It was 19 years ago. In November 2004, after nine years of love and eight years of marriage, Laeticia and Johnny Hallyday became parents for the first time. If the births of David Hallyday, in 1966 from his marriage to Sylvie Vartan, and of Laura Smet, in 1983 from his relationship with Nathalie Baye, brought a lot of happiness to the singer who died in 2017, the arrival of Jade would have “revolutionized” his life. Remember, it was in November 2004 that Laeticia and Johnny Hallyday brought home their eldest daughter, born August 3, 2004 under the name Bùi Thị Hoà. After his adoption in Vietnam, the singer wrote him a song, My best Christmas. Thursday December 21, 2023, on the set of the show As an asideon Canal+, it was after discovering images of her late husband singing this song that Laeticia Hallyday spoke about her motherhood. “It was a long road. Women who have experienced it can understand that it is a chaotic journey because it is a child who is wanted very much.“she confided with emotion.
Jade Hallyday would have “put the essentials in their place”
Moved to tears, she who “fair” her love affairs since the death of her husband indicated that she had suffered several miscarriages. “It was a very painful time in our lives.”she clarified, before adding, with a smile on her lips: “And then, there was this little girl who arrived, who changed everything, who revolutionized our liveswho put the essentials in their place… Who also strengthened our relationship and who probably also saved Johnny from his demons. Which probably also made him want to forgive, forgive his own parents, who had abandoned him.”. On December 19, 2017, on the set of C to youon France 5, Johnny Hallyday’s official photographer, Daniel Angeli, remembered the adoption of Joy’s big sister. “The emotion, the day we put Jade in her arms… We experienced something very, very strong, which we cannot explain.“he recalled, before specifying: “There was a wait. We presented the baby to them, then he stayed there, and we went to do all the formalities for two days. It was two very violent days, because they saw her, and they had to leave her where she was.”.