Marie-ève Janvier says she is better after 7 months away
marie-ève janvier said on Wednesday that she can now say “ça va bien” after seven months away from public life, radio and social media. The singer and host appeared on Rythme FM with Maripier Morin on Filles du lunch, her first update since stepping back in October for her well-being.
She said the hardest question to answer had been “Comment ça va,” adding that her earlier response had been “bien ça ne va pas bien.” Janvier said she wanted to speak because seven months had passed since they last talked, but she was clear that this was not a return announcement.
October 14 on Rythme FM
Janvier said she realized on 14 October that she was trembling and having trouble speaking on her last day at Rythme FM. In the weeks before she withdrew, she had headaches every day, then accepted for two months that she was sick. On 17 October, she said she was stepping away from radio and social media to focus on her well-being.
Her description of the break was sharper than a routine pause. “Ça a été une question de survie,” she said, and she also said she had plunged when she stopped working and felt useless. For anyone watching a public career from the outside, that is the part that cuts through the usual polish: the pause came after a physical and mental breaking point, not a branding reset.
Maripier Morin on studio
Maripier Morin was beside her on Wednesday, with Isabelle Racicot also in the studio. Janvier said she is taking one day at a time and does not know what will come next. She added that she had kept going to the gym to feel better, and that she feeds herself with emptiness, silence and watercolor painting.
She also said her three children helped her get up every morning and focus on the essentials. Janvier was replaced in Sintra symphonique by Mia Tinayre alongside Marc Hervieux, a reminder that her absence has already shifted work elsewhere while she rebuilds at her own pace. For now, the useful reading is simple: she is back in public conversation, but not back on the clock.
