Divine, hypnotic, talented or even versatile… It’s hard to find the perfect adjective to accurately define Vanessa Paradis! At 50, the happy mother of two can boast of having accomplished countless things during her life. Accomplished artist and fulfilled wife, the interpreter of “Joe le Taxi” intrigues and fascinates whatever she does.
This Thursday, April 6, 2023, our colleagues from “Madame Figaro” unveiled to their readers the exclusive interview with Vanessa Paradis who celebrated her 50th birthday last December. Without filter, the wife of Samuel Benchetrit spoke about his projects or even his aspirations. She also bounced back on hot topics. Like the controversy of “nepo babies” (contraction de nepotism babies, babies of nepotism), focused on the sons and daughters of… Who also tainted his daughter Lily-Rose Depp.
“Just the expression is awful […]”, dropped Vanessa Paradis. “My daughter, I have seen her work for eight years. She is a hard worker as you rarely see. She works a lot on her roles and her auditions. She did a lot of castings where she was not chosen, and she was unhappy about it, like the others”.
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“It’s still a trauma…”
“I really think that those who succeed are those who work hard and have talent, whatever their name is. My daughter is one of them”, added the ex-companion of Florent Pagny. Like her, many years earlier, Vanessa Paradis had to face the incessant attacks of her detractors. In parallel with her debut, the actress also learned to ignore feedback from the press, which was not always kind to her.
“It’s still a trauma, that’s how it is. I remember those times when I was walking in the streets and people I didn’t know insulted me and even spat on me”, revealed the singer. “It happened after Joe the taxi, it happened often, and it lasted at least two years. I can’t forget it, I grew up with it […]. A dark period that visibly forged it.
“It was founding. Today, I see above all the sympathy and love for me, so much so that I wonder if I deserve so much”, added Vanessa Paradis with philosophy. “But I’m not fooled, I know that everything is not related to my art, my music or my films […]. I grew up under their eyes, I am very familiar to them, there is surely a very reassuring side for them in seeing me grow old, happy, unhappy… in short, being a human being”.
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