At 77, Michel Cordes has decided to leave the stage for good. It is in his house in Grabels, near Montpellier in the Hérault, that he would have killed himself this Friday, May 5, 2023, around 3 p.m. At first, rumors of settling scores circulated but were quickly denied. We informed you exclusively, the actor of More beautiful lifewould have committed suicide. Information that had been confirmed to us by another actor in the series. Letters were found, placed near his body. Since then, his filming acolytes have been spreading their immense grief on social networks. This patriarch, who embodied for 18 seasons, from 2004 to 2022, Roland Marci, the grumpy boss of the bar “Le Mistral”, located in Marseille, was much loved and appreciated by his peers. A cult character that he had decided to leave shortly before the final cessation of the series by France Télévisions. This actor but also theater director had decided to take some time for himself, to enjoy life especially since he had found love in the arms of a stranger. Interviewed by The Parisian in November 2022, the latter confessed: “I just met my girlfriend, just retired. So, we say to ourselves that we will benefit. Unless someone offers me an interesting theater project…“he had revealed, all playful.
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“He said he had no morale. That with his partner he had separated and that she counted much more than anything”
Asked by these same colleagues this Saturday, May 6, 2023, his close neighbors, who discovered his body, testify to the last days of the actor. They also specify having noticed a preparation, a good organization. And Loïc, a close resident of the residential area where Michel Cordes had lived for a year and a half, says that with his wife and another neighbor, he had decided to hear from the actor. He claims that the gate was open, which never happened, and that the shutters had been closed for two days. It wasn’t until they got to the dining room that the group realized something was wrong: “On the table were lined up letters. A letter for his daughter, one for the gendarmes and even a letter to the attention of the tax authorities”, explains the neighbor. He even asserts: “With hindsight, Michel had therefore prepared and organized everything so that we could discover him as easily as possible”. Throughout his story, Loïc also confides that the actor was, lately, quite dark, withdrawn into himself: “And about a month ago he was saying he was down. That with his partner he had separated and that she counted much more than anything”, he continues in the columns of the Parisian. He was even surprised to see him so lonely. Another neighbor confirms: “We expected to see actors from Plus belle la vie turn up on our street from time to time, but in the end no”. On their side,
Eugène and Elyane, the former owners of the house where the actor lived, explained that they had kept in touch with him. Except that recently, the morale of Michel Cordes seemed to be at its lowest: “A month and a half ago, I felt a little less morally”explained Elyane. “His new partner, in the process of divorcing, had finally just broken up with him”, she continues. “He was sad, but from there to think of such a thing, surely not”, she regrets. A terrible news that saddens both his relatives and the many fans of the cult series of France Televisions.
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“Michel had therefore prepared and organized everything so that we could discover him as easily as possible”
Asked by these same colleagues this Saturday, May 6, 2023, his close neighbors, who discovered his body, testify to the last days of the actor. They also specify having noticed a preparation, a good organization. And Loïc, a close resident of the residential area where Michel Cordes had lived for a year and a half, says that with his wife and another neighbor, he had decided to hear from the actor. He claims that the gate was open, which never happened, and that the shutters had been closed for two days. It was only when they arrived in the dining room that the group realized that something was wrong: “On the table were lined up letters. A letter for his daughter, one for the gendarmes and even a letter for the attention of the tax authorities”, explains the neighbour. The latter even affirms: “With hindsight, Michel had therefore prepared and organized everything so that we could discover him as easily as possible”. Throughout his story, Loïc also confides that the actor was, lately, quite gloomy, withdrawn into himself: “And about a month ago, he said that he had no morale. That with his companion he had separated and that she counted much more than anything”, he continues in the columns of Parisian. He was even surprised to see him so lonely. Another neighbor confirms: “We expected to see actors from Plus belle la vie turn up on our street from time to time, but in the end no”. For their part,
Eugène and Elyane, the former owners of the house where the actor lived, explained that they had kept in touch with him. Except that recently, Michel Cordes’ morale seemed to be at its lowest: “A month and a half ago, I felt he was a little less morally well,” explained Elyane. finally to break up with him”, she continues. “He was sad, but from there to think of such a thing, surely not”, she regrets. A terrible news which saddens both those close to her and the many fans of the cult series from France Télévisions.
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