“He harassed me for 4 years for…

Committed body and soul to a major shift in his career after the “TPMP” years, Benjamin Castaldi set his sights on Mathilde Seigner many years ago. A strong insistence, but which ended up bearing fruit, as the actress explained very recently on the microphone of Telematin.

Benjamin Castaldi didn’t leave “Touche pas à mon poste” for nothing. If he is grateful to Cyril Hanouna for all the years he spent at his side on C8, the former star of TF1 did indeed have a plan when he submitted his resignation. Indeed, for years, “Benji” worked on a play honoring his illustrious grandparents, Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.

A long-term effort which culminated in “Bungalow 21”, a sensational play this fall, at the Théâtre de la Madeleine in Paris. And to play respectively Signoret and Marilyn Monroe, whose role is preponderant, Mathilde Seigner and her sister Emmanuelle Seigner were chosen. A no-brainer for Castaldi, who (really) took the trouble.

Benjamin Castaldi ready to do anything to convince Mathilde Seigner

Guest of Telematin this Tuesday, the 55-year-old actress revealed that she had been courted for many years by “Casta”, who absolutely wanted her:

“Benjamin Castaldi harassed me for 4 years, he only wanted me”

????⭐️ Mathilde Seigner ended up accepting the role of Simone Signoret alongside her sister Emmanuelle who plays Marilyn Monroe. #Telematic pic.twitter.com/l9OB7DczDM

— Telematin (@telematin) September 19, 2023

This project is really his baby. He’s been at this for 6 years, it’s a tribute to his grandmother, he’s very invested. He pestered me for 4 years to play Simone Signoret. He only wanted me. Why did I say no? Because I found that I didn’t look like him physically, I was afraid.

So why did she end up taking the plunge and granting Castaldi’s request? Still with her usual frankness, Mathilde Seigner continues:

I had a thought several years later. I said to myself that after all, Marion Cotillard played Edith Piaf fantastically well, without looking like her. I got rid of all that, and told myself that I was wrong for not trusting myself. So I came into the project alone, and then I suggested my sister for Marilyn. It’s my idea, and I’m proud of it!

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Benjamin Castaldi had to be patient, but he ended up gaining the support of Mathilde Seigner, whom he considered essential to his “Bungalow 21” project. It now remains to convince the public, to make this piece the success hoped for by all those involved in the project!