“Love in reality”. Photo of Francois Hollande and Julie Gayet, more than ever accomplices in end-of-year celebrations

A “normal” couple in love in front of a tree… Despite their busy schedule, Julie Gayet and Francois Hollande seem to be enjoying the end of the year celebrations. The former president of the republic shared a photo on his Instagram page on Sunday, December 24, immortalizing his Christmas night. In the photo, he poses in front of a tree next to his wife, with whom he appears more complicit than ever, in a warm atmosphere reminiscent of Richard Curtis’ timeless Christmas comedy. Love Actually.

Dressed in a simple beige and black sailor sweater with a high collar, the 51-year-old actress stared into the camera with a big smile on her face as she petted the dog. In a navy blue suit and matching tie under the loving eyes of Francois Hollande. “Merry Christmas everyone!” The former head of state commented on his Instagram post.

More than ten years of love

It was in January 2014 that the romance of Francois Hollande and Julie Gayet was revealed on the front page of the magazine. Closer. At that time, President Francois Hollande shared the life of Valerie Trierweiler and immediately announced his separation from the journalist. Because here he was secretly seeing Julie Gaye for two years. The couple met in 2012 through Thomas Hollande, the son of the former mayor of Thule, although the actress was close to the Socialist Party.

A moment that he remembers very well. In a video made during the presidential campaign in April 2012, long before their relationship was revealed, she, who is also a producer, expressed her support for the candidate with a smile on her face. “I met Francois for the first time. Hollande, it was next door to the Maison de la Radio for a rather informal lunch, sort of out of curiosity. I met a humble man, so wonderful that here I am in front of you.” Lover or partisan? Both, no doubt.

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