Favorite of the jury in the 11th season of Dance with the stars, Bilal Hassani unveiled the secrets of the ties that unite him to his dad to the journalists of Leisure TV. Very close to his mother, Cassem’s darling revealed that his father had a little trouble accepting his homosexuality. Touching, the young man reveals that he wished to make his coming out from his father via Facebook when he was only 14 years old. “By Facebook, because I didn’t dare talk to him about it in person and he lived in Singapore. I found the way to phrase it : ‘Daddy, I don’t feel like I can fall in love with a girl‘”.
Over time, his dad finally understood his son’s choice. “We always got along really well. He never abandoned me and never stopped loving me. There was a difference of opinion initially when I told him about it. I lived it very badly at the time because I was a teenager.“he confided before specifying that he now has”very good“relations with him. First fan of his son, he also encourages him to each of the bonuses of Dance with the stars and does not fail to follow his adventures on the set of TF1: “He sends me messages at each bonus and debriefs me on my services.“
For her part, her mother is always present behind the scenes of the show to support her son and closely watch his career. “She also officially accompanies me in my career. She takes care of everything“reveals the former winner of Eurovision destination, before adding: “Since I was little, she always wanted to protect the bubble of peace that she made around me. She’s my biggest supporter. ” Grateful to have such caring parents, the performer of the title King indicates: “I know I am very lucky. I wish all parents were like mine, but you can’t ask for the moon …“