Cédric from ‘Family’ now lives above his grandmother: I mow the grass, she does the laundry

Showbiz Yanni Bourguignon may now Antwerper call. The 21-year-old ‘Family’actor - Cédric in the series - has the parental nest in Wolvertem exchanged for an apartment in the sinjorenstad. Not only because he found time to stand on its own. Also from practical considerations. “In the past, I had to drive an hour to the set of ‘Family’, now twenty minutes”, says Yanni in TV Family. “I can even take the bicycle. Just like at my school in Berchem where I take a course of bookkeeping follow. In short: I save lots of time.” Gift from ma and pa

“The apartment is a gift from my parents,” says Yanni. “They bought the property with three apartments fifteen years ago for me, my brother and my sister. I'm with them there very grateful for. Living alone is expensive. If you have a partner, you can share the cost. I am currently still without furniture. That are per boat on the way. My father has to work for a while in Australia lived, you see. He is now back, and I its contents.”

Do-it-yourselfer

Yanni had his new home still redecorating: “The wallpaper was of the walls removed and everything is painted. Doors are sanded and everywhere is a new floor. My father works for a company that QuickStep-flooring, so I could at a good price parquet and laminate flooring to buy.”

Yanni has the most done. His dad has been in the wallpaper and verfsector worked, so the young Family-the actor knows how to sanding, filling and painting.

“And in the secondary, I have electro-mechanics is studied”, says Yanni. “I know so little about electricity. That had to be completely replaced. Luckily I got help from old classmates.”