Solène Delinger 11:27 a.m., January 09, 2023

Invited to the program "Les Rencontres du Papotin", broadcast on France 2 on Saturday January 7, Emmanuel Macron confided in his relationship with Brigitte.

The President of the Republic remembered in particular the reaction of his parents the day they learned that he was in a relationship with the one who was his theater teacher. 

Emmanuel Macron was very relaxed during his appearance on the program "Les Rencontres du Papotin", broadcast on France 2 on Saturday January 7.

The Head of State responded without filter to questions from a group of journalists with autism spectrum disorders.

Asked about his love affair with Brigitte Macron, his former teacher when he was in high school in Amiens, the president did not kick in touch. 

The Papotin journalists met the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, for an unfiltered meeting.


See you Saturday January 7 at 8:30 p.m. on @France2tv to discover the show.#LesRencontresDuPapotin#Papotinpic.twitter.com/8JGfgrny64

- The Papotin (@JournalPapotin) January 5, 2023

"Love is something stronger than you"

"Love, you don't choose so much. I think it falls on you and therefore there is nothing impossible. It is not written that it has to be a person like you, who is the same age than you, who lives in the same place as you. It's something that is stronger than you and that goes beyond you, "said Emmanuel Macron.

The President of the Republic fell in love with Brigitte Macron in 1992. When their relationship became really serious, he decided to introduce his sweetheart to his parents.

And, the meeting went rather “badly” went, he remembers.

“It redoubled my desire to follow my path”

"It's normal (…). At the beginning, I think that you always imagine, for your children, a pattern of life that is yours, the pattern of a certain norm. And so, when something happens, which does not correspond to your scheme, you are not necessarily comfortable”, analyzes Emmanuel Macron who ignored the concerns of his parents.

The head of state, who is 24 years apart from Brigitte Macron, has never given up on his love for her.

"It redoubled my desire to follow my path," he says.

And, the president was right to follow his heart.

30 years after their meeting and 16 years after their marriage, at the town hall of Le Touquet, the couple still spins the perfect love…