Tonight, France 3 broadcasts the film An impossible love, which is notably at the origin of the couple formed by Virginie Efira and Niels Schneider, since they had met on the set of this feature film. But before that, the Belgian actress, who recently confided in her relationship with men, had become engaged to director Mabrouk El Mechri, with whom she even became the mother of a little Ali. A first name given in homage to Ali MacGraw, the American actress revealed in Love Story, and the boxer Mohamed Ali. But they finally ended their relationship in 2014.
In the past, the director had fallen for another actress: Audrey Dana, with whom he had Lee, his first child, in 2008. They were also married. In 2009, the actress, then still in a relationship with the father of her son, made some confidences on this subject for Paris Matchespecially on their meeting. “I was still shaken by a painful story and rather in search of lightness. So, we were lovers-friends in a very flexible and free way before really falling in love” she said.
We laugh a lot together
“Today, Mabrouk is my family, my lover, my friend, the father of my baby, the stepfather of my eldest son. He’s my guy! We got to know each other so well before we got together. I agree that I feel good with him. He is honest, fair, intelligent, and we laugh a lot together, which is essential” she added.
The director also spoke at the time about his relationship with Audrey Dana. “When you love, you don’t want to be with two-thirds of someone, but with the whole person. I think we have taken advantage of our old relationships, and we are careful not to hurt oneselfadmitted Mabrouk El Mechri. I can’t imagine my life without her. We’re not married yet but we’re engaged as if we were. Besides, we wear a wedding ring“he confided. Since then, they have been separated and he has not formalized new relationships while Audrey Dana married producer Olivier Delbosc. A relationship that is not always obvious according to his statements for Gala dating from last year.