Courageous words that continue to get people talking… Invited on the set of What an era!
on September 16, 2023, Muriel Robin said loud and clear the reason why she was shunned by the cinema according to her. “I am the only actress in the world to say she is homosexual”,she declared on the air of France 2 before denouncing the homophobia of which she was a victim due to her presence in the seventh art.
“There are no gay actors who have a great career,” she lamented to Christophe Dechavanne and Léa Salamé. To make cinema, you have to be “desirable” and “penetrable“, said the comedian. Controversial statements which caused a reaction on the Web… And six weeks later, one thing is certain, Muriel Robin does not regret having spoken on the air on this subject.
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“It hurt me a lot”
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the actress who is currently a hit on the small screen has indicated once again that she considers that her homosexuality has slowed down her career. “I think that contributed to it. It hurt a lot, but, once I said that, it’s worth thinking about it and saying that, indeed, I am the only one who having said it and not having made a movie”she said.
An obstacle which does not prevent Anne Le Nen’s partner from pursuing great projects, particularly on television. “[Mon homosexualité] television is indifferent, which gave me very good roles, such as that of Jacqueline Sauvage, which attracted more than 7 million viewers, on TF1, in 2018″she emphasized.
“It therefore poses a simple question: who decides what is desirable or not? Obviously, those who “make” cinema decide that I have no place in it. Those who “make” television entrust me roles”analyzed the 68-year-old actress and comedian who, after the success of the film Eyes Wide Closed at the beginning of October, is preparing to return to the small screen from November 9, 2023 with the TF1 mini-series MasterCrime.
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