Behind the Scenes of Claude François and Janet Woollacott’s Turbulent Love Story

2023-06-20 17:00:00

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It was love at first sight between Claude François and the dancer Janet Woollacott in 1960. Unfortunately, the pretty idyll quickly turned into hell for the Briton. Explanations.

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Before having children with Isabelle Forêt, Claude François had a love affair with a British dancer called Janet Woollacott. In 1960, it was love at first sight between the two lovebirds. It all starts following a show. From the first evening, the young woman falls in love with the singer. In a few months, this love translates into a magnificent wedding in Monaco in November 1960. Unfortunately, this idyll does not last. Claude François becomes extremely jealous and unbearable. In 1962, she made the decision to separate from the star singer. She then falls under the spell of another singer, Gilbert Bécaud. The young woman gives birth to a daughter, Jennifer. This woman will become for a few years the hidden daughter of Gilbert Bécaud before being recognized by her father at the age of 25. When Gilbert Bécaud and Janet Woollacott separated in 1965, Claude François took the decision to take revenge by declaring Jennifer as his daughter at the town hall. She becomes Jennifer François for a while. “He took advantage of this artistic blur to recognize me before dad”, told Jennifer Kay.

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When Claude François gets jealous

Claude François was not an easy man to live with. This is what Janet Woollacott’s best friend, Christine Reynolds, says in the documentary Archives secrets broadcast in September 2022 on France 3. And obviously, the former dancer had a bad experience of her relationship with the singer. “When I knew him, he was really great. He was a nice little guy, very lively and you might see he wanted to get there”. After their honeymoon, their relationship quickly changed. Claude François began to become possessive. “He changed, he became very, very, very jealous. He didn’t want to know her laughing or going out without him.” Worse, to be sure that she does not have fun in his absence, he had even made the decision to “lock her up”.

Claude François paranoid: when he starts watching Janet Woollacott

Claude François was known for his anger in the professional world. Unfortunately for Janet Woollacott, he was also private. Between influence and exacerbated jealousy, the Briton has kept a very bad memory of her relationship with the singer according to her best friend. “He got angry because he found that she had looked at someone or that this person had looked at her,” said Christine Reynolds. During Janet’s shows, “Claude was always backstage, because he wasn’t working at the time. And he stayed there, watching”. Eventually, Janet Wollacott fled to London before parting ways over the phone.

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Claude François et son ex-femme, Janet Woollacott (Youtube) Youtube

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