Sunday January 23, 2022, it was time for secrets for Jamel Debbouze. The famous humorist revealed at the end of the 90s on Canal + found Daphné Roulier for a very intimate interview on the LCP channel. The opportunity for the companion of Antoine de Caunes to question the one who stands far enough away from worldliness and celebrates the discretion and simplicity of his personal life. And Léon and Lila’s dad explained that his life would not be the same without the presence of his partner Mélissa Theuriau. “Mélissa was obviously the turning point in my life because she made me evolve and become aware of many things. Given the love and consideration she has for me, it gave me wings“, he explains. “As she is not stupid, she advises me precisely and especially she does not go in my direction. That’s what we sorely need, it’s people who tell you the truth and put you in front of yourself.“, adds the guest of Daphné Roulier.
Jamel Debbouze and Mélissa Theuriau, an unusual story
If today they form one of the most glamorous couples on the planet people, nothing necessarily predestined these two to live a beautiful love story. He grew up and played with his bagou in the stairwells of the towers of the Yvelines cities when this daughter of a psychologist and a human resources manager pursued brilliant studies. If their romance started in January 2007, it was in May 2008 that the journalist and the comedian said “yes” to each other for life. And yet, their meeting was quite unusual.
Mélissa Theuriau, then presenter of the program Zone Interdite on M6, went to shoot a report on the filming of Asterix at the Olympic Games where the actor played a small role. As soon as she arrived, the pretty journalist with iridescent eyes was instructed to stay away from the comedian. “I had no right to approach him. […] I was told: “Be careful, there are two people you don’t approach, it’s Jamel Debbouze who won’t bear to be bothered and Gérard Depardieu.” And I obeyed wisely. So as soon as I saw him, I pulled away a bit“remembered Mélissa Theuriau during her appearance in Vivement dimanche in 2015.
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