Luis Fernando Romo
Updated Friday, April 5, 2024-11:50
In private, François Hollande marries actress Julie Gayet by surprise, after eight years of relationship
Idylls The 'formidable' lover of the Elysée
The love story between
François Hollande
(69) and
Julie Gayet
(51) became one of the favorite stories of the French press. While he was
president of the French Republic
from 2012 to 2017, his duties crossed the borders from the political to the pink, since
while he was married
to the journalist Valérie Trierweiler (59)
he had a relationship
with the actress. He eventually won her heart and
they got married
in 2022.
A key piece in that story and that in some way recalls the adventures of Audrey Hepburn in her first leading role in
Roman Holiday
(1953) is
the scooter that Hollande used to escape
from the Elysée to visit his
lover
. Specifically, the most relevant event occurred on New Year's Day 2014 on Rue du Cirque, in the exclusive VIII arrondissement of Paris.
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The Rouillac
auction house
has announced on its website that the vehicle will go
on sale at the Château d'Artigny
to the highest bidder with a starting price of
10,000 euros.
The three-wheeled, 125 cm3, 34,000 kilometer Piaggio scooter
has changed hands
several times since the Elysee Palace in 2015.
Hollande's scooter up for auction.rouillac.com
The management of the Maison Rouillac has highlighted that "François Hollande's scooter entered the category of
legendary vehicles
in January 2014 as it tells the French the story of a man like any other and of
a nation divided
between its desire for power and the reality of its dismantling". The last owners were
a couple named Patrick and Manola
who acquired it to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
In fact, as
France Info
highlights , the former President of the Republic dedicated a few words to them in his book Upheavals: "To Patrick and Manola, who had the opportunity to ride my scooter
to better share their happiness."
Julie Gayet and François Hollande.GTRES
As a result of the romance between Hollande and Gayet, she
moved to the Elysée,
which is why the French press began to call her
'France's first girlfriend'.
The former head of state's marriage was blown up in 2014 when he announced via statement that he was separating from Valérie Trierweiler. He made that decision based on the cover of
Closer
magazine
in which the romance was revealed. A relationship that was popularly known as
Closergate
.