Death of Catherine Laborde: Evelyne Dhéliat, sobs in her voice, her discreet tribute to her friend

In charge of a new weather report on TF1 on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Evelyne Dhéliat saluted the memory of her late colleague Catherine Laborde, who died a few hours earlier at the age of 73, with a certain émotion.

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IN BRIEF

• On January 28, 2025, Evelyne Dhéliat paid tribute to Catherine Laborde during her weather report, following the announcement of her death at the age of 73.
• Evelyne Dhéliat praised Catherine Laborde's kindness and professionalism, highlighting their complementarity and her fight against Lewy body disease.
• Discover how Catherine Laborde left her mark on her colleagues and the public with her passion and resilience, even in the face of the disease.

The weather report for Tuesday, January 28, 2025 was special for Evelyne Dhéliat. After revealing to the viewers what the climate had in store for them in France for the next few days. The host paid tribute to one of her former illustrious colleagues. “I wanted to dedicate this newsletter to our dear Catherine Laborde whose passing we learned of this morning”, she said before going back on air.

The emotion was truly palpable in Evelyne Dhéliat's mouth as she said these words. For the record, Catherine Laborde unfortunately passed away at the age of 73 on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. From the consequences of Lewy body disease. A pathology between Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Evelyne Dhéliat had already spoken a few hours earlier about her late colleague on the 1pm news on TF1.

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Evelyne Dhéliat confided in “the keys to success” by Catherine Laborde on TF1

“The keys to Catherine's success were of course her kindness, it transpired through the screen, and her professionalism as well of course”, she had declared in particular. Catherine Laborde's former colleague also made her a man on social networks. “A sweet thought for our dear Catherine who has just left us. I keep in my heart so many beautiful memories“, wrote Evelyne Dhéliat on X (formerly Twitter, editor's note).

“She was a very kind woman, we never argued. I remember her little, thin voice saying to me: 'Évelyne, how are you ?'. We spent moments of happiness and work together. We were very complementary and very different from each other”, the weather presenter also added about Catherine Laborde. During an interview posted on the TF1 website.

“She was more of an artist than me. Who had her feet more on the ground. She was also very learned, passionate about theater and writing. She wrote many books. Catherine Laborde, she was passionate. Everything she did, she did with passion, even the weather. Catherine always took life head on. Even when faced with illness, she fought. She was truly a fighter. It's funny, because behind this seemingly fragile physique was a woman with a very strong temperament,” also specified Evelyne Dhéliat.

Evelyne Dhéliat: “Catherine has always remained herself, even when faced with illness”

“She would have liked to be an actress, but she was aware that it was complicated to make one stable job. I think that her great happiness was to have a regular job that was certainly not theater, but still exposed her to an audience. She sometimes went on stage, it was a great pleasure for her”, also emphasized Catherine Laborde's former colleague.

“We have always been in touch, even if we communicated by SMS recently because her illness was getting worse. But otherwise, as soon as she was in Paris, we saw each other. It was more complicated afterward… Catherine Laborde has always remained herself, even when faced with illness. I have never heard her complaining, that's what was great. She was a very great lady”, Evelyne Dhéliat finally concluded.