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More than discreet, Françoise Souchon played the invisible for many years. In the columns of Paris Match, for the very first time, the one we nicknamed “Bélotte”, agreed to pose with her husband Alain and the rest of the clan.
Between Bélotte and the showbiz, it never stuck. Alain Souchon’s wife since 1971, Françoise known as “Bélotte”, has always refused to appear in the photos. Far from the red carpets, pinches and barbing photocalls, red carpets or worldly evenings, the one that has long suffered the distrust of the record company of her husband, is renowned for making no concession.
In the columns of Paris Match, for a meeting with the Souchon clan, the Matriarche granted the game of poses, smiles and staging. A first for this 77 -year -old woman. Her eldest son, Pierre, observed: “She understood that she could lower her guard, the subject for her is less sensitive”. But modesty, among the Souchon, is eternal.
Proof of this is, the one who has been singing alongside his father for over a year, confessed: “I have never heard my father tell me” I love you “. It would be the summit of the shamelessness for him, it is the kind of words that are not part of his vocabulary. But he made us understand so much … “
“She watched over him like milk on fire”
In the shadows, far from the horrors of the showbiz, Bélotte managed to create a united and loving family. Charles Souchon, the cadet named “bear” on the stage, easily recognized the crucial role played by her mother: “If she had not been there, my father would have been content to eat a slice of ham per day. And could even have forgotten to drink water. »»
Sharing his opinion, Pierre added: “It was she who recovered it after the tours, who watched over him like the milk on the fire, made sure that he does not freak out and keep an anchor in reality. »»
