In this month of June, which marks Pride for the LGBT+ community around the world, Catherine Lara accepted a cross interview with the TikTokeuse Anissa (6nissa) for Konbini. The opportunity for the star, who continues music but has ended her career as a singer, to come back to her homosexuality. Between family memories and the pressure of show business, everything has not always been easy.
Catherine Lara assures her: she always knew that she loved women! “I came out at, I don’t know, 5 years old, maybe… I preferred to tame over time, I didn’t want to hurt my parents [son père était médecin et elle explique avoir été entourée de gens catholiques, très pratiquants dans son entourage, ndlr]. So, I said to myself, at some point they will finally understand that I do not come with many boys at home.“, she said. And if she took the time with her parents, Catherine Lara affirms, on the other hand, that she never curbed her feelings and said that she always felt “free to love“without asking the question of whether his love was for a man or a woman.
But, in her time, Catherine Lara has however heard speeches of incredible violence. Of his words which, once spoken, will never be forgotten…”We said: ‘Well, she’s a bit… She’s a bitch… She’ll pass with time, we’ll take care of her.‘“, says the interpreter of magic night, now 77 years old. Indeed, she aptly recalls that at some point “it was a disease, you had to get treatment or see a shrink“. The decriminalization of homosexuality dates back to 1981, thanks to the fight led by former minister Robert Badinter.
And then, by virtue of his artistic profession, the star was obliged “to announce the color“so as not to feed the rumor machine or be hounded by apprentice investigators in search of answers. So, in an interview, Catherine Lara replied that what she looked for first in a man was… his wife.The artist, a lesbian who has undoubtedly paved the way for others, however, ensures that she has never felt discrimination, where it still happens far too much to LGBT people.
For 27 years, Catherine Lara – who has had a few media stories, especially with Muriel Robin – has been in love and in a relationship with Samantha. “Absolute love arrived for my 50 broomsticks, it was awesome“, she says.