Seeing a loved one die is always painful, especially when the latter still had a good part of their life ahead of them but fate decided otherwise. This Thursday, March 24, took place the funeral of Laurent Vimont, close to the big stars of French television. Family and friends gathered at the Notre-Dame de Grâce church in Passy in the Paris region to accompany the businessman on his last trip. Denis Brogniart and Claude Dartois, emblematic candidate of Koh Lanta made the move. Nikos Aliagas and Xavier de Moulins, news presenter on M6, were also there to support the clan in the painful ordeal of mourning. Cécile de Ménibus was not far either, like Virginie Guilhaume. Their sadness also accompanied them, mostly hidden behind sunglasses.
Laurent Vimont died on March 11, swept away by a devastating heart attack at only 61 years old. Real estate magnate, the businessman had been entrusted with the reins of the Century 21 house in 2009. At the time of the attribution of this new mission, Laurent Vimont was not a novice in the environment. His career began in 1984 as a business consultant. As he rose through the ranks one by one, Laurent Vimont had become one of the sure values of the brand, which is why the status of CEO had ended up being awarded to him. In 2011, he was also awarded the insignia of Knight of the National Order of Merit then in 2019, the insignia of Chevalier in the national order of the Legion of Honor.
The businessman helped build a real estate empire, but his greatest achievement was his children. During his life, Laurent Vimont became a father five times: Brice born in 1986 from a first union, Zoé, Camille and Lola from a second relationship and Victoire, his youngest, the fruit of his love with Alice Grandet, his wife since 2006. It was in tears but surrounded by her family that the young widow said goodbye to her last love that she will never forget and after which she will have to learn to rebuild.