Death of Nathalie Baye: “I lost half of my heart…” Laura Smet pays tribute to “the best mother in the world”

A little blonde girl laughing out loud, hands clasped, surrounded by the reassuring arms of her mother. This is the photo chosen by Laura Smet to react to the disappearance of her mother, the actress Nathalie Baye, Friday evening at the age of 77.

Laura Smet, who had remained silent since the announcement of the death, published the photo on her Instagram account. “Mom, I lost half of my heart,” writes Laura Smet. “She was the best mother in the world.”

A message to thank the many people who presented their condolences to him over the weekend. “I am sending you these few words without really believing in them yet, but I wanted to thank you for all your testimonies and your words which touch me enormously.” And added: “Take care of yourself and your loved ones, above all, it’s so precious.”

“With all my heart to you Laura”

Several personalities reacted to the message in the comments. Estelle Lefébure, ex-wife of David Hallyday and ex-sister-in-law of Laura Smet, wrote to him: “I kiss you tenderly my Laura”. Linda Hardy, ex-Miss France who shared Johnny Hallyday’s life, reacted: “I’m thinking of you Laura. I kiss you.” Actor Guillaume Canet is “with all my heart, Laura”. “Georges and I kiss you tenderly,” says Josiane Balasko. “We think very much of you,” TV host Stéphane Bern told him.

Several personalities simply sent heart emojis such as the actors Jamel Debbouze and Paul Belmondo, the actresses Sandrine Kiberlain, Ludivine Sagnier, Catherine Benguigui and Hélène de Fougerolles, the journalist Laurent Delahousse, the host Stéphane Guillon, the singer Jennifer Ayache, the rapper Stomy Bugsy or the former model Inès de la Fressange.

Laura Smet, born in 1983, was the only daughter of Nathalie Baye, born from her relationship with Johnny Hallyday. She followed in her mother’s footsteps by becoming an actress. Nathalie Baye was the happy grandmother of Léo, 5 years old.