Death of Maïté: what did Serge, her only son, die of at only 52 years old ?

A former iconic figure of the small screen, Maïté died at the age of 86 on the night of Friday 20 to Saturday 21 December 2024. During her life, the former cook had lost her only son Serge when he was 52 years old. Here's how.

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IN BRIEF

• Maïté, famous host of “La cuisine des Mousquetaires”, died at the age of 86 on the night of December 20 to 21, 2024.
• Before her television career, Maïté worked at the SNCF and was discovered in 1983 during a report at Rion-des-Landes.
• Discover how Maïté overcame family drama and devoted herself to her granddaughters after the loss of her son.

A legendary figure in the French audiovisual landscape has finally bowed out. According to information revealed by the site Actu Landes. fr.Former host Maïté, famous for presenting La cuisine des Mousquetaires, has died at the age of 86. The cook took her last breath on the night of Friday 20 to Saturday 21 December 2024.

Before becoming a star of the small screen on France 3. Maïté notably worked as an announcer at the SNCF. In fact, she warned the workers on the railway tracks that a train was approaching using a trumpet. It was in 1983 that she was spotted by the small screen. At the time when a television report was being filmed at the Rion-des-Landes rugby club. The village where she was from. And where she lived with her family.

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The former host's son died prematurely from cancer

It was also in this same village in the southwest of France that Maïté opened two restaurants. First there was Le Relais des Landes, in 1988, then Chez Maïté. The cook finally decided to retire in the mid-2010s. In addition to her cooking programs, the host had also participated in the cult reality TV show La Ferme des célébrités on TF1.

On the private side, Maïté was married for many years to Jean-Pierre Ordonez. The latter unfortunately passed away on September 9, 2020, at the age of 84. He had been married to the former host since 1958. During their union, the couple founded a family by giving birth to a son named Serge. Unfortunately, the latter died prematurely at at the age of 52 in 2013. As a result of cancer.

Maïté: “I didn't have time to take care of my son”

Having been deeply affected by this tragedy. Maïté had chosen to rebuild her life as a family. She had thus abandoned her restaurant in order to devote herself to her two granddaughters, Perrine and Camille. “My husband and I took a long time to have children. I didn't have time to take care of my son. It's easier to be a grandmother, you're freer“, she had notably declared during an interview with Mireille Dumas in 2008.

“Everyone is in Rion, everyone wants to get together. We don't talk much, but when there's a problem, everyone is there“, Maïté's niece had specified during the same show. Before acknowledging that her aunt could sometimes be “éstifling” and “invasive“.