Maïté: “Not a mattress to put under your ass”, her granddaughters open up about their deceased grandmother

For Paris Match, the little girls of Maïté have accepted to confide in their grandmother's private life.

© Bestimage For Paris Match, Maïté's granddaughters agreed to confide in their grandmother's private life.

IN BRIEF

• Deceased on December 21, 2024, Maïté leaves an immense void in the lives of the French
• For Paris Match, her granddaughters agreed to talk about their grandmother's wedding
• And they talk about their grandmother's wedding

On December 21, Maïté disappeared at the age of 86. The French have lost this warm and emblematic character of French cuisine, who made viewers laugh so much with his sometimes very surprising recipes. For our colleagues at Paris Match, his granddaughters have given themselves over, open heart, on this doting granny, who was a bit like that of all the French.

Notably on a part of her life, when in 1959, then aged 21, she marries Jean-Pierre. “Mamie Maïté kept telling us that when she got married, she didn't have ‘a mattress to put under her ass!’, confide Perrine and Camille.

Maïté's granddaughters look back on the beginnings of her marriage

But with her courage and strength of mind, Maïté will succeed in making a place of choice for herself on French television. She will also leave her mark on many great culinary chefs, such as Philippe Etchebest who had participated in the show A table on FR3. This is the that he meets the cook: “Maïté was é the initiator of the arrival of media leaders,” he remembers.

And the chief remembers the friendship of his sister: “It was a extremely caring person.” Backstage, she didn't hesitate to sing to relieve the stress. ” It was an extraordinary moment. And she sang as well as she cooked! She was quite a figure, Maïté! She had this incredible charisma, this personality very strong and this great screen presence. She will leave an incredible void.”

The drama of her life: the death of her only son

If she is known for her smile, Maïté has also experienced great dramas in his life. Indeed, in 2013, his one and only child, died. The cook will then fall into a heavy depression, according to several media.

But according to her two granddaughters, this version is false: “She has never had the depression that the newspapers were talking about. Çit was é exaggerated, even if it was a real drama”, they indicated. As proof, according to the her granddaughters say that their grandmother was always there: “She meant a lot to us supported, our mother and us.”