It was two years ago… Wednesday March 2, 2022, Jean-Pierre Pernaut died at 71 as a result of lung cancer. If the journalist left a void in the hearts of the French, his disappearance particularly marked Jean-Luc Reichmann, to whom he was very close. Saturday March 2, 2024, the host of the 12 shots of noon, on TF1, paid tribute to his friend by asking Émilien which journalist had presented the 1 p.m. news on TF1 for 33 years. After the Midday Master gave the correct answer, the one who was the victim of an attempted burglary said: “My little Jean-Pierre, it’s been two years to the day since you left us. I just wanted to tell you that we loved you very much and that we thought of you very, very often, if not every day. We were thinking of your beautiful wife Nathalie Marquay and to all your children, your four children”. Moved, Jean-Luc Reichmann blurted out: “Jean-Pierre Pernaut, two years old today, we will never forget you!”before slipping to the candidates: “Ah, Jean-Pierre, I miss him!”.
Jean-Luc Reichmann: “A real bond was created over the years”
Friday February 23, 2024, in an interview given to Closerthe 63-year-old host spoke of his friendship with the late husband of Nathalie Marquay. “Jean-Pierre could have been my big brother. A real bond was created over the years. Jean-Pierre was very loyal and very frank. He always told me: ‘If you leave TF1, you tell me’. I did not understand why”he confided before revealing that his friend then replied: “Because you are my locomotive”. Over the past two years, Jean-Luc Reichmann has continued to pay tribute to his friend. On January 7, 2023, in the 12 shots of noonhe sent a touching message to the former TF1 star. “I think very, very strongly of my friend Jean-Pierre. I love you my Jean-Pierre for eternal life“, he assured. Friday April 8, 2022, when his friend should have been 72 years old, the host had already paid tribute to him on the set of his show. “Before this little break, I just want to show you these images to tell him that we will never forget him”he had slipped.