On the set of L’Heures des Pros, Friday February 3, 2023, Pascal Praud received the actor Patrick Chesnais. To promote his new book, the host had a hard time hiding his great emotion. He had a trembling voice.
It is rare to be underlined. In Hours of the pros, Friday February 3, 2023, Pascal Praud did not intervene to try to calm a heated debate but to promote the new book by Patrick Chesnais. The comedian wrote a book in which he indicated numerous letters of apology. The collection was published by Éditions l’Archipel on February 2, 2023 and is entitled apology letters. The famous animator read a few pages of his book devoted to the apologies made by Patrick Chesnais to his son, Ferdinand, who died prematurely in 2006.
“My son, I apologize for not protecting you. I apologize for not being able to admire you growing up. I apologize for not being a witness at your wedding. I apologize for not becoming the ideal grandpa you would have dreamed of for your little descendants. Even if I would have liked to change Grandpa’s name to Bon Papa, Grandpa, Patrick or Pap’. Try to avoid Pep’, but in real life, I don’t care. I beg your pardon for not having been able to take advantage a little more of your beautiful eyes, of your cascading laugh. I remember that I made you laugh a lot, it created strong bonds“, read Pascal Praud, with a trembling voice. A few seconds later, he explained to the actor that he was very moved to read these words.
Pascal Praud was very moved by the apologies made by Patrick Chesnais
“I find this letter, with the simplest words you write, to be moving.“, he admitted before wiping his eyes. As a reminder, the actor tragically lost his son in October 2006. After a rather drunken evening, he got into a car with an alcoholic driver He died following an accident involving another vehicle on the Paris ring road.The father of the family never recovered.