If the doctors only gave him a 20% chance of getting out of it, the host is indeed back! In March 2023, Michel Drucker underwent open-heart surgery for the second time. After taking the time to get back on your feet, the star of the small screen will present a new season of Can’t wait for Sundayon France 3from August 27, 2023. In an interview given to Var-Morning, Monday August 14, 2023, Michel Drucker made some confidences about his hospitalization, but also behind the scenes of the world of television. Thus, he assured that a famous host and producer had tried to take his place while he was still hospitalized. If he did not wish to reveal his name, this one slipped: “When I was at my worst, some rushed to take my hutch.“ Asked about his return to his famous red sofa, the host clarified: “I try not to think too much about the premiere.”
Michel Drucker: “I feel better than on my first return”
In all transparency, the facilitator who will celebrate his 81 years at the start of the school year declared: “I know that people will be watching me with a magnifying glass to see if I’m gaga or diminished […] My anxiety is memory. I’m one of the few without a teleprompter, without a headset. It takes liveliness. I have a feeling it will. I feel better than when I first came back, where I was on the radar.” If many stars of the small screen would like to win the time slot of Michel Drucker, he has not planned to retire immediately. “I would like to go until the end of Delphine Ernotte’s second term, who once again showed her confidence in me with Stéphane Sitbon Gomez [numéro deux de France Télévisions, ndlr]”he let go, before slipping: “It’s going to take a lot of courage for me to unplug. I will continue in production to keep in touch with the profession. I need to know that I won’t be bored. There are so many friends who have fallen into ruin after stopping their careers.” No doubt, Michel Drucker will still have a long time in the heyday of television!