00:00 They were all gathered for a last tribute to their friend.
00:11 A renowned restaurant man of the night, close to many VIPs, Ivan Zaplatilek died this
00:19 week at only 60 years old.
00:21 For his remains, this Friday, several had made the trip, the face marked by grief
00:29 and shock.
00:30 His name may not tell you anything but in the middle of the restaurant, it was a sacred
00:37 monster, at only 60 years old, the chef Belgian Ivan Zaplatilek brutally lost his life this
00:43 week.
00:44 His death, announced in particular by Ziz and the singer Fabienne Thibault, had saddened
00:52 his many friends known to many who gathered this Friday for his funeral in Paris.
00:58 On the steps of the Saint-Roch church, a few hundred meters from the famous Petit Ivan,
01:04 his restaurant of the 8th arrondissement of Paris, we were able to meet Grace de Capitanie,
01:09 who had made the trip with her companion Jean-Pierre Jacquin.
01:13 Collapsed, the Belgian actress, who is also a recognized poetess, had reddened her
01:21 scarf and came out of the ceremony with tears in her eyes.
01:24 It must be said that she and her husband were great friends of the chef, who regularly received
01:32 them according to mutual friends who expressed their sadness on Facebook.
01:35 Not far from her, the animator Laurent Romégeco, dressed in a dark costume, had a face
01:44 closed in front of the photographers.
01:46 Coming alone, he met Frigide Barjot or the businessman Tony Gomez.
01:54 Moreover, if many VIPs had not been able to make the trip, this is not the case
02:02 of Ivan's colleagues in Platilèque, who came in shadow, they offered him a bouleversante
02:07 honor at the exit of the church.
02:09 Among the other guests, Gilbert Montagné, who had dressed in a black down jacket, was
02:17 accompanied by his wife Nicole, very rare in public, but always by his side.
02:21 The former presenter of France 3 Fabienne Amillac had also made the trip.
02:29 As a reminder, Ivan's in Platilèque had been seen tired during his last two appearances
02:37 for the funeral of Régine and Michou, two of his friends, in 2022 and 2023.
02:42 He had received a magnificent tribute from singer Fabienne Thibault a few days ago,
02:50 my dear Ivan.
02:51 "I just learned from a Ziz post that you knew well, your departure.
02:58 If you knew how much I suffer.
03:00 My friend, you have lived what humanity behaves worse, betrayal, jealousy, stupidity.
03:09 Always worthy and elegant.
03:13 I love you Ivan.
03:17 Paris and Brussels are crying.
03:18 I think of your dad, I think of your talent, your smile, your human warmth.
03:25 Think of me up there and sleep well.
03:30 Touching point.
03:34 I love you Ivan."
03:51 "I love you too, I love you too.
04:12 I love you too, I love you too."
04:28 ♪ Good ♪
