Anthony Delon celebrated his 59th birthday this Saturday, September 30 on the set of C the weekly on France 5. Although it was a holiday, the actor did not only talk about happy subjects, quite the contrary. When we ask him what his next fight will be, his answer sends shivers down your spine. “I saw my mother die and she did it with great courage, she taught me how to do it. My next battle is to leave alone. I’m already thinking about it”confides the one who has not yet crossed the 60-year mark. “Because What is the benefit of old age (…) if we don’t have serenity?“he said bluntly. “If we are not serene when we are old, what do we have left? We can no longer run, we can no longer do anything”continued Anthony Delon.
Anthony Delon: his mother’s last request before her death
In a documentary, he filmed the last 37 days of his mother’s life, Nathalie Delon, died in 2021 after a devastating cancer at the age of 79. We saw her say on camera: “Alain, I’m going to leave, I ask you one thing: love your son as I love him, forget your differences.” A wish granted, because shortly after his death, the phone calls between the two men increased. “She decided to die, whenever she wanted, as she wanted. We talked about it at length and I decided to support her in her approach because I think that it was important for her, for me, but for her especially“confided Anthony Delon a few months after the death of his mother in an interview with Cyril Viguier. “It took a big weight off her, it made her happy”added Alain Delon’s son.
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Alain Delon’s important request to his son after the death of Nathalie Delon
“When she left, she was afraid, because suddenly after having already lost Mireille (Darc, died in 2017, editor’s note), he found himself all alone“, explained Anthony Delon on France 5 this Saturday, September 30. “He was scared and it’s funny becausea week after my mother died, every day he called me three or four times. He called me ‘my little one’, ‘my chick’, with super kind words. And in fact, it wasn’t to reassure me. It was to reassure him.”explained Sveva Alviti’s ex. “And after almost a week, he said to me: ‘if one day I’m sick, me too, like mom… Will you take care of me the same?’“, did he declare. “Well, if you ask me.”Anthony Delon would then have replied. “He’s asking you to take care of his death. It’s the ultimate trust”added Aurélie Casse. “I don’t know what that meant (…) but I told him yes”concluded Alain Delon’s son.
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