A difficult subject, but one that is important to talk about. Back on the scene with a new album entitled One evening among thousands, Marie-Paule Belle is also fighting cancer, alongside his career. A subject to which she returned, in the columns of the new issue of France Sunday, on newsstands this Friday, January 26. The famous pianist notably explained why she decided to talk publicly about your illness : “In my family there are 57 doctors. We have always said things“, she confided in the preamble, estimating that “it’s stupid to hide a health problem“, especially since “cancers are cured better and better.”
Marie-Paule Belle also wanted to break the cancer taboo in order to raise awareness among other women: “When you have the chance to be a public figure, it’s also good to talk about it to say that we can get through it, that there is more and more hope. I am proof“, she explained. In this ordeal, the 78-year-old singer was also driven by the support of his fans : “These last years, I received countless words of love from the audience. I have visualized my return to the stage so many times, only dreaming of that. That’s what kept me going and gave me strength“, assured Serge Lama’s long-time friend.
Marie-Paule Beautiful in love with Françoise Mallet-Joris: this regret that haunts her
On the heart side, Marie-Paule Belle had a great love story with the novelist Françoise Mallet-Joris. A passion that ended after eleven years of relationship. In cause? A story of jealousywhich Marie-Paule Belle mentioned in France Sunday, in 2020.”At the time, when she confessed her little crush to me, instead of telling me that it wasn’t serious, that it didn’t change anything between us; it’s like a lightning bolt that passes through my body and tears my heart. I wish she kept lying to me“, she explained to our colleagues.
A painful decision to make, which still haunts Marie-Paule Belle today: “I still regret it today! It was stupidity on my part.“Her ex-partner having now died (since 2016, editor’s note), the singer regrets not having shown her love more:”I especially regret leaving. And perhaps also for not having told him more often and intensely how much I loved him. That with singing, it was the only essential ‘thing’ in my life. Without her, it wouldn’t have been as strong“, assures Marie-Paule Belle, who was strongly marked by her love story with the novelist.
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