On the poster of ” New Toy“, Jamel Debbouze was the guest of Léa Salamé in the morning of France Inter, this October 12. And the darling comic of the French confided in his own relationship to children. And it wasn’t easy… After falling in love with the lovely journalist Mélissa Theuriau in 2007, whom he married in 2008, they very quickly started a family. And for the big child that is Jamel, the arrival of his first… child was a cataclysm.
“When I learned that I was going to be a father, I almost took off”
This is what he wanted to confess to Léa Salamé, while his eldest, Léon, is now 13 years old (he is the big brother of Lila, 11 years old). Dad fulfilled today, completely gaga for his offspring, he recognizes: “When I learned that I was going to be a father, I almost took off”. And to add, with more distance now: “We are always afraid, we find ourselves faced with an immense responsibility and then we fantasize about it and then it overwhelms us”.
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About this big moment of panic, while Mélissa Theuriau was pregnant with their first child, Jamel Debbouze says: “It may seem silly but when you find yourself facing this deadline, to become responsible…” “It’s dizzying” then interrupted Léa Salamé. And Jamel Debbouze to complete : “Yeah, I didn’t like this period at all, I was really scared and I questioned myself, maybe even too much. And it’s normal, we’re all faced with that, it’s a real responsibility than becoming an adult“.
“I try my best to never grow up“
A transition which has still not taken place for the 47-year-old man, if we are to believe his confession to Léa Salamé, this Wednesday. To his interviewer, he assured, with humor: “I try my best to never grow up“.
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