Véronique Genest and Marc-Olivier Fogiel – ACAU / Lionel GUERICOLAS / MPP / SIPA
A place has just become available in the casting of The call of the stork. This week, France Télévisions announced the shooting of a new TV movie dedicated to surrogacy (Surrogacy), freely inspired by the testimonies collected by Marc-Olivier Fogiel in his book What’s wrong with my family?.
However, the general manager of BFMTV noted a shadow on the board when he learned that Véronique Genest was to appear in fiction. “So this is the best! I just learned it ! It was Michèle Bernier who was to play, he commented
on Twitter. Obviously, the budget must be comfortable so that Véronique Genest (who after having said horrors) goes to soup! Yum yum! Yuck ”.
Her reaction echoes a message posted by the actress three years ago on Twitter. At the time of the release of Marc-Olivier Fogiel’s book, the one who slipped into the skin of Julie Lescaut for 22 years had grieved: “In twenty years, the children will say:” Say papa, who c ‘is mom? Why did she sell me? ” “.
“It seems wiser to me”
His presence in the casting of a telefilm based on the book by the former host ofWe can’t please everyone surprised but the strong reactions quickly made things happen. Stéphane Sitbon Gomez, director of antennas and programs at France Télévisions, informed our colleagues of Purepeople that Véronique Genest had been excluded from the shoot. “It seems wiser to me,” commented Marc-Olivier Fogiel on his Twitter account.
In filming in Bordeaux and Escoussans until July 3, The call of the stork “Made the choice to prioritize the intimacy and the fight of two couples – one gay, the other straight – having nothing in common, except their deep desire to start a family”, according to a press release from France Télévisions. Sofia Essaïdi, Malik Zidi, Benjamin Siksou and Roby Schinasi will respond.