Whether with Ségolène Royal, the mother of his children, or with Valérie Trierweiler, ephemeral first lady, François Hollande had never felt the urge to marry. And then, finally, he took the plunge for the beautiful eyes of Julie Gayet, last June in Tulle, on his lands in Corrèze. And a distinguished guest was present: Benjamin Biolay.
Indeed, the singer was the wedding witness of Julie Gayet, with whom he is a friend. He confides on the subject in the pages of Paris Match : “It was great to be with François Hollande in Corrèze, where there is another way to see him. He’s someone I really like, I don’t feel like I’m friends with a former President of the Republic. Besides, when he got married, the mayor introduced him as a councilor to the Court of Auditorss [son premier vrai métier dans les années 1980, avant la politique, ndlr].”
Benjamin Biolay, who has never hidden his preferences for the left and voted unenthusiastically for Anne Hidalgo (PS) in the last presidential election, remains however lucid about the collapse of this branch of French political life, partly attributable to François Hollande because of his decried five-year term. But no question of overwhelm him beyond measure. “We can speak of a fault of the left. So, inevitably, he is in the equation. But it would be too simple to name him solely responsible“, makes a point of specifying the interpreter of the tubes your legacy and How is your pain?.
The marriage of François Hollande and Julie Gayet has undoubtedly revived some memories in the mind of Benjamin Biolay, himself having experienced it in the past. He was married to actress Chiara Mastroianni from 2002 to 2009. But he has only one regret: not having gone through the church! Indeed, the singer is a believer but does not shout it from the rooftops. “When I got married to Chiara, I would have liked us to go through the church. She didn’t want to, so I wasn’t going to bother her with that“, adds the artist is the father of two daughters.
The confidences of Benjamin Biolay are to be found in Paris MatchAugust 25, 2022 edition.