Michel Drucker hospitalized for tests, his weekly program goes into reruns

Michel Drucker, 80, is hospitalized for tests related to his past heart problems, France Télévisions reported, confirming information from the Parisian/Today in France. The star host “is currently undergoing a medical check-up following his heart operation in 2020” And “is fine”his collaborator, Cathy Costard, told AFP. “We agreed with Michel that he take the time to rest after his exams”for his part affirmed Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez, director of antennas and programs of France Télévisions, at the Parisian/Today in France. According to the newspaper, this hospital stay “should be finished by the end of the week”.

From this weekend, the issues of Michel Drucker’s weekly program, “Vivement dimanche”, will therefore be reruns. “He should resume recordings within a fortnight”, said Cathy Costard. Since the start of the school year in September, this program, which has existed since 1998, has moved from France 2 to France 3.

In 2020, Michel Drucker had been hospitalized for almost three months due to heart surgery followed by complications. He had been absent from the screens for seven months and had made his return in March 2021.