Stéphane Bern: Big decision concerning his sublime property for which he went into debt, he obtained the authorizations!

is a fulfilled man who still takes great pleasure in hosting the France Télévisions group’s shows. If some find that it is very present on our screens, the presenter made a different observation for 2024 as he explained to our colleagues at Tele-Leisure. there was The Favorite Village of the French and The Favorite Monument of the French, The Grand Concert of July 14, two Let You Guide, Bellefond obviously, and the weekend dedicated to the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, and some events like The Liberation of Paris. There aren’t that many shows.”he clarified. Then the history buff continued: “Of course, they are different formats, but I don’t have a show every day. I don’t feel like I’m on the small screen and to be very present. But I have programs that I am proud of, which are of quality, which promote heritage and history and I think that today the French are attached to them.” And “there aren’t that many shows”Stéphane Bern had previously confided in Buzz TV and had indicated that he would have to work for a long time as he went into debt to be able to afford , located in the perch in Eure-et-Loir.

Happy owner, certainly, but at what cost? He revealed to our colleagues that he had not spent “what” 300,000 euros but it was the work that cost him the most since he estimated their total price at 4 million euros… “It’s going to take me a little time, I sold everything! My banker says to me, ‘I hope he lives a long time'”he added. In debt but not “ruin”he admitted: “I still have to be careful. I have to work, and probably for a long time, to repay my debts. “. In a new interview given to our colleagues at West France on December 29, he reflected on the purchase of his beautiful home and the good time he spent there, so much so that he wanted to be buried there! “I have a grave in the garden. I had authorization from the prefecture because this place belongs to a foundation and therefore will never again be a private domain.” he announced. And to take with frankness: “From time to time I go to my grave, where there are no names or dates, and I say to myself: ‘Remember that you will return to dust.’ There is nothing morbid about talking about death. It’s all about putting your affairs in order.”.

Stéphane Bern in debt but proud

Since leaving Paris, Stéphane Bern feels freer even if he passes through “one or two nights a week”. “It’s nice to get there, With age we aspire to a kind of breathing. I am not idle in Thiron-Gardais, on the contrary, but there is a form of tranquility and less stress”he confided to West France. And to resume: “Finally, social events have never really been my thing. You waste your time there and you gain weight. I prefer a healthy life here with my dogs and my chickens”. Stéphane Bern also explained why he bought a royal and military college and not a castle: “Because the castle is power and glory. It makes you nouveau riche. I would have been ridiculous considering where I come from, I have the red blood of a good commoner”.

Then to justify himself thus: “A college is about knowledge, transmission and, deep down, that has always been my vocation. I am not in luxury and I have even gone into debt for another twenty-five years, I will have to accept it. I did not ask for possible subsidies Being paid by the French on the public audiovisual service, it is my personal ethics not to ask anything from the State.. Even if he is in debt for quite a few years, the host has no regrets. “How can I regret? That’s what I would leave! (…) People say to me: ‘Thank you for saving our heritage’. It’s a patriotic act, all of a sudden, [ça représente] the love you have for your country, you want to leave to the generations that come a heritage in a better condition than the one in which you found it”, he proudly assured Buzz TV.