Video – Genevieve de Fontaine, her granddaughter Adele in tears: “I was the last to see her”

On August 1, 2023, France lost One of its most iconic icons: Genevieve de Fontaine, Died at the age of 90. This Wednesday, January 17, guests on the show A moment of luxury At C8, her two granddaughters, Adele and Agathe de Fontainecame to narrate the painful experience of his last moments with his grandmother. “I was the last person to see him, two hours before he disappeared.”, Adèle confided, still very upset. The girl then pointed out that although Genevieve de Fontaine had shown signs of decline in recent months, The reality of his loss was hard to accept. “She was very weak for two, three months, and she really wanted to quit. But we didn’t want to accept that.”

Genevieve de Fontaine, which left its mark on generations of French people As president of the Miss France committee, she was also known for her very tough character. “She wasn’t too tender, we weren’t too tempting”, admitted Adèle on set. However, in the final moments of his life, She showed her granddaughter some signs of affection. “The last moments were very exciting because…”, Adele spoke with difficulty, In tears on setBefore resuming: “We hugged for two minutes. And when I left, I had a kind of presentation, I looked at him and we said hello”She said, very inspired.

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This surprising proposal to Sonia Rolland from Genevieve de Fontenay

Shortly before his disappearance, Geneviève de Fontenay also made a surprise proposal to Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France turned cinematographer. The director of the film An unexpected fateWhich takes back her career as Miss, the 42-year-old filmmaker told our colleagues here. Parisian Last January 3 k The former iconic TF1 contestant offered his famous black and white hat to the actress who will play her role in the film. A proposal that Sonia Rowland rejected, humbly replying: “You’re hard to play, Genevieve. Who can play you?”

Photo credits: C8 Capture