During the national tribute organized at the Invalides for the legendary actor, Stella Belmondo was with the grandchildren of Bébel. Not discarded, but placed with consistency, alongside those who are closest to her. Paul Belmondo had also spoken candidly about their relationship, for the same magazine but last year: “It’s a complicated relationship, because we’re forty years apart. Stella is closer to my children and my niece Annabelle, which is why she was with them at Les Invalides. There was absolutely no question of putting her aside, a bullshit that I could read on social networks.“
Now that the actor is no more, it is his son, Luana’s husband and now grandfather who inherited the position of “leader of the Belmondo clan“.”Even though I know that my father is watching and protecting us, he is no longer there, and I am, in fact, at the top of the pyramid.. I feel a responsibility. But I haven’t made and I won’t make any decision without talking to Stella and Florence, Muriel and Alain [sa tante et son oncle]. Everything about him should be seen by the whole family. For his funeral, he made things easier for us by indicating in his will what his last wishes were…“The gossips who seek to see tensions in the Belmondo family have better watch out!
Find the full interview in the magazine Paris Match from October 6, 2022