“I got used to…

A candidate very popular with the public for this 18th season of “L’amour est dans le pré”, Patrice has the particularity of being suffering from hemiplegia, a pathology which inevitably complicates his life. The cow breeder also agreed to speak on the subject during an interview with Télé-Loisirs. All honesty, as usual.

He is the only Norman in this vintage of “L’amour est dans le pré”, but he is also and above all one of the participants most loved by viewers. Sometimes touching, funny and endearing, Patrice signed up for the show presented by Karine Le Marchand to experience a very first love story at 39 years old. A real challenge for the one who welcomed into his home two suitors, Véronique and Justine.

Patrice from “L’amour est dans le pré” talks about his disability

It must be said that the farmer suffers from hemiplegia, a disorder that he presented as “a physical and absolutely not mental disability” when his profile was published. So what is it actually about? He explains it clearly himself:

I was born with a deformity in my right hand. The right leg is a little shorter than the left. I limp a little when I walk.

Under these conditions, many people wonder how Patrice experiences this handicap on a daily basis. Let’s be clear: his fans can rest assured! Indeed, when questioned by Télé-Loisirs, the breeder indicated that he took the matter philosophically, and that he did not consider himself bothered by this annoyance:

To work, I cannot carry heavy loads with my right hand. So I wear them on the left! (laughs) There are people who help me with major work but I have gotten used to my handicap. I don’t think about it, I do things mechanically. I can’t say it bothers me. There are things I can’t do but we live with them, I don’t think about them. I drive a car with an automatic transmission, it’s not complicated to drive.

Fortunately for Patrice, who seems to be coping well with the situation, his disability was a “non-issue” with his suitors, although he confided to Parisian having “talked about it again” with them. On the production side of the show, M6 ensures that the candidate was not chosen because of his disability, but because of the person he is:

We chose Patrice for this season because he is himself. It was not his disability that touched us, but his personality. Addressing her hemiplegia was obvious, just like the Crohn’s disease from which Perrine, another candidate, suffers..

While some might let themselves be discouraged because of their disability, Patrice sees things on the bright side and has managed to adapt perfectly. He thus constitutes an example for all spectators, and in particular those who, like him, suffer from hemiplegia. More than ever, the star farmer of the season deserves to find the love and happiness he seeks so much.