Generation X people were in the past when the Bye 2023 brought the characters of Room in the city. For the actress Patricia Paquin as well as for Louise Deschâtelets, this unexpected shoot was a mixture of pure happiness, sweet nostalgia and the joy of reuniting with old playmates: Anne Dorval, Francis Reddy, Gregory Charles, Gilbert Lachance and Vincent Gratton.
“It's an honor to be part of the Bye bye, which was never on my wish list. Even in my wildest dreams, I never imagined being part of the Bye Bye. And there it was offered to me on a silver platter,” Patricia Paquin said in an interview with the Journal.
The absurdity of the lyrics, the costumes, the wigs and the elaborate sets (even the tapestries and the paintings on the walls were identical!) helped to transport the entire team of actors back to the era of this show, which would shape Quebec culture.
“Simon-Olivier Fecteau put his finger on it. This sketch seeks the fiber of nostalgia. Especially in a year that is a little more difficult and bleak. “These are feelings that are good,” says the actress, who played the role of former ski world champion Geneviève.
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The same goes for Louise Deschâtelets, who never considered herself a comedian, but always had the desire to one day take part in the legendary Bye bye.
“It was a great pleasure to be on set, in this environment, perfect down to the last detail, with all these costumes and hairstyles of great precision. We were transported 30 years ago. It was moving, touching and a little scary because we see how time passes. It was a nice reunion and we are grateful to the designers at Bye bye for letting us experience it,” she tells the Journal.
Secret projects for Patricia Paquin
Patricia Paquin managed to keep her participation in Bye bye 2023 a secret from her friends. So on the evening of December 31st, his phone began to ring and vibrate with surprising and moving messages. Flavie, the daughter of Chambres en ville author Sylvie Payette, was one of the first to contact her and tell her that her mother had loved the sketch. Positive comments are also piling up on his social networks.
“Chambres en ville represents the beginning of the 90s and my beginnings in this profession. I am 100% sure that I would not have gotten to where I am today without being there. It was a great gift at the time. My life has completely changed. Since then, my career has been full of wonderful surprises. I will never experience anything as intense as this series again,” says the actress, who wore the same costume as in the very first episode of Chambres en ville.
She also had to keep her participation in the second season of the adventure reality show “Get Me Out of Here” to herself until the recent cast reveal. It begins airing in March on TVA.
Patricia Paquin continues her work at Rythme FM radio, soon hosts the documentary series L'épine des mots (about dyslexia) on Télé-Québec and refines the show Les EXséparables, which she performs with her former lover, the comedian Mathieu Gratton .