Very discreet about his private life, Philippe Lacheau had nevertheless modestly mentioned a tragedy that had affected his family in the past: the death of their other brother. Guest on the set of the show The artists go back in time on M6, on New Years Eve in 2020, the former participant of District Z had burst into tears after the interpretation of the title Anything by Amel Bent. Comforted by his partner Elodie Fontan (with whom he became the father of a little boy named Raphaël, born in “It’s a pretty special song for me too. I lost a brother, young, and it was … Anyway, thank you very much. You could not have known. You interpreted it brilliantly and thank you, thank you very much (…). I haven’t heard this song for a very long time, and it feels good somewhere. “
Interviewed by The Parisian in 2018 when Nicky Larson and the perfume of Cupid, Philippe had confided how close he was to his brother Pierre with whom he had co-wrote the film and whom he had decided to appear in the feature film. “It was with him that I made my first cinematographic experiences, he said very moved. “JI disguised him and I shot short films with the video camera that was given to me. It’s good that he’s taking center stage with this film.“For his part, Pierre had replied:”I prefer to be in the room and leave the light to my brother. But it’s still nice to hear the audience laughing at some of the lines I wrote.“