However, we thought we had been clear, as with each of our guests: it is up to them to suggest a place that suits them for the aperitif and to opt for the drink of their choice. But Guillaume Canet did everything wrong: he arranged to meet us at 5 p.m. in a hotel bar on 8e district where he had never placed a sneaker. Out of laziness, we suppose, he asked the communicators who are in charge of the release of the next film in which he stars (the very effective Acid, by Just Philippot, in theaters on September 20) to find it anywhere in the west of Paris. This is how we found ourselves in the middle of July in a small boudoir with benches covered in taupe velvet, black lacquered tables placed on thick wool carpets, ambiance candles, all giving the illusion of a club at two in the morning when it’s broad daylight outside.
When we arrive, the actor is posing with a gl of red wine. We sense that he doesn’t like the exercise. He nevertheless goes along with it, puts out his cute dimpled smile to match his teenage look, but fidgets and gets impatient. ” It’s annoying me “, he politely admits to the photographer. It’s an expression because, in this case, he didn’t touch the gl of wine. He didn’t know what to order, he figured “that would be an aperitif”. On a table a little far away, another drink awaits him, called ” a thing “, a non-alcoholic tail that a friend introduced him to, composed of gfruit juice, tonic and ice cubes. He gives us a taste: it’s good, it’s fresh, it’s in season. He explains to us that there is a variation, ” the machine “with orange juice instead of gfruit, and also the ” thing “ with apple or “something thing” with gin in addition to tonic, but now it’s not too sure, and we’re completely lost.
With each of us having our “thing” in hand, we can start to chat. We don’t risk being bothered by the noise too much. No doubt thinking he was doing the right thing, the manager of the place privatized the bar when he saw the star arrive, which is to say that we are far from the improvised bucket. To top it all off, another Guillaume, an adorable giant teddy bear responsible for following the star on promo, offers to stay seated two tables away, ” in case “. We kindly explain to him that he doesn’t have to worry about anything, we don’t plan to attack Canet with a cardboard straw, he can leave us alone. He responds just as calmly that he will stay there, that’s how he works. We’ll make do.
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