It is a very important annual meeting. This Friday, December 8, Sophie Davant and Cyril Féraud have once again hosted the big evening of the Telethon. For the occasion, the two presenters given of their personspecifying that this meeting was this year “placed under the sign of sport.” “We are at the Telethon tavern for this 37th edition dedicated to sport and enthusiasm! Vianney pedals with us, there is no reason, and Cyril too“, confided Pierre Sled’s ex. After giving the floor for a few moments to the host of Slam, Sophie Davant wanted to add a few words, not without difficulty. “We breathe, we breathe!“, she blurted, visibly out of breath.
“The fight against disease needs all our strength, so we are going to put muscle at the service of muscle“, she announced. “Eight seats, a unique bike in Europe. Our guests will take turns all evening to shine the letters of the word Telethon“, she continued, before being interrupted by Cyril Féraud: “Say, aren’t you a little out of breath?”, he asked teasingly to the host. “I’m a little out of breath“, confirmed the mother of Valentine and Nicolas Sled. “We have to help him tonightwe must help him“, warned Vianney. “And to think that it lasts 30 hours!“, quipped Sophie Davant.
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Vianney, sponsor of the Telethon: this personal reason that pushes him to get involved
This year it is Vianney who has agreed to be the godfather of this 37th edition, after having participated twice in 2016 and 2020 in the television marathon. In fact, the 32-year-old singer has a very personal reason to want to invest, as he revealed in a recent interview with Tele-Leisure. “I try to be an invested sponsor in terms of time and heart. I’ve had the desire for a long time, but this year it’s special, since I suffered a loss that gives me a lot of strength“, confided the interpreter of Not here.
And to continue with a painful revelation: “My partner’s mother was ill. She had multiple sclerosis and was disabled. She left this year. This pushes me even more to get involved.” As a reminder, Vianney has shared the life of cellist Catherine Robert, since 2016. Already the mother of a little girl, born from a previous relationship, the latter married the artist in July 2020, before giving birth to their son Edgar on October 19, 2021. Multiple sclerosis, which killed his mother, is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system.
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