Nagui Reflects on โLate TV Host Thierry Ardisson, Reveals He Wasโ Unaware of Illness
Television personality Nagui has spoken movinglyโ about the recent passingโ of โThierry Ardisson, theโข longtime host โknown for programs like Everyone Talksโข About It and Hi Terrans, who died of liver cancer. Nagui shared hisโข condolences to Ardisson’s โฃfamily โค- including partner Audrey Crespo-mara and children Gaston, Ninon, and โคManonโ – โขexpressing regret that he hadn’t โbeen closer to the presenter in his final days.
The remarks came during a Septemberโ 20, 2025 appearance on the France 2 program From Cโข to โฃYou,โค where Nagui revealed he โคwas unaware โคof the severity ofโ Ardisson’s illness. “I was โnot [si proche] โ because I was absolutelyโค not aware ofโค his illness,” Nagui stated. “I had seen him not โฃlong before, Iโฃ received him on France Inter. โขI absolutely did not know the evil thatโ gnawed at him.” โค Ardisson’s death has prompted reflection on his notable contributions โto โคFrenchโข televisionโ and a deeper understanding โขof the private struggles he faced.
Nagui praised a recent documentary about Ardisson produced by Audrey Crespo-Mara,calling it “formidable” andโ noting it revealed a side โฃof the TV personality many hadn’t โseen. “I wrote to himโ toโข tell him that it was bright andโข overwhelming,” Nagui โtold Mohamed โbouhafsi. “We discover someone โhypersensitive, not at allโค violent, aggressive or vulgar.”โ Nagui and Ardisson’s professional pathsโ crossed severalโข times, including Ardisson inviting Nagui ontoโข his shows in 2004 โขandโฃ 2014.
