Did Gad Elmaleh join the ranks of the Catholic Church? This is the question everyone is asking after the sensational release of Stay a bit, a new autobiographical film in which the actor completely exposes his religious beliefs. Did reality surpass fiction? The comedian has finally revealed the truth!
Drop the masks! Gad Elmaleh is back on the big screen not in the shoes of Pet to amuse the gallery but well and truly in an autobiographical work in which he embodies his own role. From the door of the synagogue to that of the Catholic church, there is only one step… At least for the flagship of the French humorous fleet which would have decided to convert to catholicism before entering theology courses at the College of Bernardins in Paris…
Born into a Berber Jewish family, Gad Elmaleh has just revealed how he found his faith. This is not a sketch! Invited on TV sets to promote his film in theaters from November 16, 2022, the actor revealed himself in a new light. In the show in search of spirit broadcast on November 6 on CNews, the ex of Charlotte Casiraghi made surprising revelations concerning his fascination with the Virgin Mary. An obsession that does not date from yesterday and which would have taken root in a church in Casablanca when he was a child. In the columns of Le Figaro, he also affirmed that the Virgin Mary had been “his most beautiful love at first sight“.
What is Gad Elmaleh’s true religion?
Did Gad Elmaleh really convert to Catholicism? It was without counting on the sardonic temperament of the humorist who leaves room for doubt: “I turn to Mary. I say it in the film: it’s my path. I haven’t yet grasped the mystery of the Trinity in all its complexity, I’m still stuck in something too coherent, too logical, but Mary holds me and I carry her inside me, on me, around my neck. I ask him to help me, especially before the shows” he explained.
At the microphone of BFM TV, Gad Elmaleh was not more explicit, quite the contrary: “It amuses me a lot not to tell you what is true and what is not true. Because I lie a little. This is called intentional ambiguity. !” he commented. It seems that the actor has not actually completely denied his origins. He finally put an end to the suspense in an interview with Jewbuzz: “I can’t say everything because otherwise I’m going to tell the film. But I will answer as my mother answered to this woman who stopped her in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and who said to her ‘Madame Elmaleh, what is that, your son has converted?’ My mother said ‘Have you seen Chouchou?’ She said yes. And my mother said to him: ‘He remained a man’“. A response to his image with a touch of humor! In his film, he also made a point of making a vibrant tribute to the Jewish community and in particular to Delphine Horvilleur, female rabbi.
