Mélanie Laurent has not completely turned her back on the cinema, even if she no longer appears as much as before on the big screen. At 39, the mother of two has seen her priorities change. His films are carefully chosen but his number one project has been the same for several years now: protecting the environment before it’s too late. Like Marion Cotillard, Alexandra Rosenfeld and Hugo Clément, Mélanie Laurent is deeply involved in the environmental cause, sounding the alarm bell for the most unconscious. Aware of this dedication of the actress, Albert of Monaco invited her to the Rock for the inauguration of the Polar Mission exhibition at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, of which she is the happy godmother. A proposal accepted without hesitation.
In the pages of Monaco MorningMélanie Laurent confided in this new role that was offered to her far from the screens: “It is very difficult to refuse such an honor. I have the impression that we are going to do very beautiful and great things together. (…) As a director, I’m curious to see all the possible vectors, creation and staging, that we can use to try to reach people.” Among these people precisely, the children.
On the occasion of this event dear to her heart, Mélanie Laurent rarely mentioned her two children, Léo born in 2013 and Milla, born in 2019. According to her, the future of the planet is in the hands of the young generation whose his toddlers are part of it. If putting pressure is not the solution, Mélanie Laurent admits that ecology takes an important part in the education it offers them: “I am much slower with my children, she says. My 2 and a half year old daughter kisses trees. My son (…) is already wondering if the solutions we provide will be of any use.“With such concerns, Léo and Milla should take over brilliantly when Mélanie Laurent no longer has the energy…