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Lakis Lazopoulos: “ERT’s door is always closed to me”

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greek artist Lakis Lazopoulos appeared for the first time on Nancy Zabetoglou and Thanasis Anastopoulos’ program after the hosts left public broadcaster ERT.
  • Lazopoulos said ERT had prevented him from appearing on their show, despite the presenters’ efforts to invite him.
  • He also discussed his late wife, his mother’s final moments and his lifelong desire to act.

Lakis Lazopoulos used his first appearance on Nancy Zabetoglou and Thanasis Anastopoulos’ program to explain why viewers had never seen him as a guest during the presenters’ time at Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT.

We have been a long time... No, not a long time, I never came to ERT. Because ERT’s door, you know, is closed to me. And fortunately you moved, and we can meet.

· Lakis LazopoulosHe explained why he had never appeared on the presenters’ program while they worked at ERT.

The artist said the meeting became possible only after the hosts moved away from ERT. “We have been a long time... No, not a long time, I never came to ERT. Because ERT’s door, you know, is closed to me. And fortunately you moved, and we can meet,” he said.

Anastopoulos replied that he and Zabetoglou had tried to invite him. “You should know that we tried,” he said. Lazopoulos answered that he knew their efforts had not been the problem. “I know that you tried, but ERT’s door is always closed to me,” he said.

You should know that we tried.

· Thanasis AnastopoulosHe said that he and Nancy Zabetoglou had attempted to invite Lazopoulos.

When Zabetoglou suggested that the situation might change, Lazopoulos remained categorical. “It won’t change. And if it does change, others come in who also keep the door closed. Because everyone has learned to keep the door closed where it is needed,” he said.

I know that you tried, but ERT’s door is always closed to me.

· Lakis LazopoulosHe clarified that the obstacle did not come from the two presenters.

The conversation also turned personal. Lazopoulos discussed writing a book about his life and his effort to give his late wife, Tasoula, who died in 2019, the place she held in his story. “I wanted to give my wife a place in my story. I did not write the book easily,” he said. He added that he rarely shares painful experiences publicly, preferring to process them through creativity and writing. He also recalled his mother, saying, “She smiled at me five minutes before she died.”

I wanted to give my wife a place in my story. I did not write the book easily.

· Lakis LazopoulosHe discussed writing about his late wife, Tasoula.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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