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Laurence Boccolini must have put a little pressure on Vincent Dedienne so that he decided to take over the Weak Link!
Summary
“The weak link” returns to television on October 16, 2024, on M6, after 10 years of absence. And this year, it is neither Laurence Boccolini nor Julien Courbet who will host the program, but Vincent Dedienne.
The 37-year-old actor agreed to take part in the exercise, for an exceptional evening, for the benefit of the Women Safe & Children association. He recruited a slew of stars, including Florence Foresti, Bernard Campan, Camille Combal and Marc Lavoine. And he had the approval of the boss, in person, Laurence Boccolini by text message.
Vincent Dedienne received a text
Indeed, to our colleagues at Télé Loisirs, he confided this week: “When she found out I was hesitant because I was afraid I wouldn’t have time to do it properly, she just sent me a text that said, ‘Just do it, damn it! I’m putting it on your shoulder a sword of blessing“.
And it must be said that Vincent Dedienne was really scared. He also explains: “The fear I had was that I wouldn’t take advantage of it. I also feared the reactions of the celebrities. I didn’t meet them before filming, I thought it was going to break something.”
Finally, Vincent Dedienne says: “On set, when I saw that they were all paralyzed, I said to myself: ‘It’s okay’“. Around him, there will be sixteen personalities in all, and they have all been chosen by him, in person. He also adds: “Other personalities were approached but were not available during recording, such as Isabelle Adjani, who was in New York, or Muriel Robin, who injured her shoulder.
A return without Laurence Boccolini
And the reason why he didn’t want Laurence Boccolini as a candidate? It’s because, he said, Vincent Dedienne didn’t want to “give the impression of making a parody”.
He finally assures: “I find it strange to see Jean-Pierre Foucault playing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Not sure that Laurence Boccolini would have accepted, anyway.
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