Accompanied by her pair of tinted glasses on her nose, Sylvie Vartan faced Christophe Dechavanne and Léa Salamé, Saturday March 2, 2024 on the set of France 2, for the show What an era!. Asked about the national funeral of Johnny Hallyday, which took place on Monday December 11, 2017, his former wife admitted that the death of her son’s father, David Hallyday, had deeply marked her. In front of the images where she is seen alongside the rocker’s relatives in the Madeleine church, she explained to her host that it was very difficult to watch them. “It’s like an invented scene, which doesn’t exist”she assured, before paying tribute to the idol of young people. “A boy of incredible beauty, kindness, sensitivity and passion and crazy talent and someone unique. This is the image that I keep and that I would have liked us to keep“explained the singer, who implied that the controversies linked to Johnny’s inheritance were the responsibility of his widow, Laeticia Hallyday.
Education and money taint death
Sylvie Vartan was particularly affected by the split in the Hallyday clan, just after her death. For two long years, Laura SmetDavid Hallyday and Laeticia Hallyday clashed over the legacy of the singer of the title Light the fire. On the set of France 2, Léa Salamé asked her guest if there was an explanation for these families who are tearing each other apart, drawing a parallel with the Delon siblings who quarrel through different media, tainting their father’s old age. “If we knew the why of things, it would be different”, assured David Hallyday’s mother, before discussing the role of money and education in these quarrels. Without ever naming it, she notably implied the responsibility of Johnny Hallyday’s widow in these media controversies. “The family environment is very important. The way I was lucky enough to be raised by loving people, who gave me values, set an example… C “is much simpler”, she guaranteed, calling into question the education received by Laeticia Hallyday. The interpreter of La Maritza explained in particular the chance she had to receive a lot of love throughout her life, from her family or from the various men who crossed her path.