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France President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, First Lady Brigette Macron, made global news in May 2025 when a video of them disembarking from a plane went viral. After the two landed in Vietnam, Emmanuel was seen in the doorway of the aircraft. Suddenly, hands that appeared to be Brigette’s reached out and pressed Emmanuel’s face in an aggressive push.
Naturally, the internet blew up over the moment, and everyone is asking the same question: did Brigette really shove Emmanuel? Find out what he said about the matter below.
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, got manhandled in public. pic.twitter.com/v72MzGy9Gq
— George (@BehizyTweets) May 26, 2025
Who Is Emmanuel Macron’s Wife?
Brigette is the First Lady of France. She is from the Trogneux family, which owns the five-generation Chocolaterie Trogneux. It was founded in the late 1800s. Brigette is the youngest one out of six children.
Before she met Emmanuel, Brigette worked as a teacher. She taught literature at the Collège Lucie-Berger in Strasbourg.
How Old Is Brigette Macron?
Brigette is currently 72 years old, almost 25 years older than Emmanuel. The French president is 47 as of May 2025.
Did Brigette Macron Shove Emmanuel?
Emmanuel did not confirm whether or not Brigette actually struck him in the face, but he described their interaction as a playful one and criticized the public for turning it into a controversy. According to CNN, Emmanuel spoke to reporters in Hanoi and acknowledged, “There’s a video showing me joking and teasing my wife, and somehow, that becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe, with people even coming up with theories to explain it.”
“The videos are all real, and yes, sometimes people tamper with them, but people are attributing all kinds of nonsense to them,” Emmanuel concluded.
How Long Have Brigette & Emmanuel Macron Been Married?
Emmanuel and Brigette have been married since 2007. The duo has a two-decade age gap between them, which has sparked controversy. Emmanuel was 15 when he met a then-39-year-old Brigette when she was his teacher in high school in Amiens. The age of consent in France is 15.
After Emmanuel and Brigette got romantically involved, his parents tried to separate them out of concern for their age difference. So, they sent Emmanuel to Paris to complete his final year of school. Eventually, he and Brigette reunited after he graduated.
Do Emmanuel & Brigette Macron Have Kids?
No, Emmanuel and Brigette do not share children of their own. However, Brigette is a mother to three children from a previous marriage.
