Tuesday January 3, 2023, Patrick Sébastien was the guest of Nathalie Lévy in En Aparté. The 69-year-old host confided in an open heart and took the opportunity to discuss the very surprising call he received from a politician.
On the set ofAs an asideTuesday January 3, 2023, Patrick Sébastien spoke about his career and his book Live and be reborn every day released in 2022, which had caused quite a stir. Through his story, he had explained why he had thought about death and suicide. Moreover, he took advantage of being questioned by Nathalie Lévy to make a surprising confidence in a telephone exchange he had with a political figure after the release of his book. “I had an extraordinary phone call a few days ago from a politician”, he begins by explaining, assuring that he did not wish to reveal the identity of this person. He only assured that she was currently “embroiled in a high-profile case“causing him a lot of criticism.
But this person would have read his book and wanted to thank the one who had long been at the helm of the Biggest cabaret in the world. He would have been touched by his testimony concerning his suicidal desires. “This gentleman told me that my book had helped him hold on. He told me that he had had the temptation of suicide. He then told me that thanks to my book, he hadn’t“, he said, head down and visibly very moved.
Patrick Sébastien: “I tell myself that I did not write for nothing”
“It is one of the greatest gifts I have received in my life. I tell myself that I did not write for nothing“, he said again. During this same interview, the host removed all the filters. Asked about his heavy consumption of alcohol a few years ago, he replied without hiding: “Yeah, it was 1.5L of whiskey a day, what“. Today, he assured that he no longer drinks anything but that he could not do without cigarettes. “I am a smoker. I know it hurts me.”