Shocking story of how Emmanuel Macron's parents discovered his secret affair with 40-year-old teacher
Emmanuel Macron
's wife Brigitte has circulated on social media for years now. The French first lady has been targeted on social media with the false claims that she was born male under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux. She has also been attacked over the age difference with Macron.
Brigitte Macron
had filed a libel complaint against two women after they posted a YouTube video in December 2021, alleging she had once been a man named Jean-Michel. Two women, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey, convicted of defaming French first lady by saying she was 'born a man' have been cleared on charges. A Paris Appeal Court recently ruled that the clairvoyant and blogger had 'every right' to make the allegation and this has further fuelled speculation about Emmanuel Macron's wife.
A controversial book named 'Becoming Brigitte,' published by journalist Xavier Poussard, has also become the breeding ground for conspiracy theories. American commentator Candace Owens also posted on X, 'It was never defamation. It was a witch hunt. Legally speaking, the only proof Brigitte Macron is a woman is her word that she is. There is tons of proof however, that she lived as a man before 'becoming Brigitte'.
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Who is Brigitte Macron?
Brigitte Macron dominated headlines across the globe in May after she allegedly appeared to push the French President in the face as the couple arrived in Vietnam for the start of a Southeast Asia tour. In the video that went viral on social media, Brigitte appeared to purportedly shove her husband, before he descended from the presidential plane.
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An Elysee official played down the moment, denying it showed an argument between the couple: "It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh."
Brigitte, whose maiden name is Trogneux, met her now-husband when he was a student at Le Providence, a Catholic school in France, where she worked as a drama teacher. When they met, Brigitte was 39 and Macron was 15.
Brigitte was married to banker André-Louis Auzière, and the couple share three children, Sébastien, Laurence and Tiphaine. Macron began dating Brigitte, who is 24 years his senior, when he was 16, reports The Independent.
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Why was Macron dropped from school?
Writer Anne Fulda, who penned the book 'Emmanuel Macron: A Perfect Young Man', spoke to the politician's parents about the scandalous affair that began while Trogneux was a 39-year-old married mother-of-three.
Macron's parents believed their son was dating the teacher's daughter, Laurence. The truth was revealed through a family friend which shook them by surprise. The Macrons decided to remove their son from school but he and Brigette kept in touch while he was in college, the outlet reported.
His mother, Francoise Nogues-Macron, told Ms Fulda: 'We just couldn't believe it. What is clear is that when Emmanuel met Brigitte, we couldn't just say, 'That's great'.'
But she added: 'What mattered to me was not the fact he was having a relationship with Brigitte but that he was alive and there weren't any problems.'
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Realising the affair would not be a passing phase, she is said to have told the teacher: 'Don't you see? You've had your life. But he won't have children with you.'
Macron's father, Jean-Michel Macron, revealed he 'almost fell off his chair' when he learned about his son's lover: 'When Emmanuel met Brigitte, we certainly did not say, 'How wonderful!'
The shaken parents met Trogneux and asked her not to see their son again until he reached adulthood, but she defiantly told them she couldn't 'promise anything'.
Macron and Brigitte eventually married in 2007 when he was 29 and she was 54. The new First Lady of France confirmed to Paris Match magazine last year that a determinedly romantic Macron had vowed to marry her when he was just 17 years old, promising to come back and find her after he was sent to the capital.
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'You cannot get rid of me. I will come back and marry you,' he is quoted as having said. Becoming a stepfather to her three adult children, he told them at the wedding reception: 'Thanks for accepting us, a not-quite-normal couple.'
The French President previously called his wife his 'anchor', saying she kept him focused in his job.
In an interview with CNN, Macron said: 'For me, it's very important for my personal balance to have somebody at home telling you the truth every day.
'Access to truth is one of the main challenges. Somebody with her deep convictions and knowing you for what you are and loving you for what you are, not for what you represent or your role or your honours. That is very important to me.' In an interview with Elle magazine, Brigitte said she and her husband are 'just like any other couple'.
She said: 'We agree, we disagree. We argue, we stop arguing. It's very fluid.'
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