During the day of reflection in France, Emmanuel Macron and his wife They took the opportunity to go for a walk on the beach in the north of the country. His opponent, Marine Le Pen, was not seen in front of the cameras. But if Macron has broken with the molds of the incumbents in anything, it’s at the pair level.
The age difference to his wife, who was 24 years older than him, made her struggle with all sorts of family and social prejudices. They met in the early 1990s and despite many difficulties, they have proved to be a very solid couple.
Brigitte was charmed by his intelligence. Emmanuel fell in love with this woman who treated him like an adult. He was 16 years old. He was a model student at the Jesuit school in the provincial town of Amiens. She was 40 years old, had three children, was married and was their history teacher.. Like in a 19th-century novel, social and family conventions fell in love. The price they had to pay was very high. Angry, the parents of the current president sent him to study in Paris. During, Bridget She got divorced and had to give up her family. Two years later they started their new life in Paris. Banker, Minister and now President.
She always accompanied him in public, an exhibition that has cost her cruel criticism, like that of President Bolsonaro, who called her old. Gigolo and gay, there are many labels that weigh on him as well. Although the pair have made it clear that they know how to steer clear of all pitfalls.