The death of Jean-Pierre Pernaut, which occurred on Wednesday March 2, 2022, aroused great emotion throughout France. The deceased presenter of the 1 p.m. newspaper on TF1 will be buried on March 9. A colleague announced his absence at the funeral, announcing a touching tribute.
This tribute is signed Christophe Beaugrand! The 45-year-old TV host joined the wave of posthumous testimonials on Jean-Pierre Pernaut, posting a photo of the two of them on Instagram. “My dear JEAN-PIERRE, Little souvenir of your visit to one of our great bloopers“, he begins, before continuing.
“You were always faithful, always cheerful. On this day when we are going to say goodbye to you, I will not be able to be with you at the funeral, I have a commitment for the Le Refuge foundation of which I am the sponsor. But I will be with you in thought, I had Nathalie [Marquay, la veuve de Jean-Pierre Pernaut, NDLR] to assure him of my deep affection. You know, Jean-Pierre, I lost my dad at the age of 24. He reminded me a lot of you: the same rock for his family, the same frank smile, the same natural authority, the same outbursts that always ended in a fit of laughter.“
“Like all French people, I lost a member of my family with you. Kind of like my TV dad. Goodbye Jean-Pierre, you are in my heart. And in that of so many French“, concludes Christophe Beaugrand.
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