Obelix of the celebrity press, she fell into it when she was little and never really left the pot. His favorite pastime? Scour the social networks of stars to find clues about breakups or new couples still kept secret.
Despite the separation, Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc have maintained unwavering ties. So much so that today, Thomas Dutronc’s parents still care about each other like the apple of their eye. The proof.
Françoise Hardy, the death of Jacques Dutronc before her own? “I couldn’t stand it.”
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Between Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc, the story never really ended despite the breakup at the end of the 1980s. Married in 1981 and became the parents of Thomas, the two artists ultimately took different paths without ending their marriage. Jacques Dutronc rebuilt his life, Françoise Hardy continued to lead hers while facing the illness which now deprives her of certain senses. As she approaches her 80th birthday, which she will celebrate on January 17, the singer spoke to the magazine Galarevealing in passing an indisputable observation: “My life as a woman only revolved around Jacques and Thomas.”
During the various interviews they gave in the media, Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc always expressed the love they continue to have for each other despite the breakup and the distance that separates them. The interpreter of How to say goodbye to you affirms it elsewhere. She was never as happy as in the arms of Jacques Dutronc: “[Je me suis sentie la plus heureuse] when my relationship with Jacques began. When I found out I was pregnant because it had been very difficult for me to achieve it. When Thomas was born. When the three of us lived together.“
Jacques Dutronc having been a great source of happiness in his existence, Françoise Hardy continues to give him a special place in her life : “Despite the distance, the other retains a prominent place. Jacques remains a priority in my life”, she explains. “I couldn’t stand him going to the afterlife before me.” A question that she has also thought about a lot for several years.
Françoise Hardy, spokesperson for euthanasia
Françoise Hardy’s health has been giving her a hard time for several years. Twenty years after the diagnosis of lymphoma which worsened in 2015, the artist saw the situation worsen: “While I suffered from an earache and hearing problems, I was diagnosed with a cavum tumor which had to be treated with radiotherapy. They may have ‘saved’ my life, but they definitely made it a nightmare“The one who describes her end of life as”trying“never hid his desire decide for herself when she was going to leave.
Last December, she indicated in Paris Match to want “leave as quickly and as painlessly as possible.” A wish that she reiterated by signing a letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron in the newspaper The gallery at the end of the year. She, who refuses to see herself gradually decline while waiting for the end, has alerted the president to the urgency of the situation and the right to die with dignity: “As you know, a large majority of people want legalization euthanasia. We are all counting on your empathy and hope that you will allow the French people who are very sick and without hope of getting better to stop their suffering when they know that there is no longer any relief possible..” A bill is expected in February.
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