Jean-Pierre Pernaut confirms the painful news. Monday 22 November 2021, the magazine Public revealed that the former presenter of the news of TF1 was suffering from lung cancer, after having conquered prostate cancer in 2018. On the sidelines of the speech of his wife Nathalie Marquay on the plateau of Touche not at my Post on C8 Monday, November 2, 2021, Jean-Pierre Pernaut confided himself- even on this evil from which he suffers on Twitter. He has already been operated on for the first time in early July to have the tumor removed and receive treatment.
If he appears confident for the future, Jean-Pierre Pernaut is aware of the seriousness of tobacco. “You shouldn’t be afraid of cancer. I’ve had one in the prostate before, you know, I talked about it to try to improve prevention. Same for the lungs, I thought it could only happen to others. For years and years I was told to quit smoking, I didn’t believe it, I should have quit”, he believes.
– Jean-Pierre Pernaut (@pernautjp) November 22, 2021
“Everything is under control”
But internet users can rest assured: Jean-Pierre Pernaut says he is in good shape, for the time being. “I’ll keep you posted, all is well for now, we are watching, everything is under control,” he concludes. Same story with his daughter, the Tiktokeuse Lou Pernaut: “Fortunately he was picked up on time so don’t worry. It’s still a long way to go but we believe in it ”, she said on her Instagram account. On the Touche plateau not at my Post, Monday, November 22, 2021, Nathalie Marquay had made further details about the state of health of her husband whose two lungs are affected. The latter does so radiotherapy because a new operation would be too heavy. “He has a strong morale, we are with him with all his family and he fights. (…) Cancer does not automatically mean death.. We won against the prostate, we won against the first lung, I don’t see why we wouldn’t win against the second “, she said, still very positive.