While it’s often said that work and love don’t mix, there are a few exceptions to the rule. Like Elodie Fontan and Philippe Lacheau, two members of La bande à Fifi together since 2015. Since their first collaboration for Baby sitting, the 41-year-old filmmaker still calls on the actress, who has since become his companion. Proposals that Elodie Fontan accepts without hesitation: “I love that. In each film, we have guests, people we appreciate. We are a good team and we like to surround ourselves with cool people with good energy” she says in the new issue of the magazine Variation.
If spending all your time with your spouse necessarily has advantages, there are also disadvantages, of course. They are not insurmountable but require patience and some adjustments. This is the case at least for Elodie Fontan and Philippe Lacheau: “There are pros and cons… Managing to endure all day is not always easy, concedes the actress. We have to find a place for everything. Work should not interfere with personal life.”
Separate the two, the couple does not always succeed: “Sometimes we’re both prone to pissing each other off, asking questions. (…) To leave the problems of turning in front of its door raises of the fantasy, it is frankly impossible. You have to find beaches where you can clear your mind a bit and get away from the worries of filming. (…) It can become unlivable“. Fortunately, Elodie Fontan and Philippe Lacheau never got there and collaborating together also has its good sides: “Working with your spouse also means having someone who understands your issues and your challenges.“
Elodie Fontan and Philippe Lacheau know how to work as a team so that everything goes as well as possible and that their family life does not suffer. Especially since since December 2019, the couple has expanded the family. The actress gave birth to their first child, a baby boy they chose to name Raphaël. The story does not say if their babysitting goes better than at the movies.