Death of Catherine Laborde: why she remained angry with her sister Françoise for a long time

If they found each other again, Catherine and François Laborde remained angry for a long time. But for what reason ? Answer with Closer.

© RACHID BELLAK/BESTIMAGE The sisters remained angry for a long time.

IN BRIEF

• Catherine and Françoise Laborde, long in conflict, have seen their relationship evolve after Catherine's illness.
• The reconciliation of the Laborde sisters was triggered by the illness of the former weather presenter.
• Discover how the illness transformed a complex family relationship into an emotional reconciliation.

The blood bond had brought them closer together. However, Catherine and Françoise Laborde remained angry for a long time. Indeed, the two sisters always had complicated relationships until illness entered the life of the former weather presenter. Already in 2017, Françoise Laborde revealed that their family tension had appeared in childhood. “When I decided to enroll in the Bordeaux conservatory, she was very angry with me. I took a place that was reserved for her because she had wanted to do theater since she could talk” she had confided.

Later, Françoise Laborde also held a grudge against the deceased for joining Cyril Hanouna's ranks in “Touche pas à mon poste”. “'Frérocité' is what still exists between Françoise and me at this moment. It's very painful to live through“, Catherine Laborde confided. But what really separated them was the question of “children”. Guest on the show “Chez Jordan” in March 2024, Françoise Laborde had assured that her adopted children were at the heart of their quarrel.

Catherine and Françoise Laborde reconciled thanks to the illness

It was only when Catherine Laborde's illness was discovered that the two sisters were reconciled. “My sister has reconciled with me thanks to the illness. Until then, she was angry but she is not anymore. She says herself that she is very scared because mom died of Alzheimer's so with this illness that I have and which resembles Alzheimer's, çit upset her, I think“ had revealed the deceased in the columns of Gala.

Catherine Laborde also expressed her wish to ease tensions. “We're supposed to meet at the beginning of November, we made a date, but I've already postponed it several times. I want to smooth all that over, but I still want to understand why she was angry for three and a half years. I didn't understand. She's my sister, we've lived together 30 years together“, she had added.

Death of Catherine Laborde: who is her sister Geneviève ?

Catherine and Françoise Laborde also have a sister baptized Geneviève Laborde. Settled in the Gers, she is very discreet and leads a life far from the media. She is retired and is deputy mayor in charge of social relations. She would take care of the “rural home” of the town where she lives and would have been re-elected in March 2024 with more than 80% of the vote.