Laurent Ruquier pacsé with Benoît Petitjean: Who is his discreet ex yet known to the public?

In February 2022, Hugo Manos confirmed the persistent rumor that had been circulating for a while: he is in a relationship with Laurent Ruquier. The two men have even been in love for almost five years. First they loved each other in the most total discretion, then the young athlete showed up with the host on social networks. And despite suspicions of separation, a recent photo proved that they are still very happy together.

But before that, it was another man who made Laurent Ruquier’s heart beat, and for a very long time! This is Benoît Petitjean, with whom he flourished from 2002 to 2018. If the figure of France 2 is no longer to be presented, his ex also has his little notoriety. And for good reason, he is an actor with an impressive career. He first landed several roles in the 2000s in the theater, notably playing in the comic play by Feydeau Golden age or in Big Heat, written by Laurent Ruquier himself. Benoît Petijean was also in the cast of Open Bed, directed by Charlotte de Turckheim in 2008. In parallel, he forged a career on television, appearing in several TV movies. We have seen it, for example, in Damages and in Purification. In 2008, he appeared in the France 2 series Clara Sheller and has participated in projects cinematographic The Little Handkerchiefs and Jappeloup by Guillaume Canet. The film Jappeloup was probably no coincidence for Benoît Petitjean who is an accomplished professional rider who has taken part in numerous equestrian competitions with his stable.

A rupture announced… after 3 years!

With Laurent Ruquier, he had a civil partnership in 2012. But to everyone’s surprise, on the set ofWe are live in march 2021, the facilitator had announced their separation, which was already three years ago. It must be said that Laurent Ruquier has never poured out so much about their relationship. “We are often asked to do the front pages of newspapers. I always refuse! Not because we are two boys, but because I refuse to expose my private life like this. I don’t want to talk about it to promote myself“, he had explained one day.

This discretion, he is still adept today with Hugo Manos and he even had to convince his companion to do the same. “I never had any worries [avec la médiatisation de son couple, NDLR] because I continue to maintain my privacy. Hugo, he is more careful than at the beginning because he has understood that exposing himself too much can be detrimental (…) I took, at the beginning of the summer, the decision to be much more discreet and well smarter in my communication on social networks. There is nothing mysterious in our story. It was unveiled after four years. At least we were quiet for a while“, he confided to TV 2 Weeks.

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