Pierre-François Legendre Ends Questions About a Very Personal Topic

I thought this was something that belonged to me…

Pierre-François Legendre, an actor and radio host at 107.3 Rouge, opened up about a topic that’s as sensitive as it is taboo, the kind that has been the talk of the town for weeks: his weight loss.

Until now, he had kept a low profile on the subject, but Pierre-François felt the need to “put people back in their place” with his usual kindness and gentleness. After all, he’s constantly faced with questions about his weight loss, often asked in a way that is a little too direct.

A Very Personal Topic

I didn’t want to make it a topic.

The main subject admits he doesn’t quite understand all the attention his “physical change” is drawing, which he views as something entirely ordinary.

“Today, I’m talking to you about something… very personal, something that asks you, that asks me, pardon, to let you into my privacy, even more than, perhaps, the time I described my colonoscopy. It’s a topic I didn’t want to turn into a topic of discussion, because in my view there’s no topic there. But I’ve noticed, in recent weeks, that, on the contrary, it is ALL a topic. I thought it was something that belonged to me, that I could handle my own affairs, but the people around me have decided otherwise, no, no, no, no, no, it MUST become a topic. I’m talking about my weight loss,” he says, visibly surprised and a touch weary from all the fuss surrounding his appearance.

“In the last year, I’ve lost about 45-50 pounds, which is quite a lot. OST*, the library keeps calling,” he adds with a light joke.

“For real, I’ve never received as many messages or comments from strangers. The curiosity it sparks… to the point where some people push past, I’d say, the boundaries of my privacy. And I know it isn’t mean-spirited, but it seems to overpower them. I’m dealing with it now, and I’m okay with it; it makes me laugh, because a person’s weight to me is as trivial as: Oh, he grew a beard. I don’t think I’ve ever made a direct comment to someone about this in person or online. Not really, it’s something that riles people up; it’s a topic that occupies some folks in a disproportionate way…,” he adds with a quip meant to calm the mood.

The Comments…

I wanted to show a new image of myself.

Pierre-François then illustrates his point by sharing a few examples of messages he’s received from internet users.

“What did you do to lose so much weight? Thank you,” he reads aloud, for example.

He notes that his “thanks” implies the sender expects an answer, even though he isn’t obligated to respond.

“(…) I simply started walking with Maggie. Then I started running. I changed my eating habits. No more bread, no more pastries, really less alcohol, spacing out meals of pasta, increasing vegetable portions… Small changes that you know. Then, finally, Serge, my trainer, who helps me fill the hydration bottles. That’s it, I did it for myself, for my health, and a lot for getting ready for my TV series project. I wanted to present a new image of myself,” Pierre-François explains.

He goes on to say that the danger of asking strangers questions like these is that you may get other kinds of answers, and he confides that he sometimes feels like replying with something dramatic, hinting that the weight loss could be linked to a illness, just to teach the curious a lesson.

He adds this to close the topic:

“You know, I’ve spent the last 25 years living with… some extra weight, and oddly, I wasn’t unhappy. But there’s a chance that someday I might regain those 25-30 pounds, and I don’t want to feel bad when I see those who told me: Finally! You looked so much worse before. You know, I’ll probably feel diminished… even with my weight gain. That brings me to remind you that weight carries a double standard. Not just for those who are overweight, but for those who’ve lost it as well.”

The Famous Question: Is He On Ozempic or Not?

“No … I have to defend myself … I know some people won’t believe me, but why would I lie …,” he insists, stating that if he were on Ozempic, he would like to say so openly and explain the reasons behind his decision.

A topic and a medication that had already been tackled by his colleague Patrice Bélanger. See what he had to say, right here.

Conclusion

Pierre-François’s message is clear: you can never really know what someone is going through, or what lies behind certain changes. It’s sometimes better to hold back than to unleash comments that, without realizing it, can leave real scars and hurt people for good.

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Why, in your view, do some people give so much importance to the physical appearance of people they don’t even know?

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