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The Bogdanov twins, known for launching France’s first science fiction television show, died six days apart from Covid-19.
Grichka and Igor were admitted on December 15 to the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris. The first to die was Grichka, on December 28, Igor, on January 3. They were 72 years old.
Sources close to the family assured the press that none of them have been vaccinated against coronavirus, and that when Grichka died, after several days in a coma, the death was attributed to Covid-19. writes the newspaper El Mundo… The information was confirmed by the brothers’ lawyer.
According to BFM TV, the Bogdanovs were not opposed to the vaccine, but they considered themselves to be in good physical shape, realizing that they did not need to be vaccinated.
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The twins, descendants of the Austrian aristocracy, became famous in France as the hosts of the science fiction program Temps X, which aired from 1979 to 1987.
In this show, Igor and Grichka wore bright silver suits, and also attracted attention with their facial features, protruding chin and cheekbones.
