“My voice trembles when I talk about it.” Ben Atal talks about his complicated relationship with his mother, Charlotte Gainsbourg.

He had remained quite reserved until then. Ben Atal, a member of the very media-rich Gainsbourg clan, has busted his forever reserve. Guest on the podcast As long as there are men. this month, The eldest son of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Ivan Attal spoke candidly about his family relationship… And especially about his relationship with his mother, which used to be more difficult. If he insists that he loves her “more than anything”, it emotionally evokes his memories of yesterday;We’ve always had a very difficult relationship, but my voice shakes when I talk about it.»

In the video, “I felt like running away”. Charlotte Gainsbourg looks back at the reasons that made her leave Paris after the death of her sister Kate Barry.

At 25, Ben Attal’s childhood wounds still feel raw. It is, in particular, about the departure of Kate Barry’s parents to New York after her death. In 2013, when Charlotte Gainsbourg’s sister lost her life in a fatal fall from her apartment, a fresh start was felt. Which does not seem to the taste of Ben Attal, who decides to settle in Bath, England. When he was only 15 years old, he started working there as a cook. “A bit harsh separation,” he admits, which will ruin his relationship with his mother. “Actually, I don’t know what this is due to, perhaps because he has been away for years, from the abandonment complex,” he analyzes. Added to that are the difficulties at school. the “bad student” of that time, today he is convinced of it. “school failure” rhymes with “family problem”.

“Finding the Path of Tenderness”

Water has flowed under bridges since his youth. After reconnecting with his sister Alice, “one of his best friends,” after returning to Paris, Ben Atal tries to rebuild a healthier relationship with his mother. “There is a connection that is slowly forming, we can talk about more things and we are closer,” he says. A peace he also finds with his companion and soon-to-be wife, Jordan Krantel. “My fiancee helped me find the path to tenderness,” he admits, clearly in love.

The two lovers who have been declaring their love for each other since last year notes Instagram may soon get married. In any case, this is what one of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin’s grandson’s publications suggests. “Loves of my life. Mother and the Bride,” attached photo of Charlotte Gainsbourg and her (future) daughter-in-law, accomplices.

If her parents never married, despite their thirty-year relationship – Charlotte, who is “superstitious”, considers it “risky” – Ben Atal, she intends to follow his direction.

In the video, Ben Attal and his lover Jordan Krantel

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