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Brigitte Macron Opens Up About Her Marriage to Younger President Emmanuel Macron

Brigitte Macron, France's First Lady, candidly discussed the significant age difference and the beginnings of her relationship with President Emmanuel Macron, her former high school student. She confided to Paris Match that their 24-year age gap was daunting when he was just 15, and she was a 39-year-old drama teacher. Despite their unique start and his parents' misconception that he was involved with her daughter, their connection endured even after he moved to Paris for schooling.

19 November 2023 · 05:36 UTC

Taking care to not disrupt her children's lives, who were similar in age to Macron, Brigitte waited a decade before marrying him.

In 2007, they married, making him a stepfather to her three grown-up children.

She admires her husband, now France's youngest president at 39, for his exceptional intellect and memory – qualities she has found remarkable since he was her pupil.