“We can think about it”: Thierry Beccaro, victim of domestic violence, how his wife saved him from hell

Thierry Beccaro lived a childhood under the blows of his father… Guest on the Jordan de Luxe set, he talks about his ordeal and the after-effects he still carries with him.

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IN BRIEF

• Thierry Beccaro, former host of Motus, revealed that he had been a victim of abuse during his childhood, as he recounts in his autobiography I was born at 17 and during his appearance on the Jordan de Luxe set on December 3.
• Thanks to the support of his wife, who encouraged him à consulting a psychologist, Thierry Beccaro continues to overcome his past traumas.
• Discover how writing and therapy helped Thierry Beccaro lighten his emotional burden and avoid dark thoughts.

Thierry Beccaro had a difficult childhood. In his autobiography I was born at 17, as well as in its film adaptation, the former host of Motus recounts having been victim of abuse when he was a child. Invited on the set of Jordan de Luxe this Tuesday, December 3, the actor spoke about this painful period.

“I don't have wonderful memories”, he slipped about Christmas. “It is my children who have reestablished a kind of truth.I think that I experienced Christmas a little vicariously, in my head, at through songs, books, a few films…”, he recalls.

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Thierry Beccaro: his wife pushed him to see a shrink

Today, Thierry Beccaro continues to fight against his demons, notably thanks to the support of his wife. “My wife had this great reflex to tell me one day: You have to see someone”, he explains. When you have experienced a traumatic past, our loved ones do not necessarily understand our pain, our reactions… Hence the importance of talking about it.

“All those who have experienced abuse, those who have been cast aside, those to whom no one has said “I love you”, have a lot of trouble saying “I love you”, appreciating happiness, being joyful, being carefree… Except that the person in front of you cannot understand all the time what is happening to you”, he specifies.

Thierry Beccaro: “End my life…”

When he presented the show Motus, Thierry Beccaro admitted to having already had anxiety attacks.“But I never wanted it to show. I turned this misfortune into a wonderful misfortune“, he continued. In his head, he kept repeating the same sentences: “There's always someone worse than you, so you're going to give them pleasure and smiles. You're not going to forget where you come from, that's going to let you know where you're going”.

For a long time, the French actor has already had some “dark thoughts”. Suicide ? “We can think about it”, he confides, but “writing allowed me to evacuate these bad thoughts”. “To end my life… I'm going to hurt others, those who love me. I'm going to punish them and I think there are other ways, like therapy, to try to get better and make the backpack lighter. But it's still there,” he concludes.