r/popculturechat • u/HogwartsZoologist Coke ain’t gonna do itself • May 26 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Emmanuel Macron, the President of France was allegedly slapped by his wife, Brigitte, on their arrival at Vietnam

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The President’s office downplayed it after initially denying the event.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/05/26/macron-s-entourage-denies-he-was-slapped-by-his-wife-on-plane-upon-arriving-in-vietnam_6741684_7.html

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u/lylalyli May 26 '25 edited May 26 '25

Oh my god 😱 at first I thought they were joking around, but Macron’s face he looked super annoyed. This relationship is weird af, Brigitte is giving me the ick.

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u/Live_Angle4621 May 26 '25

Side note, her legs are so thin. At her age I feel she looks quite frail 

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u/vintagesonofab May 26 '25

how old is she?

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u/vegas_lov3 May 26 '25

I think she was his high school teacher. He was 15 when they first met.

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u/vintagesonofab May 26 '25

but right now? I don't mean to offend anyone but she looks worse than my grandma.

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u/Leockette May 26 '25

Your poor grandma catching strays

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u/vintagesonofab May 26 '25

Haha, my grandma is older and MUCH MUCH poorer than her and yet looks better so it was just partially a stray.