Guest in Buzz TV on October 1, Christophe Hondelatte spoke about the advantages, but above all the disadvantages, of notoriety.
IN BRIEF
- Christophe Hondelatte, famous journalist, shared his experience of notoriety during an interview with Buzz TV.
- He humorously recounted how he was recognized in the toilet paper section of Carrefour, illustrating the disadvantages of celebrity.
- Despite the inconveniences, Hondelatte appreciates people’s kindness and even refused to participate in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ to avoid the hassle.
Notoriety has its disadvantages that the general public is unaware of. Most public figures do not deny the chance they have to be known. Success, recognition, popularity, and the fortune that often goes with it are the undeniable advantages of fame.
But there is also another side of the coin! The loss of anonymity is one of them. Sometimes you just want to take a leisurely stroll through your city without having to sign autographs. At other times, we just want to do our shopping like everyone else without an onlooker coming to surprise us in the PQ section. But as told with humor Christophe Hondelatte on Buzz TVunfortunately this is not always possible…
Christophe Hondelatte: “And then when you find yourself at Carrefour”
Bring in the accused! It was when he was restocking in the toilet paper section of Carrefour that Christophe Hondelatte was caught red-handed.
“When you go to Carrefour and no one recognizes you, that’s cool.”he remembered, a bit nostalgic, before humorously deploring his current situation: “And then when you find yourself at Carrefour with your trolley in the PQ aisle and people say ‘Oh it’s Hondelatte’ and they look in the trolley and they see the PQ (…) that, that has been a hassle! »
Fame, a ball and chain? It wouldn’t be that radical. He admits that being famous also has its good sides. And if you really can’t stand being recognized, there are always solutions. He told the story of his friend who went to the restaurant wearing big hats so that he wouldn’t be singled out in the crowd.
“It’s rare for a guy to come and say to you, ‘Big asshole’! »
But he’s not there yet. Quite the contrary. The journalist specializing in news items indicated that over time, he had gotten used to the situation. Especially since the people who stop him in the street are always friendly, “considerate”, and “nice”.
“It’s rare for a guy to come and say to you, ‘Big asshole’! Face to face, people are nice.”
As a result, the presenter of Hondelatte tells
returns all the love he receives. But he is not yet ready to sell his soul to the devil to please the public! In the same interview, he revealed the invitation made by TF1. The first channel offered him to participate in the show Dancing with the stars. A proposal that he declined, considering that there were “only hassles” to find.
