In November 2019, Marie Laforêt disappeared at the age of 80. In Strongly next Sunday, broadcast on June 5, Michel Drucker paid tribute to the artist, which marked the world of music. Several months after her death, he went to meet the one who knew her best, Laurent Ruquier, his lifelong friend, who just said goodbye in We're not in bed. The host and singer met in the early 1990s on the show Nothing to wax sure Europe 1. In 2003, Laurent Ruquier asked him to replace Isabelle Mergault, in the play he was the author of at the Théâtre des Varietes, The press is unanimous. The arrival of the artist in the room marked the beginning of their beautiful friendship. "After the play, we never leave each other, we become friends", remembered the host. "The rule with Marie was to accept her decisions, to accept who she was, as she was. And that's how I loved her. And that I still love her", he said.
Laurent Ruquier always thinks of Marie Laforêt
Over the years, Laurent Ruquier and Marie Laforêt have gone through many trials in their respective lives and have always remained united. "She is the one I miss the most in life today. I miss her … But you can't imagine how I miss her since last November ", said the host. And to conclude: "I miss the woman, I miss the friend. She was present in my life, and I think about it all the time, all the time, all the time …" For the artist's daughter, Lisa Azuelos, this complicity was shared. "I think she never loved as she loved Laurent", said before clarifying that if the friendship between his mother and Laurent Ruquier was "so pretty", it's because they never "never lied, never hid anything". A beautiful story of friendship!
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