Stéphane Henon: this crazy question that fans of Plus belle la vie often ask him

Stéphane Henon has been playing the famous Jean-Paul Boher for years in Plus belle la vie. A role of cop that even suits him a little too well, as he revealed to the Belgian site Télépro.

Stephane Henon, the iconic interpreter of Jean-Paul Boher in More beautiful lifecould not miss the return of the series on TF1. This comeback, on January 8, 2024, marked a new chapter for the soap opera after the end of broadcasting on France 3 in 2022. The new version of the program, entitled Life is more beautiful, even more beautiful, has therefore seen key characters return like that of Sacha Tarantovich’s ex. The latter had expressed his enthusiasm to reprise his role.I didn’t hesitate for a second when Vincent Meslet (CEO of Newen France) asked me if I would be up for returning to the series. With the character of Boher, I couldn’t dream of anything better.“​, he confided in the columns of Pocket TV. The return of the famous cop was eagerly awaited by fansand the actor himself who was delighted to bring his role back to life.

Stéphane Hénon discusses the strange reaction of his fans

Currently filming the series, Stéphane Henon spoke about the new plot of his character who has problems with his daughter, a victim of bullying at school, while still carrying out his job as a police officer.This is an opportunity for him to discuss the image he reflects to his audience. who has a hard time telling the difference between fiction and reality. On the street, the 57-year-old actor is often mistaken for a real cop by his fans.

“Some people have trouble telling the difference between the character and the actor.. I tell them : ‘My job is to act, I’m not a cop’. They say I look like a cop.. Concretely, I am really asked the question : ‘But are you really a cop?'”, he revealed during a live broadcast with the Belgian site Télépro. A role that has stuck to him since his very first casting for More beautiful life. Initially, Stéphane Henon had applied to play a real estate agent, before being offered the chance to play a “racist cop“A role far from flattering but which made his success.