They knew rhinestones and glitter, but preferred to move away from it. Friday May 22, 2020, Faustine Bollaert received on set It starts today personalities well known to the French. On the famous armchairs of France 2, viewers recognized the former beauty queen Cindy Fabre, the actress Adeline Blondieau, the host Véronique Mounier and Gérard Vivès known for her role in the sitcom The girls next door. Also present, Sophie Favier shared her dreams of a little girl, her television career and her return to normal life far from the spotlight.
Although she finds “Always that wonderful” to be recognized on the street "Let me know my age, my daughter's first name, more intimate things" or "to be entitled to the best table in a restaurant with a glass of champagne", she admits that notoriety has never "troubled". Far from the world of television since "ten years", she says she ended her career “Because I systematically became a guest. I was asked to come and do the clown, which I knew very well how to do at Dechavanne live and then finally, it didn't fill my fridge”. Faced with this observation, she considers “Not to be an actress” or homework "Serve soup to people who don't care."
"People are very, very tough"
If she does not regret her glory days, Sophie Favier has known the other side of the coin. The one who always assumed her hair on the tongue, had to face criticism about her weight. “I have long had a problem with food (…). I love big tables and I love to eat ”, she begins by explaining. “At one point, I was wearing big dresses, a little loose. I was letting myself go. " Constantly exposed to the public eye, he did not fail to point his fingers at his shapes. “When people meet you in the street:‘ Ah, but finally she is small and then she is fat '… I ended up suffering from it ”, she remembered.“People are very, very tough. There is violence and I am in the emotion ”. In reaction to these remarks, "I started to eat”. A testimony, which she concluded with a smile: "Here, I am not perfect".
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