He’s finally back! Michel Drucker, who had not been seen on the France 2 antenna since July 14, 2020, has found his legendary red sofa. Six months after having undergone a heart operation, the host of 78 years presented on March 28, 2021 an exceptional number of Roll on Sunday. Teased for several days by the public service, this important meeting is to be marked with a milestone. Because Michel Drucker confided: he really thought that he would never come back to TV after his health concerns. “I’ve been waiting for this for so long. I found it miraculous, I pinched myself to believe it because, objectively, I thought I would never come back“, he confided on Saturday March 27 on RTL in the program We are remaking the TV. Sunday March 28, a few hours before the broadcast of the program, which had been recorded on March 24, the septuagenarian explained to the Parisian the reasons which had made it hold. “News was the best drug: three days before my operation in September, I received a visit from the president of France Televisions, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, and number 2 Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez. I offered to find a replacement (Editor’s note: Maud Fontenoy), because I thought I couldn’t do my job anymore, that I would have sequelae “, he declared, before continuing: “My bosses assured me that I was expected. Then I only thought about my return.”
“Your welcome goes straight to my heart” : Michel Drucker moved for his return
It is naturally very moved that Michel Drucker opened this new chapter in his career. At 3.10 p.m. sharp, after the cult credits of Roll on Sunday, he delivered a most moving speech. “Hello. Obviously happy and moved to see you again. Really”, he said, his face smiling. Thin but brave, Michel Drucker continued, while alluding to his health condition: “It touches me a lot, your welcome has gone straight to my heart, it is the case to say it”. Then, it is by referring to a cult sequence of Caesar that the host sent a beautiful message to his fans: “I do not know if during this long and painful interlude you missed Vivement dimanche, but you, I missed you a lot”. A great way to get off to a good start!
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