{"id":28413,"date":"2025-05-29T17:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28413"},"modified":"2025-05-29T17:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:07:44","slug":"people-are-just-realizing-how-french-president-macron-and-his-wife-first-met-amid-viral-slap-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28413","title":{"rendered":"People are just realizing how French president Macron and his wife first met amid viral ‘slap’ incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new biography of French president Emmanuel Macron delves further into how he first met Brigitte and what happened when his parents found out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday (May 25), footage of Brigitte Macron and President Emmanuel Macron went viral showing the First Lady of\u00a0France<\/a>\u00a0seemingly pushing or slapping the leader after they touched down in Hanoi,\u00a0Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A lip reader weighed in reviewing the exchange as pretty frosty, however,\u00a0Macron later spoke out\u00a0<\/a>about the clip, stressing the pair were ‘joking’.<\/p>\n

And the incident has led to many discovering how Macron – aged 47 – and 72-year-old Brigitte – nee Trogneux – first got together.<\/p>\n

The couple first met in 1993 when the now-president was 15 years old and Brigitte was 39 years old.<\/p>\n

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Emmanuel Macron appeared to be ‘slapped’ by his wife (AP Photo\/Hau Dinh via Alamy)<\/cite><\/div>\n

How Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Trogneux first met<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Macron was a student at a private secondary\u00a0school<\/a>\u00a0called La Providence, located in Amiens, northern France and Brigitte was a teacher at the very same school.<\/p>\n

Trogneux reportedly taught French lessons as well as drama classes – the latter in which she is said to have met Macron.<\/p>\n

At the time, Brigitte was\u00a0married<\/a>\u00a0to banker Andre Auziere – with whom she shares three children: Sebastien, Laurence and Tiphaine.<\/p>\n

And according to writer Anne Fulda – who’s written a biography on Macron’s life titled\u00a0Emmanuel Macron: A Perfect Young Man –\u00a0<\/em>Macron’s\u00a0parents<\/a>\u00a0initially believed he was dating one of Brigitte’s children.<\/p>\n

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The pair met when Macron was at secondary school (LUDOVIC MARIN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

What Macron’s parents have said about discovering his relationship with Trogneux<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Macron’s parents told Fulda they found out their son was actually engaging in an affair with Brigitte through a family friend.<\/p>\n

His mother, Francoise Nogues-Macron, said, as\u00a0quoted<\/a>\u00a0by The Independent: “We just couldn\u2019t believe it. What is clear is that when Emmanuel met Brigitte, we couldn\u2019t just say, \u2018That\u2019s great\u2019.”<\/p>\n

His father, Jean-Michel Macron, echoed: “When Emmanuel met Brigitte, we certainly did not say, \u2018How wonderful!'”<\/p>\n

They ultimately decided to pull Macron out of the secondary school, however, Nogues-Macron noted ultimately ‘what mattered’ most to her was her son was ‘alive’ and ‘there weren’t any problems’.<\/p>\n

Although, she did reportedly turn round to Brigitte and point out Macron would ultimately ‘not have children’ if they stayed together and she’d already ‘had [her] life’.<\/p>\n

When allegedly warned by Macron’s parents to leave their son alone until he was at least 18, she allegedly replied: “I cannot promise you anything.”<\/p>\n

And Brigitte has spoken out publicly about the relationship too.<\/p>\n

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Macron and Brigitte have both publicly addressed various rumors (NHAC NGUYEN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

What Trogneux has said about her relationship with Macron<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In an interview with Elle France magazine in 2017, Brigitte\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0her and Macron’s romance ‘unfolded very slowly’.<\/p>\n

Macron went off to Lycee Henri IV in Paris to finish his studies but reportedly vowed to come back and marry Brigitte.<\/p>\n

She said: “The great distances that separated us physically until 2007. But we wrote to each other all the time during that period.<\/p>\n

“It all unfolded very slowly. I gradually brought my family to realise that. Emmanuel gradually brought his family to realise that.”<\/p>\n

In 2007, the pair married when Macron was 29 and Brigitte 54.<\/p>\n

And to those who highlight the over 20-year age gap between them?<\/p>\n

Well, she said the pair have made it a ‘joke between’ themselves and ‘anything anyone might say’ is ultimately ‘just a big nothing’.<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: Antoine Gyori – Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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