“Nicolas Demorand has a…”: Léa Salamé reveals on air her colleague’s very painful health problem

Live on France Inter, Léa Salamé revealed that her long-time partner Nicolas Demorand was ill.

© France InterLive on France Inter, Léa Salamé revealed that her long-time partner Nicolas Demorand was ill.

IN BRIEF

• This Thursday, January 9, 2025, Léa Salamé received Michael Youn on France Inter
• During her interview, the journalist revealed that Nicolas Demorand was suffering
• Indeed, he suffers from sciatica

This Thursday, January 9, 2025, Léa Salamé once again hosted the France Inter morning show. At his microphone for the start of the day, Michael Youn, who came to promote his new film: “If I quote Jean-Claude Van Damme at the start of this interview, it’s no coincidence Michael Youn, you offer the most original duo (…) since you play in The Gardener by David Charhon which arrives tomorrow on Prime, a super funny, super gory action comedy, with everything to make it work”, begins by indicating Léa Salamé.

The journalist then goes on to praise the feature film: “Your duo, Michael Youn, Jean-Claude Van Damme, you are surrounded by rap and MMA stars (…) And you said ‘yes’ without evenread the script because Van Damme was in it.”

Léa Salamé reveals that Nicolas Demorand is unwell

Indeed, Michael Youn immediately jumped at the chance: “When the producer called me and said ‘I would like to offer you a comedy with fighting, an offbeat comedy with Jean-Claude Van Damme, I said ‘ok stop. Send the script, I will read it but I already tell you yes, you can call my agency’”, he says.

And one of the reasons why he admires the actor so much is that he has a particular sensitivity: “You know, he had invented, he didn’t invent this word, but he democratized it, popularized it, the word ‘aware’ (…) For example, your friend who has sciatica, he feels it”.

“You, I feel like you have something”

And indeed, Léa Salamé will indicate that Nicolas Demorand is suffering: “Nicolas Demorand has sciatica”, confirms the journalist from France 2. Thus, if Jean-Claude Van Damme were present on the set, he would have felt the pain the journalist is suffering from. “‘Nicolas, I feel like you have something’”, says Michael Youn, imitating his partner.

“He senses if there is a technician who has had a problem in his life. He feels, he is an extraordinary animal”, says the actor. So you will have understood, the French actor is happy to be able to share the poster of this new film with one of the celebrities he admires the most. Hoping that Nicolas Demorand recovers quickly from his nasty sciatica.