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Metro
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Inside the relationship of Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte
Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have received intense media attention this week, but it's far from the first time their relationship has come under scrutiny. They went viral after the French president received what appeared to be a push or a slap in the face while disembarking from a plane in Vietnam – something he later claimed was just a playful moment before state business began. 'We are horsing around and, really, joking with my wife,' Mr Macron said, adding that the incident was being overblown: 'It becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe.' But their unconventional romance has made headlines many times before, as they met when she was his married school teacher, and his senior by 24 years. They met in Amiens, a town in the Somme region of northern France where both were born, though Brigitte had moved away for university and the start of her career. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video She had three children with husband André-Louis Auzière – Sébastien, born in 1975; Laurence, born in 1977; and Tiphaine, born in 1984 – before returning to her hometown in 1991 where she took a job at La Providence catholic high school. Emmanuel Macron, then aged 15, was a pupil in his 39-year-old teacher's drama class, alongside her eldest daughter Laurence, who is now a cardiologist. The unlikely pair are said to have bonded over a love of literature, collaborating on scenes from a play, The Art Of Comedy, which he acted in, and his teacher directed. The exact beginnings of the affair are unclear, but Mr Macron's parents were said to be so concerned by their close relationship that they transferred him to a boarding school in the capital. Brigitte's husband is reported to have moved out of the family home in 1994, shortly after she met Mr Macron, although they remained married for another decade. In a rare interview about their relationship in 2023, the first lady told Paris Match: 'For me, such a young boy was crippling. Emmanuel had to leave for Paris. 'I told myself that he would fall in love with someone his [own] age. It didn't happen.' 1953 (April 13): Brigitte Macron was born in Amiens, northern France 1974 (June): Brigitte Trogneux marries banker André-Louis Auzière, who she will go on to have three children with. She begin her career in Paris, before teaching at Collège Lucie Berger in Strasbourg. 1997 (December 21): Emmanuel Macron is born in Amiens. 1991: Brigitte moves back to Amiens with the Auzière family. 1993: Emmanuel Macron, then aged 15, meets his drama teacher Brigitte, then 39, at La Providence High School in Amiens. They bond over writing a play together, though her eldest daughter is in the same school class. 1994: André-Louis Auzière leaves the family home, though remains married to Brigitte. 1995 (circa): 'At the age of 17, Emmanuel said to me, 'Whatever you do, I will marry you!',' Brigitte recounted in an interview looking back on their relationship. 2006 (January): Brigitte divorces André-Louis Auzière. 2007 (October 20): Emmanuel and Brigitte marry in Le Touquet, a seaside town in northern France 2007: Brigitte begins teaching at Lycée Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Paris. 2015: Brigitte leaves her teaching position to support her husband's political career. 2017 (May 7): Emmanuel Macron is elected President of France. 2019 (December): André-Louis Auzière dies and is buried in a private funeral. 2025 (May 26): Viral video shows Brigitte pushing Emmanuel's face as they disembark a plane in Vietnam. She continued to teach French language and Latin at the school, but stopped teaching her second subject Drama. Marriage to Mr Macron would have to wait, and she described concern about the impact of their relationship on her existing family. 'The only obstacle was my children,' she said. 'I took time so I would not wreck their lives. That lasted ten years, the time to put them on the rails. You can imagine what they were hearing. But I didn't want to miss out on my life. 'I do not know how my parents, who were the model of fidelity and good education, would have reacted to our marriage.' Her mother and father, who ran a famous chocolaterie, died before seeing them wed. Many commentators have claimed that the intense focus around the large age gap in their relationship is an example of sexism, with some pointing out that the age gap between Donald and Melania Trump is exactly the same – 24 years – yet it is mentioned much more rarely. Some have also commented on the relative lack of interest around the controversy in France, where there has historically been less focus on the private lives and extramarital affairs of their politicians. The Macrons have acknowledged the unusual circumstances of their relationship. Mr Macron is said to have recalled: 'I had to fight and it wasn't the easiest or most obvious, not the most automatic thing to do, nor did it correspond with established norms.' Biographer Anne Fulda wrote in her book 'Emmanuel Macron: A Perfect Young Man' that his parents initially thought he had been in a relationship with his classmate, Brigitte Macron's daughter. His mother is said to have confronted Mrs Macron at an early stage and said 'Don't you see? You've had your life. But he won't have children with you.' They denied banishing their son from Amiens in a bid to quash the affair, however, saying they always intended he would study in Paris for his final year. In the Paris Match interview, Mrs Macron said: 'There is not a single day that he doesn't surprise me. 'I have never seen such a memory … such an intellectual capacity. I had many brilliant pupils and none had his capability. I have always admired him.' Last year, President Macron broke his silence over malicious rumours his wife was born a man. Speaking at an International Women's Day event, he expressed anger and frustration about continual speculation about his wife. 'The worst thing is the false information and fabricated scenarios,' he said. 'People eventually believe them and disturb you, even in your intimacy.' More Trending Rumours about Ms Macron first emerged in 2021, originating on a far-right website in September before being circulated by conspiracy theorists. The source of the rumours were later traced back to two women- Amandine Roy, a 52-year-old clairvoyant, and Natacha Rey, 48, who claimed to be a freelance journalist, who claimed in a YouTube video that Brigitte was in fact born as a baby boy called Jean-Michel Trogneux in 1953. However, this is actually the name of Brigitte's brother. Ms Macron later sued the two women for libel, and they were punished with 'symbolic fines' reduced on appeal last June. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: British fishing boat impounded in France accused of illegal fishing MORE: Cannes Film Festival hit by 'malicious' outage hours before closing ceremony MORE: Alpha review – I'm sticking up for gruelling French body horror that inspired walkouts
Mint
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Brigitte Macron's playful push to Emmanuel goes viral: About their romance, 25-year age gap, net worth
When French First Lady Brigitte Macron playfully nudged President Emmanuel Macron just as he stepped off his presidential plane for his South Asia tour, she likely didn't expect their love story to grab global attention once again – but that's exactly what happened. The couple grabbed headlines after a video surfaced showing Brigitte Macron playfully shoving Emmanuel Macron's face. While some speculated it was a domestic spat, the French President dismissed the buzz, saying they were simply 'horsing around.' France's President Emmanuel Macron was pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte Macron 'My wife and I were squabbling, we were rather joking, and I was taken by surprise,' he said, probably thinking this would bury the hatchet. With the couple back in the spotlight, here's a closer look at their rather unique love story. Brigitte Trogneux was born on April 13, 1953, in Amiens in northern France. Brigitte Macron is French President Emmanuel Macron's wife and thus, French first lady. She is 72 years old. The 25-year age difference and the extraordinary way they met – he pursued her when he was her pupil – makes her the most talked-about French president's partner. A drama teacher at a French school, Brigitte Macron was known to his students as Madame Auziere. She was married to banker André-Louis Auzière and also had three children with him – Tiphaine Auzière, Sébastien Auzière, Laurence Auzière-Jourdan. She divorced in 2006 and married Emmanuel Macron a year afterward, despite their 25-year age gap. Brigitte Macron met Emmanuel Macron at Lycee La Providence in Amiens when he was just 15 and she was 40. 'She wasn't really my teacher. She was my drama teacher,' he once said. In school as teacher and student, the two had been collaborating on a play 'The Art Of Comedy' by writer Eduardo De Filippo. 'Every Friday I went to write a play with her for several hours. We spoke about everything. And I discovered we had always known one another,' he said. And Brigitte thought Emmanuel had 'exceptional intelligence' and working with him felt like she was 'working with Mozart'. The affair came to the fore when, at the end of the play, Emmanuel bent to kiss his drama teacher on the cheek. Later, at a local restaurant, the two were seen sharing a 'tender moment'. This was 1993. But as their romance became apparent, Emmanuel Macron's parents sent him to Paris to attend another school. But he kept pursuing her and gradually she was won over. 'At the age of 17, Emmanuel said to me 'whatever you do, I will marry you',' she told Paris Match. She moved to Paris where he continued his studies and she worked as a teacher. Speaking about their 25-year age gap and the criticism she endured, Brigitte Macron once told Elle France, 'There are times in your life where you need to make vital choices. And for me, that was it. So, what has been said over the 20 years, it's insignificant.' 'If I did not make that choice, I would have missed out on my life. I had a lot of happiness with my children and, at the same time, felt I had to live this love as Prevert used to say, to be fully happy,' she said. According to the French media, Brigitte Macron's net worth could reach around $10 million by 2025. She inherited Villa Monéjan, a four-story house in Le Touquet, from his parents and the property is valued between €2.7 and €2.8 million. Emmanuel Macron's estimated net worth is around $2 million.
