Death of Jean-Claude Joly, emblematic candidate for season 6 of Love is in the meadow – BFMTV

The Norman dairy producer was discovered dead on his farm overnight from Friday to Saturday. Thanks to his humor and his outspokenness, he had become one of the stars of the M6 ​​show. Jean-Claude Joly, emblematic candidate for season 6 of Love is in the meadow was found dead in his farm in La Frenaye, in Seine-Maritime. According to information from the Courrier Cauchois, the 53-year-old farmer hanged himself in his barn on the night of Friday June 24 to Saturday June 25. He leaves his companion Maud, whom he had met during the M6 ​​broadcast, as well as their daughter Charlotte, born in September 2014.”Words fail me, but not my tears”Thanks to his humor and his outspokenness, Jean-Claude Joly became in 2011 the star of the sixth season of the program, presented by Karine Le Marchand. At the end of the show, the Norman dairy producer, then 42 years old, had settled in La Frenaye with Maud, one of his two suitors who had previously lived in Burgundy. Their engagement was filmed and broadcast by M6 in 2012. Moved by the news, Karine Le Marchand spoke on her Instagram account to pay tribute to the former candidate. “My Jean-Claude, words fail me, but not my tears. Thank you for giving me so much joy and affection at each of our reunions. You have chosen to say stop, so rest in peace. My thoughts are with Maud and your little Charlotte, “said the presenter. As the Courrier Cauchois specifies, Jean-Claude Joly was sentenced in 2016 to a fine of 300 euros by the criminal court of Le Havre for violence against his partner. Due to the notoriety of the dairy producer, following his participation in the show, this court decision had been taken up by the national press. This public display had been “badly experienced” by Jean-Claude and his companion Maud, indicates the local newspaper.