It is not with joy of heart that Nadia Cheriaf, the mother of the Grasse choreographer Yanis Marshall (ex-Star Academy), goes to Cyril Hanouna’s TV set this Tuesday evening, “because in principle, I prefer to stay off camera”.
But her maternal instinct dictates that she in turn intervene in the media conflict that has been raging since her son made public accusations of sexual assault on minors against Cannes resident Bruno Vandelli, ex-choreographer and juror of the show. Pop Stars.
Having just returned from Algeria and before boarding the plane towards the capital, Nadia Cheriaf briefly confided the reasons for her anger to Nice morning. As painful as this media exposure is, the time has also come for her to burst the abscess.
“I’ve been waiting for all this to happen for twenty years!”
“I have been waiting for all this to fall for twenty years, and it was I who discovered the pot of roses in 2004”whispers the one who once discovered that her son Yanis, 15, had “a relationship” with his dance teacher, and wanted to keep him away.
And when Bruno Vandelli posts a message to denounce “a masquerade that would make me appear like a monster”, Nadia Cheriaf jumps up, persists and signs: “No, it’s not a charade! as his lawyer also says. In reality Vandelli is completely sick, he is a potential predator, she believes. I have enough evidence to prove it, I have kept it for twenty years…”
“Everyone around Vandelli has known about it for years”
His son Yanis Marshall also declared himself a “spokesperson” for other silent victims, and intends to file complaints on their behalf as well.
“The worst part is that everyone around Bruno Vandelli has known about what he’s been doing for years…”insists Nadia Cheriaf, who also wishes to “bring a civil claim” in this file.
