Woman of letters and journalist, Claude Sarraute died on Tuesday June 20, 2023 at her Parisian home at the age of 95, her son announced to AFP.
Sharp pen of the “Shows” then “Television” sections of the columns of the World for nearly 35 years, Claude Sarraute had made a name for herself above all through the programs in which she participated alongside Laurent Ruquier, in particular “Les Grosses Têtes” on RTL or “We tried everything” on France 2… So naturally , the host wanted to pay tribute to his former colleague and friend.
On the waves of RTLthis Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Laurent Ruquier indeed mentioned the death of the latter: “ I invited her to France Inter at the time. I was still at France Inter in the 1990s. I discovered a wonderful woman. Right away, I said to him: ‘You have to join me.’ And she joined me, he said in the preamble.
And to add: It’s been going on for 30 years! Finally… how long it lasted! Because it’s been a year or two that she was no longer with us on the shows. It had become difficult. But we celebrated all his birthdays together, in New York, in Cuba… Sorry…”, he then continued, before bursting into tears. And to resume: I have a lot of trouble because I have a lot of memories that come back. She’s a wonderful woman. She is one of the first free women, more feminist than we imagine. […] She had so much to tell.”
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Who loves well chatises as well…
A beautiful and very moving tribute which reflects the complicity between Laurent Ruquier and the late Claude Sarraute… Besides, remember, in 2019, the host wanted to call the journalist on the air live on RTL to wish her good luck year… 25 days late! “You really are sluts, all of you”, she then exclaimed. “ You vaguely told me that you might call me one day, to take me on the phone. I imagined that I would be notified at least three weeks in advance! », she added. Familiarities that testified to the closeness between Laurent Ruquier and Claude Sarraute…
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