Madame Figaro
PODCAST:– When we think of Ophelia Winter, we all think of peroxide blonde hair, lycra tanks and God gave me faith. When we think of Prince, we immediately sing Purple rain And A kiss. But little known is that the two artists had an affair over the course of several years.
On November 3, 2001, Ophelie Winter was Thierry Ardison’s guest on the set of Everybody’s Talking About It. At the time, she was 27 years old and spoke about her history with Prince for the first time. God gave me faith He was 17 years old and not yet famous. Even if, despite his young age, he had already released 2 records, one in 1984 and the other in 1987, which went unnoticed.
More precisely, the meeting of the prince and Ophelia Winter took place in the early 1990s, after the exhibition of the legendary interpreter. Purple rain Bercy. In his autobiography he is called FlexibilityPublished in 2021, Ofeli Winter writes: “I met him at his concert in 1992. I teamed up with a singer friend of mine, Theo Allen, who took part in the first part.
What’s next?It takes place the same evening in a nightclub where the two singers meet again. Still in her book, Ophelia Winter says they exchange a few words, and as she lights a cigarette, the “Prince of Pop” asks her to put it out. Ophelia Winter remembers. “He took me out the back door of the club, offering to listen to my CD in his car.” After which, Prince invites the young woman to the apartment he rents for the year on avenue Foch, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. A 1000 square meter overheated apartment covered with a thick Hollywood carpet. And that’s where their first kiss would take place…
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For this podcast episode Scandals Follow each other at the microphone of Segolene Forgar.
- Lizzie Logan, American publication reporter Glamour
- Stephanie Shermon, reporter Diverto
- Kristen Barber, Associate Professor of Gender Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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This mini-series Scandals written and performed by Segolene Forgar. Scandals is a podcast Madame Figaropresented by Marion Galli-Ramuno and produced by Lucille Russo-Garcia. The investigation was led by Fanny Sovplein. Jean Thevenin produced it, mixed it and composed the music. Océane Ciuni is the editor-in-chief Scandalspodcast produced by Louie Créative, Louie Média’s audio content agency.
Source: Le Figaro
