Gad Elmaleh, this sensitive subject that he finally dares to address on stage: “I want to talk about it”

Solène Delinger 3:27 p.m., March 28, 2024

He had missed the stage terribly. Two years after traveling across France with his show

, Gad Elmaleh is back with

, a seventh one-man show in which he reveals himself even more. “This show is the result of reflections, headaches, personal events,” he confides in an exclusive interview with Le

Gad Elmaleh talks about the pain he felt when he was accused of plagiarism

Among the subjects discussed on stage: money, a subject still very taboo in France, the education of his youngest son, born from his previous relationship with Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco, his childhood love for Sophie Marceau, but also the accusations of plagiarism he faced in 2017. Gad Elmaleh took more than seven years before daring to tackle this sensitive subject, the time to think carefully and succeed in finding the right words. “It works on stage because, now, I want to talk about it and address both the suffering I felt at that moment, as well as my share of responsibility,” explains the comedian in the columns of Le

“It’s the most beautiful thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Gad Elmaleh says he felt “the way others see things change” and assures that this story was “set up as a state affair”. Seven years later, the comedian prefers to put things into perspective: “When I say that it’s the best thing that has happened to me in my career, I really mean it.” His audience also prefers to laugh about it, the case is closed, Gad Elmaleh still appreciated. Thriving on stage, the comedian is also very fulfilled personally. He recently became the grandfather of a little girl, the baby of his eldest son Noé, 23 years old: “My daughter, my princess, my Ely. It’s crazy! It’s an immense joy,” he said. reacted on March 11 on the set of

.

At 52 years old, Gad Elmaleh is very proud to be a young grandpa: "It's especially an incredible thing because it's the only moment in a very long time where we say 'young' before saying 'grandfather', because I am no longer a young artist, nor a young friend, a young lover or a young son, a young father. But every time someone talks to me about being a grandfather, they say to me: ' Wow, you are a young grandfather. It’s an immense joy, it really goes beyond, beyond.” Yes, everything really smiles on Gad!