Laeticia Hallyday made an adorable discovery, as she explained in the columns of Parisian, Saturday September 24. A memory that Johnny Hallyday kept and which moved her.
On December 6, 2017, it was in a press release that the death of Johnny Hallyday was announced. “Johnny was an extraordinary man. It will remain so thanks to you. Above all, do not forget it. He is and will remain with us forever. My love, I love you so much“, said his wife. Despite the passage of time, Laeticia Hallyday does not forget the one with whom she shared her life for a long time. On December 20, an exhibition dedicated to Johnny Hallyday in Brussels, who will then move to Paris , will open. For this, Laeticia Hallyday plunged back into the memories of the Taulier, as she confided to the Parisian, Saturday September 24, 2022. “Johnny always put lots of things in his jacket pockets, lighters, medicine, combs, business cards…“, she first revealed. A particularly moving moment for her since she came across a Chrome Hearts that belonged to her late husband. “I found in the inside pocket a photo of Jade at 3 years old. He had it on him, I didn’t know that, nor did Jade.” she was moved before adding: “When I told my daughter, in tears, she asked me to let her in“. No matter where he was, Johnny Hallyday always had a thought for his family and especially his daughters.
Even if time passes, Laeticia Hallyday still has great difficulty in mourning. “We have the impression that Johnny will be there, we imagine him sitting on the bed!“, she confided in the columns of the newspaper. For this exhibition, Johnny Hallyday’s teenage room where there are Elvis Presley record covers hanging on the wall, a photo of Brigitte Bardot, a guitar, a record player, trinkets has been fitted out. “It’s quite upsetting.” she said before giving details about this exhibition. “We will enter as we enter one of his concerts”she confided. “We will hear him speak and sing, with live sound, and lights made by Dimitri Vassiliu, who lit his last shows. Jean Reno will voice the audioguide“, she continued, proud of this project which is very close to her heart. “Jean Reno, one of Johnny’s best friends and one of the most faithful too. He is Jade’s godfather. I’m very happy that he accepted my proposal.”, said the rocker’s widow. A few hours later, it was on her Instagram account that she spoke, delighted that this project was finally seeing the light of day. “I really wanted to continue to bring his memory and his work to life, this project is a way of bringing him back to life, of being closer to him, it’s a journey through the whole story of his life.“she wrote.
Laeticia Hallyday, very moved by evoking the rocker
As soon as she can, Laeticia Hallyday pays tribute to the one who has long shared her life. Guest of the show Indulge this Sunday, September 25, she agreed to talk about her mourning, which is always very difficult to live with. “It seems very far and at the same time so close“, she first confided before adding: “The most difficult thing is to continue to live every day without him.” The one who made the choice to continue her professional projects assures that working does “part of this complicated mourning, of this impossible mourning”. Recovering from the death of Johnny Hallyday has not been easy for Laeticia Hallyday who has paid him many tributes over the years. In March 2022, on the occasion of their wedding anniversary, she had shared photos with him via his Instagram story. The young Laeticia Hallyday had very curly hair but it’s her smile that makes all the difference. Even if she found love in the arms of Jalil Lespert, the widow of Johnny Hallyday had claimed to talk about him every day. “I honor his memory. For me, he will never be gone, he will always be there in my heart, he is part of me and my life“, she said.
Johnny Hallyday: which tribute monument was unveiled in 2021?
Laeticia Hallyday very often pays tribute to the rocker, just like her fans. Johnny Hallyday marked an entire generation and his death was a real tragedy. For it, a tribute statue was unveiled in September 2021 so that his fans can go and collect themselves if they wish. It is located in Bercy and almost 6 meters high, it represents a guitar neck at the top of which sits a motorcycle, two symbols of the singer. If it was controversial, Laeticia Hallyday had indicated to be very proud of it. “The road and music are part of Johnny’s life. A life in motion that jostled us while leaving behind its mark, its way of life and its philosophy”, she explained during the tribute concert to Johnny Hallyday which was held on the evening of the inauguration.