The humorist and actress was the guest of Isabelle Ithurburu in “50’Inside” this Saturday, June 21. The opportunity for her to deliver a new facet of herself.
Known of the public since 2016 for her humorist talents, Élodie Poux has been increasingly essential in the French audiovisual landscape for the past few months. After accepting a role in the series “Household scenes” broadcast on M6, she has been operating since May in the program “Mask Singer” alongside Kev Adams, Chantal Ladesou and Laurent Ruquier.
And if his face is more and more familiar to viewers, its history is less so. Before leaving for the world of humor, the woman of Nantes origin was an extracurricular animator. “I left everything. The house, the person I was with, my job, my whole family and my friends. The passion was stronger than everything else ”she admitted to Isabelle Ithurburu in the portrait of the week of “50’Inside”.
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Since her childhood, the humorist and actress has had a rare neurological disorder called prosopagnosia. It is characterized by the inability to recognize human faces. “I was super relieved”she explained when the diagnosis was made. “I may not recognize an uncle, a person I have been working with for ten years. The people who have heard it, who know and who know me represent themselves when they meet me and it greatly facilitates my life ”she recognized without being completely released. “I know in everyday life, especially in events where we are all gathered and everything, that I hurt a lot of people. Which either do not believe it or say: “But me anyway”, As if it was important. But I hope they believe me and they know it’s not on purpose. ”
But of this difference, Élodie Poux knew how to make a strength by laughing in her shows. However, she did not think herself intended for a humorist career. “As a child, I wanted to play in movies. I was shooting movies in my room. I watched all the making-ofs of all the movies … “she said that the interviewer stressed that this project was still feasible. “If a director looks at …” She launched in front of the camera laughing. The call is launched!
