A mystery finally revealed? Journalist Gilles Lhote delivers in a book called Lady Lucille, ed. du Seuil, 18 euros, to be released on May 28, 2020, the identity of the famous "Lady Lucille", the mysterious hidden mistress of Johnny Hallyday. The one that caused so much ink to flow. It had even been the subject of one of the titles of the album Lorada (1995) with very explicit words: "If too often I call you, if you get tired of me, if sometimes I'm unfaithful, I never loved you. ”. Marlène Jobert was once suspected of being this mysterious lover. But doubts also looked at Catherine Deneuve.
Finally, "Lady Lucille " would hide well in the guise of Catherine Deneuve. Gille Lhote returns to the relationship maintained by the two stars. In his book relayed exclusively by our colleagues from Télé Loisirs, the reporter tells how he got this information, which has been kept secret for so long. In 1997, when he was responsible for writing the biography Destroy, ed. Michel Lafon, the two men see each other regularly. Confidence after confidence, the rocker indulges with an open heart. He then explains how he fell in love with Catherine Deneuve. They are young, both 18 years old, when they meet for the first time, in 1961, on the set of the film The Parisiennes by Marc Allégret. In this sketch film, Johnny Hallyday plays the lover of Catherine Deneuve. It will be the beginning of a long relationship that will remain secret forever.
Johnny Hallyday and Catherine Deneuve would have concluded "a pact of heart"
The years pass, the success is dazzling for the two stars. Each made his life, but always under the gaze of the other. At each marital setback of one or the other, they are present. According to the confidences collected by Gilles Lhote, they would both have concluded "a heart pact", a strong and deep loving friendship, united forever, discreetly. Throughout the years, at each of the difficult moments encountered by the Taulier, such as during her suicide attempt in 1966, the actress gave her support. Also present during Johnny Hallyday's Parisian concerts.
In 1997, Gilles Lhoste had finally already given the answer in Destroy, the biography of the rocker. On rereading more closely, he had given all the clues: "Since that day in 1961 when, for the first time, I played guitar for Lady Lucille, she always opened the doors of her heart to me. When I broke up with Sylvie, she was there… When I wanted to kill myself, she was still there… When I broke up with Babeth, she came back to me… When Nathalie and I separated, once moreover she put balm on my wounds … She continues to assert that I am the man of her life. I still believe that a lasting bond could only jeopardize it. We are two love vagrants. I don't want to hurt her. I want to preserve her as she has managed to preserve her private life and her career so well. But I can't say thank you enough … "
Their relationship will remain discreet until the end. Gilles Lhoste thus reveals that at the time of the singer's funeral, Catherine Deneuve, not having had the strength to go to the ceremony at the Madeleine church, would have had a wreath laid on the grave with just a mention: "Lady L". A well-kept secret to this day …
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