If he makes programs to entertain viewers and make them smile in front of their television, Patrick Sébastien is nonetheless a man, like everyone else, who has experienced drama in his life. Moreover, his famous program “Le Grand Bluff” has its origins in a tragic situation as revealed by our colleagues from TV Magazine and that fans will be able to discover this Tuesday, December 27 in the show Le Grand Bluff, 30 ans déjà, broadcast on C8.
This idea came to him after the tragic death of one of his children. His eldest son Sébastien lost his life on July 15, 1990, when he was only 19 years old, after a motorcycle accident. “I didn’t want to recognize the body at the morgue. In my subconscious, I still have this idea that it wasn’t him”he reveals in the documentary which retraces the best moments of the show before continuing: “One evening, in the summer of 1992, I stop at a gas station and I see a biker dressed in black. He takes off his helmet, he wears a beard and in my head I say to myself: ‘Take it off, I recognized you.’ Getting back in the car, I decided I was going to dress up and go trap some people I know.”
Patrick Sébastien’s son inspired him to The Great Bluff
The idea therefore came to him through a tragedy… But Patrick Sébastien pays the most beautiful tribute to his son through a program that makes you smile and forget the dramas of life. The animator who officiated for a long time on France Televisions has always loved to laugh and make people laugh. Moreover, Jacques Chirac was very fond of his jokes as he revealed during his visit to The Big Heads on RTL.
The host of the Biggest cabaret in the world even revealed a funny anecdote during which Bernadette Chirac, who did not appreciate the “disgusting” jokes of Patrick Sébastien, had surprised her ex-husband and the presenter in full laughter following a story of this type. Despite her reluctance, the former First Lady had congratulated Patrick Sébastien for the joke in question which she found hilarious.
See also: “She couldn’t stand that”: this ritual between Patrick Sébastien and Jacques Chirac who ulcerated Bernadette
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