Between Laeticia Hallyday and Hélène Darroze, it's a friendship that lasts. If the two women knew each other when Johnny was still a part of this world, it was especially after the rocker's death that their bonds were strengthened. It must be said that the famous chef was very present during the particularly difficult mourning phase of her friend. It was she who also regularly gave the widow news to the public, at the time when Laeticia Hallyday had taken refuge with her in New York. And during the legal battle over the Taulier's legacy, Hélène Darroze continued to support her great friend. The juror of Top chef had even come to his aid in the press, denouncing the wave of "Lies and injustice" which she faced then. One thing is certain: Laeticia Hallyday and Hélène Darroze can always count on each other.
How adoption brought the two stars together
Friday December 11, 2020, the starred chef was invited on the set of I love you etc. In front of the cameras France 2, Hélène Darroze has agreed to come back to her meeting with her "best friend" Laeticia Hallyday : “We met through the kitchen. In a restaurant, one day, the boss comes to tell me that there are Laeticia and Johnny ", she explains. In reality, the singer's wife "dreamed ” to meet Hélène Darroze ! “She loved what I did, she loved my first book ”, tells the guest of Daphné Bürki. This is how the two women began to chat. But one thing in particular forged their friendship forever. “After, what has brought us together very much is our shared history with regard to adoption”, thus reveals the cook.
The two stars have indeed lived exactly the same fight. Laeticia Hallyday is the mother of Jade and Joy, two little girls adopted in Vietnam in 2004 and 2008. At the same time, Hélène Darroze, in turn, flies to Vietnam. There, she also adopts two daughters: Charlotte, in 2007, and Quitterie, in 2009. An experience that can sometimes be difficult, as the steps to be taken are numerous and not very fast, but which will have united the two forever. friends. Moreover, Laeticia Hallyday chose Hélène Darroze to be the godmother of little Joy!
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