“I feel alive again,” says Maripier Morin, who we met at the launch of the cocktail line, without beating about the bush without MOX alcohol, of which she is the official face.
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Maripier Morin has taken a new step in his return to public life when he takes over the helm of the morning show On part ça d’even on WKND 99.5 in Montreal next August with Patrick Langlois.
Aside from that of the Grains of Hope podcast, this is the first major mic to be lent to Maripier Morin since the scandal that forced her to withdraw from public life in July 2020.
It was the radio man Benoit Simard who wanted to give him this microphone. “I was so nervous before the audition that I was like, ‘Am I going to be just as spontaneous and expressive and quick-witted?'” she recalls.
In addition, on the day of this announcement, she made a point of staying off the networks. “For me, that’s a much bigger risk than a trace of powder or a shot of alcohol. My poison is social media. That’s what makes me sick,” says the man who has been working alone for three years.
The 90% positive response, according to her team, gave her reassurance about her impending return.
travel and love
Maripier Morin has been sober for three years and is happy to return to the stage through radio, a medium close to the people. She adds that she is proud of her progress over the past few years.
“When it happened, it was like Hiroshima; it explodes and there is nothing left, she breathes with emotion. Nobody made this journey for me. I had two choices: bury my head in the sand and pretend nothing happened, or do my homework, examine myself, and make concrete changes in my life. I did it.”
Sure, given that this work is everyday, Margot’s mother says the inner storm has lessened in recent years. “It’s made with a lot, a lot of love,” she adds through tears in her eyes.
Becoming a mother was a crucial step in her journey. She also sees her daughter’s arrival as THE reward for all her efforts. The support of her husband, the actor Jean-Philippe Perras, remains her greatest gift.
“I not only believe that we can change, but that we must change. It’s normal to evolve over the years,” she says.
sobriety
In August 2014, Maripier Morin launched UNIK’s ready-to-drink alcoholic cocktails. “I told my team: they have to be strong and flexible. Ten years later I present mocktails. It’s a bit surreal.
“I don’t think I could have said to myself a few years ago, ‘One day you will be sober, you will be happy, and you will feel in your place, fulfilled in this life and this choice you are making.’ do,” she continues.
The 36-year-old presenter describes herself as a sensitive woman who is close to her feelings and now gives herself the right to be vulnerable.
“I used to be driven by the desire to please. I might not like it now, except now I know who I am, which I didn’t know three years ago,” concludes the actress, who confirms she is in talks with production houses for a possible TV project.