The star Academy is about to make its big comeback! On October 15, 2022, TF1 will kick off a new season. Thus, viewers will be able to meet the 13 candidates who have the pleasure of being part of this great adventure. The most nostalgic are impatiently awaiting this comeback and still remember the veterans who made the heyday of the first channel from 2001 to 2008. Jessica Marquez is part of. Since her participation in season 1, she has changed a lot, for a sad reason.
“The music, yes, the music. I know, will be the key, from the love of friendship“. These words of the anthem, Jessica sang them for several weeks since she reached the semi-finals of the season (won by Jenifer). Her grain of voice and her personality had seduced, which made her allowed her to launch her career. Although she was more discreet from 2013, she made a remarkable reappearance in March 2019 by granting an interview to Closer. The opportunity for her to reveal her illness which transformed her.
Jessica Marquez has indeed revealed that she suffered from hypothyroidism (the inability of the thyroid gland to produce enough thyroid hormone). A illness that has had an effect on his physique. “I have a little problem because it makes you gain weight so inevitably when you are 40 years old and you take 10 kilos, it hurts a little! It is quite complicated to manage on a daily basis. The thyroid is the conductor of hormones in women. So it regulates body temperature, it regulates the pituitary part of the brain, it regulates everything. And when you’re 40, your hormones are even more on the line and therefore, it makes you spin and it’s very tiring“, she had declared.
At the time, she wanted to find an effective treatment because taking the drug Euthyrox was painful for her. Subsequently, Jessica Marquez again left the spotlight but still agreed to make an appearance for the 20th anniversary bonus of the star Academy, one year ago. According to her Instagram account, she is currently undergoing herbalism training.