The death of Jean-Pierre Pernaut continues to cause much ink to flow. Wednesday March 2, 2022, his wife Nathalie Marquay announced his disappearance through an official press release. The journalist had been battling lung cancer for several months. A battle he was winning until his organs failed him. Indeed, according to information from Isabelle Morini-Bosc, Jean-Pierre Pernaut was the victim of several “mini strokes” which plunged him into a coma before dying at the age of 71.
It is an understatement to say that he marked the French by presenting for more than thirty years the 13H newspaper of TF1. And even when he decided to retire in 2020, Jean-Pierre Pernaut remained in the media landscape by devoting himself to new projects. So inevitably, it is a rain of tribute that has fallen on social networks in recent hours. The family of the legend of the front page remained more on the reserve until now. Nathalie Marquay, for example, shared a very sober tribute, just like Olivier, the eldest son of Jean-Pierre Pernaut.
The 40-year-old took to his Instagram account to express his grief through a photo of him and his late father. Both appear smiling, a glass of champagne in hand. The image is surely taken from an event to which they were invited. Good memories. In legend, Olivier was content to slip in an emoji with a sad face and a red heart.
The reactions of Internet users were not long in coming and many wished him courage. His half-brother Tom Pernaut (17) also commented by leaving a heart in his thread. This is the first time that the teenager has reacted publicly to the news, unlike his sister Lou (20) who said she was “upset”.