Nathalie Baye recounts the last days of Johnny Halliday

It was one of the mythical couples of French show business.

Johnny Halliday and Nathalie Baye had a romantic relationship between 1982 and 1986.

Le Journal du Dimanche

is devoting a series of articles this summer to the French actress, who is celebrating her 50-year career.

In the second part, Nathalie Baye talks about the men in her life, including of course Johnny Halliday.

"In the last few years, he was extremely unhappy in his life"

The actress with four Cesars looks back on their meeting, thanks to a sketch for a show by Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier.

But she also talks about the end of life of the singer who died in 2017 from lung cancer.

Nathalie Baye says she visited him regularly while the singer was sick.

And these interviews marked her.

“In the past few years, he was extremely unhappy in his life.

He was all alone, all day, in his office, with the television on,” she recalls.

The two artists had a daughter together, actress Laura Smet, born in 1983, for whom Johnny composed the famous song

.

“I had never seen him go so badly.

He looked like the living dead.

I was sad that Laura saw her father in this state

” adds Nathalie Baye.

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