EDOUARD PHILIPPE. The former Prime Minister returned in an interview on BFMTV, Thursday, February 2, on a disease that affects him: alopecia. Not dangerous for health, it nevertheless causes a loss of hair.
The physical appearance of the former Prime Minister questioned the French for several months. During an interview on BFM TV, Thursday, February 2, Edouard Philippe explained the change in appearance of his face by declaring to be affected by a disease: alopecia. “I have what is called alopecia. I lost my eyebrows and I don’t think they will come back. My beard has turned white and it’s falling out a bit. My hair is also falling out. The mustache is gone “, he explained to the microphone of the news channel.
What is the alopecia that Edouard Philippe suffers from?
The dictionary Larousse defines alopecia as the “total or partial loss of hair or body hair due to age, genetic factors or following a local or general condition”. A disease which “can be triggered very young or very old”, but which is however “neither painful, nor dangerous, nor contagious, nor serious”, specified Edouard Philippe. “I suffer from it at 52, but there are people who are stricken with alopecia at 15, it’s not the same story at all. It’s easy for me, I’m lucky” , he said, adding that he also had “the chance to be able to tell those who suffer from alopecia that the main thing is not how we look at them, it’s what they are” . The former Prime Minister also said he was “in great shape”.
Stress is a factor that can cause alopecia. Asked during his interview on BFM TV, on the fact that this stress could have played a role in the development of this disease, Edouard Philippe conceded that it was “perhaps” one of the causes of alopecia in him. “Yes, I confirm to you that I have a stressful life. Of course you are stressed when you have responsibilities,” said the former prime minister, who added that he “perhaps” could have been affected too by this illness if he had not made a stint at Matignon. Edouard Philippe, however, held, to conclude on the subject, to play down the disease and the effect it has on him. “It’s a hair story, after all,” he noted with humor.
Edouard Philippe’s interview on BFM TV was also the occasion for the former Prime Minister to affirm that he was “favorable” to the reform of the government’s pensions, and this “without ambiguity”. Above all, he returned to his ambitions for the rest of his political career, which many suspect of being presidential. “I have no problem telling you that I am preparing something,” he said, without indicating whether he intended to stand as a candidate in the next presidential election in 2027.
“I’m trying to think about what a strategic project for France should be,” said Edouard Philippe. “I know someone who is preparing the 2027 presidential election very seriously, it’s Marine Le Pen,” he continued. “The chances that she has to rise to power in 2027 are far from negligible. And you would like, while she is preparing herself and she has chances, that no one is contemplating what will happen in 2027?” Asked the current mayor of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).
“I think it’s extremely valuable that a lot of people are thinking about 2027, not just me. Not just to know if we want to or not, to know in 2027, what do we offer the French?” , said Edouard Philippe. The former tenant of Matignon also considered that it was “very precious” that other allied political figures “also reflect on what will have to be done tomorrow”, citing several members of the government: Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire or the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin. Edouard Philippe also added that there were “many others” who had to think about this.