday news.
Nathalie Marquay: “I don’t even want to”
Monday September 18, 2023, Nathalie Marquay was back for a few hours on C8 In PAF, presented by Pascale de la Tour du Pin, broadcast before Cyril Hanouna’s show. Faced with the former journalist from BFM TV, the former columnist of Do not touch My TV agreed to share some secrets about her life, a year and a half after the death of the man in her life. “Nathalie, you are young. Are you considering starting a new life, why not with someone else?” asked journalist Damien Canivez. The opportunity for Nathalie Marquay to reveal the reasons why she categorically refused to get into a relationship again. “So frankly, people keep asking me this question, it’s still crazy! No, I’m really not ready. Someone really should send this one to me from heaven, I don’t don’t know…” she assured. “I don’t even want to. For me, he’s still my husband, he’s still close to me, I can’t. We never say ‘never’ but frankly, I really don’t want to. What matters is my career, my children, my friends, my family.” she added. A mourning that she is visibly struggling to cope with, as she confided at the start of the show. “It feels like he left yesterday, I think I’m still going to have a hard time getting used to it.” Despite everything, Nathalie Marquay tries to move forward for her children. “Life goes on, I have to for my children. I can’t let myself go.”