Age no bar: Brigitte Macron, former teacher & wife of French president Emmanuel Macron, is 24 years older than him
Brigitte Macron, France¡¯s First Lady, was once Emmanuel Macron¡¯s high school teacher. With a 24-year age gap and a relationship that began when he was just 15, their story has challenged social norms for decades. A recent viral video has once again turned the spotlight on their famously unconventional romance.
Brigitte Macron is not your typical First Lady, and that is precisely why the world finds her story so captivating. Long before she was walking red carpets or standing beside France¡¯s president at international summits, she was something else entirely: his high school teacher.
Emmanuel Macron married Brigitte, who is 24 years older than him | Credit: X/poirot
Who is Brigitte Macron, the first lady who was once France¡¯s president Emmanuel¡¯s Teacher
Born Brigitte Trogneux in 1953 in the city of Amiens, she was raised in a wealthy family known for their gourmet chocolate business, Chocolaterie Trogneux, which has been part of French culinary heritage since 1872. But Brigitte chose academia over confectionery and became a respected teacher of literature and Latin.
Emmanuel Macron married Brigitte, who is 24 years older than him | Credit: X/poirot
When Emmanuel Macron met Brigitte
She landed a job at the elite Lyc¨¦e la Providence in Strasbourg, where one of her students was a precociously intelligent 15-year-old named Emmanuel Macron. Brigitte was 39 at the time, married, and the mother of three children.
It was not your average schoolyard crush. The bond between them grew stronger over time, much to the concern of Emmanuel¡¯s parents, who quickly transferred him to a boarding school in Paris in hopes of putting distance between him and his teacher. But Macron was undeterred. He famously told Brigitte, ¡°Whatever you do, I will come back and marry you.¡±
Fast-forward to 2007: Brigitte divorced, Macron graduated university, and the two married¡ªturning their once-taboo relationship into one of the most talked-about love stories in modern politics.
Brigitte has since become one of the most visible and influential First Ladies in Europe. Poised, elegant, and outspoken, she supports causes related to education and young people and plays a strong advisory role in her husband¡¯s political career.
Did Brigitte shove Emmanuel Macron?
Recently, the couple was back in the spotlight when a viral video emerged during their official trip to Vietnam. The footage shows President Macron inside an aircraft, seemingly being playfully shoved by someone off-camera. Speculation spread like wildfire when Brigitte appeared moments later, prompting rumours that she had pushed him.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, was smacked in the face by his wife Brigitte as they exit a plane in Vietnam.
¡ª Tony (@TonyL_01) May 26, 2025
He said: ¡°I was bickering, or rather joking, with my wife. It's nothing.¡±
Look at his face and his fist. pic.twitter.com/flMw23bCie
Je suis mort le pr¨¦sident Macron avait envie d¡¯¨¦teindre Brigitte apr¨¨s la gifle ?? pic.twitter.com/m96tCE1hfZ
¡ª ?????? (@10ZOO__) May 26, 2025
An ?lys¨¦e Palace official addressed the buzz, calling it a light-hearted and private moment between the couple, nothing more than a shared laugh before their diplomatic duties began.
Whether it is their beginnings in a classroom or their bond in the spotlight, Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron remain an unmatched political pair, unconventional, unapologetic, and undeniably close.
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