A protective mother, Leïla Bekhti wants to preserve her privacy as much as possible, and all the more so when it comes to her children. It is only very rarely that the actress and wife of Tahar Rahim agrees to discuss them. This week in TV 7 Days, Leïla Bekhti made an exception for a few rare secrets. Mother of three children (Souleiman born in 2017, a little girl whose date of birth is unknown and a third child born in 2021 whose sex is unknown), the actress found in the series The torch, this Monday, May 23, 2022 on Canal +, admits to taking her children with her as much as possible. “My children travel with me, these are my backpackssays Leïla Bekhti. I remember my first trips as a child and the openness they gave me.“
The actress, close to Jonathan Cohen, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Géraldine Nakache, confides that she wants her children to be “curious“.”But, above all, thatthey are able to adapt to all situations“, book Leïla Bekhti. And if she often displays unfailing courage, the actress and mother recognizes her Achilles heel: her children. When asked “What made him scream in fear“, she answers bluntly: “Anything bad that could happen to my children. I’m only afraid for them.” She also agreed to reveal some secrets of her daily life with her husband.
“What is great is that Tahar and I, we understand each other, because we do the same job. When one of the two is not there, the other manages. Now, when one of our three toddlers begs for a diaper change, he doesn’t care that dad is filming with Ridley Scott! Whether we like it or not, everyday life catches up with us. I need to live this daily life to bring my characters to life“, she declared to our colleagues from TV 7 Days. If she is starring in the delirious comedy Le Flambeau, by Jonathan Cohen, Leïla Bekhti is also actively preparing her first film as a director.Looking at us, they will get used to it.
Find the full interview with Leïla Bekhti in the magazine TV 7 Dayson sale from Monday, May 23, 2022.