Death of Catherine Laborde: her illness “a prison”, the harsh words of Michel Drucker on what took her away

Faced with the death of Catherine Laborde, on Tuesday, January 28, Michel Drucker spoke about the illness that had been eating away at her for a long time. A disturbing observation…

© Bestimage Michel Drucker reacted to the illness suffered by Catherine Laborde, who died on January 28, 2025.

IN BRIEF

• Catherine Laborde died on January 28 at the age of 73, after having been a weather presenter on TF1 from 1988 to 2017.
• She suffered from Lewy body disease, a rare neurodegenerative disease, as Michel Drucker mentioned.
• Discover how Catherine Laborde showed courage in the face of her illness and the moving tribute from her colleagues.

The death of Catherine Laborde, on Tuesday, January 28, was a shock to the audiovisual world and fans of the small screen. Dead at At the age of 73 years old, she had presented the weather on TF1 from 1988 to 2017. Moreover, the channel is one of those that quickly reacted to his disappearance by saluting “his competence, his kindness, his joy of living“.

Many personalities also paid tribute to him, including Evelyne Dhéliat. “The keys to Catherine's success were well obviously his kindness, ça was sweating à through the screen, sound professionalism also“, confidedé tenderly the former colleague of the weather star during the 13 Heures presented by Marie-Sophie Lacarrau.

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Death of Catherine Laborde: Michel Drucker speaks about her illness

Catherine Laborde had been suffering from a particularly rare disease for a long time. This is Lewy body disease, a neurodegenerative disease similar to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. During an interview with our colleagues from Télé Loisirs, Michel Drucker spoke about this illness, which he is no stranger to. “I met his sister Françoise two years ago, who told me about her illness. A very rare and complicated illness“, confided the host of Vivement dimanche on France 3.

“I have a friend who suffers from the same disease. It is very painful and very disabling. We lose weight, we have difficulty walking and we lose our speech. We are a bit in prison“, noted the man who has more than 60 years of television career. “It's something terrible because we remain intellectually intact and therefore we are perfectly aware of our state…“, he added.

Michel Drucker: “She was not very old…”

During this interview with our colleagues, Michel Drucker stressed the fact that he was not really close to Catherine Laborde. Which does not prevent him from feeling a deep sadness at her death. “I did not know her personally but I loved her very much as a viewer. I found her very original and very funny and I am very sad about her disappearance“, he confessed.

“She was only 73 years old, she was not very old. She was a charming girl“, Michel Drucker added with a slight sigh. Faced with the adversity Catherine Laborde faced all this time, the entertainment professional concluded: “Catherine Laborde was very courageous“.