At 57 years old, Christopher finally found himself. And yet, this was not won. Indeed, viewers of Love is in the meadow will be able to discover the portrait of this wine grower and sheep breeder from New Aquitaine, in the last episode dedicated to portraits this Monday, January 22, 2024. An episode during which the farmer will confide in Karine Le Marchand about his long accept his homosexuality.
Indeed, from the start of her portrait, Karine Le Marchand calmed the female “groupies”: “Well, I think it’s time to tell the women who are already writing letters… Oh my gem, Christophe is gay.” “And it’s been a long journey to come to terms with it”she continued before asking the wine grower and sheep breeder to say more about her situation: “Yes, it was really complicated for me. I always knew I was homosexual but I suppressed my homosexuality as much as I could, with all my strength.”
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Christophe’s wife reacted well to his coming out
Christopher goes even further and assures that he has long thought “have succeeded” to reject his homosexuality and thought “to be saved”. In fact, the farmer met a woman with whom he lived for many years. “Yes because you loved her and you made love with her and four children!”recalled the host before asking at what age Christopher really took the plunge.
“Until the age of 39. The trigger was during the holidays”he confided before specifying: “I saw a couple of boys on a beach, holding hands. It was like a stab for me. I found a chat number and I came across a boy with whom we had exchanged a lot. We met… and it was magical”. According to the farmer, his partner very quickly discovered that he was “something happened”. But this one would rather “responded well” when she faced her partner’s coming out: “She was sorry and she told me ‘we’re going to divorce’. My eldest son hugged me and told me he was proud of me and always would be because I’m there for them”. Today, Christophe fully embraces his homosexuality and says he is ready to find a man to build his new life.
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