Friday February 25, 2022, Faustine Bollaert presented a new issue of It starts today. In the latter, devoted to teenage stars, the host received Sheila O’Conor, who spoke of her alcohol problems after the filming of La Boum.
That was over forty years ago. At just thirteen years old, Sheila O’Connor played Penelope, Vic’s best friend played by Sophie Marceauin The party. Guest on the set of It starts todaythe theme of which was Teen stars: how to deal with fame, the actress to agree to come back on her experience. While the film earned her death threats, she said: “In the mailboxes, we received threatening letters with skulls, written in blood. It was the former social networks. And on the other hand, at an address that I had given so as not to be attacked at home, we received packets of very nice letters. But there were also malice, jealousies. There, we manage strangely, because we say to ourselves: ‘But why am I triggering this in others? What did I do ? It’s a nice movie.“
Yes his notoriety earned him jealousy from his classmates, Sheila O’Connor revealed to have taken advantage of her celebrity, in particular by going to a nightclub long before reaching the age of majority. Faced with Faustine Bollaert, she indeed said: “I underage entered places that were forbidden to minors. And I even had unforgettable evenings at the Palace. It was the party. And I admit that a little later, I took advantage of drinking a few too many shots. I partied a little too much. Between 17 and 22, I was addicted, but really. I drank a lot of alcohol. And besides, me, I needed a lot to start feeling an effect. As a result, I was drinking triple the normal.Referring to her “nonsense”, the pretty redhead added: “We wake up next to a stranger when we are in the middle of the AIDS period, but we haven’t heard of it yet.“
What becomes of Sheila O’Connor?
After the success of The party, it was two years later that the actress returned for a second installment, at the age of fifteen. If Sheila O’Connor wanted to persevere in the cinema, she regrets not having had interesting proposals. “I was only offered Penelope roles when I wanted a career like Isabelle Huppert“, she revealed. If the pretty redhead has played in eight films, and appeared in the series Father and Mayor or Sister Therese.com, it is today as a screenwriter that she flourishes.
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Sheila O’Connor
Friday February 25, 2022, Faustine Bollaert presented a new issue of It starts today.
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Sheila O’Connor
The actress to agree to come back on her experience.
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Sheila O’Connor
If her notoriety earned her the jealousy of her classmates, Sheila O’Connor revealed that she took advantage of her celebrity.
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Sheila O’Connor
She notably went to nightclubs long before reaching majority.
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Sheila O’Connor
She said: “I underage entered places that were forbidden to minors. And I even had unforgettable evenings at the Palace. It was a party.”
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Sheila O’Connor
The actress revealed: “Between 17 and 22, I was addicted, but really. I drank a lot of alcohol. And in addition, I needed a lot to start feeling an effect.”
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Sheila O’Connor and Faustine Bollaert
She claimed to have drunk “triple the normal.”
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Sheila O’Connor
Referring to her “nonsense”, the pretty redhead added: “We wake up next to a stranger when we are in the middle of the AIDS period, but we haven’t heard of it yet.”
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Sheila O’Connor
She made heartbreaking secrets.
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Sheila O’Connor and Faustine Bollaert
After the success of La Boum, it was two years later that the actress returned for a second installment, at the age of fifteen.