Being a mother is undoubtedly one of her greatest joys… but the birth of her children has not always been easy to manage. In a relationship with singer Raphaël since 2002, Mélanie Thierry welcomed two boys in 2008 and 2013. However, after the arrival of her eldest son, the 40-year-old actress was the victim of too many emotions. negative. A difficult, uncontrollable situation, from which she emerged by obtaining a role in the film The last for the roadby Philippe Godeau.
Baby blues can be tough sometimes
“It was life-saving for me, because I had just given birth to my first, I had a nasty blues, a baby blues, tells Mélanie Thierry, on France Inter, in the program The original band. I was a bit afraid to take on this somewhat borderline and fragile character. But in the end, it got me back on my feet to work, to have faith in a film. I came back to light as my character in a way. Afterwards, I wasn’t doing badly either, but we know that baby blues can be tough sometimes. It happens. You just have to readjust, hormonally, that we put the levels back a little… Up to standard. And it doesn’t matter.”
Obtain the role of Magali, in The last for the road, was a chance on many levels. Mélanie Thierry had received the César for Best Female Hope for this performance, broadcast in cinemas in 2009. A consecration which has, perhaps, prepared her for the birth of her second son four years later. Today, Raphaël’s companion is on the bill of The True Family, a drama in which she plays a woman who refuses to part with a little boy placed in her foster family. A theme that, decidedly, follows her throughout her career…
Find the full interview with Mélanie Thierry on the show La Bande Originale.