Snoop Dogg and Salma Hayek are among the stars who will carry the Olympic torch as the Games prepare to kick off in Paris.
Hayek – who is linked to France through her husband François-Henri Pinault, the boss of luxury group Kering and CAA owner Artemis – is currently carrying the torch from the suburb of Yvelines to the Palace of Versailles, together with Didier Deschamps, the trainer of French football. national team and singer Patrick Bruel.
Dogg, meanwhile, will wear it on Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, in Saint-Denis, home of the Olympic Village where athletes are based. As previously reported, Dogg will also be a special correspondent for NBC during the Games. He will carry the torch alongside French model-actor Laetitia Casta and rapper MC Solaar.
Hayek and Dogg are part of a group of big names taking part in Olympic festivities. Lady Gaga and Celine Dion are also in the city of Paris and ready to perform at the event.
For the first time in history, the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadium and take place along the River Seine that runs through the city. The nautical show will follow 85 boats carrying athletes from each Olympic delegation through a four-mile parade. The ceremony, which starts from the Pont d’Austerlitz and culminates at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, will highlight the city’s historic monuments and bring together 3,500 actors, dancers and musical artists. The show was designed by theater director Thomas Jolly, best known for the hit rock-opera musical ‘Starmania’.