In
Here it all begins
, she has played Hortense Rochemont since the very first season while he has played Marc Leroy since season 3. She is a young culinary prodigy graduated from the Institut Auguste Armand and he is a starred chef. Both find themselves within this school as teachers. If their characters cross paths relatively little in the TF1 series, in life
Catherine Davydzenka
and
Stéphane Blancafort
are a couple.
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A relationship kept secret until last Saturday when the 53-year-old actor chose to make it public as part of the Canneséries festival.
“We've been looking forward to announcing it for a while, we've been together since September
,” Stéphane Blancafort told
Télé-Loisirs
before talking about his meeting with Catherine Davydzenka.
" I was not excpecting that at all. I was even hurtful to her at first because she doesn't fit my type of woman. »
Stéphane Blancafort and Catherine Davydzenka in
Here it all begins
CAPA Pictures / ITC / TF1
“Those who say she could be my daughter…”
The announcement of this relationship generated a flood of congratulations but also some criticism. Particularly regarding the 27-year age difference between the two actors.
“Those who say that she could be my daughter, I answer them: “Yes, but the main thing is that she is not.” Catherine has a maturity that makes you forget all the complexes. Between us, it’s super simple, in fact,”
responded to our colleagues the one who notably played in the series
Candice Renoir
, Cassandre
and even
Tandem
.
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“You’re lucky I’m not sensitive to hate speech…”
Catherine Davydzenka
On Monday, Catherine Davydzenka posted on her social networks some of the attacks that came directly to her.
“Who has bad taste to love a superficial and brainless Russian doll
,” wrote an Internet user “courageously” hidden behind a pseudonym.
“There’s something better than a careerist who sleeps around to get roles
,” added another.
“But it’s not going well?” »
, reacted the actress of Belarusian origin and native of Paris who will celebrate her 26th birthday on May 2.
“You are lucky that I am not sensitive to hate speech but for others it can be dramatic
,” Catherine Davydzenka insisted on publishing on her Instagram account.
“I spend my time fighting against harassment so I take this opportunity to remind [...] that discriminating against a person for their origins is called racism and is punishable by law.
As well as incitement to hatred
. »
From Düsseldorf, Germany, the couple spoke on camera to thank those who support them by the thousands.