Daily Mail: It's Revealed Why Macron's Wife Slapped Him On The Plane

• 24.05.2026, 9:46

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A year ago, in May 2025, an incident between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron was actively discussed online. The couple was getting out of the presidential plane, and, already when they were standing in the doorway, in the frame caught a moment as the first lady of France suddenly makes a sharp movement towards the face of her spouse, as if slightly "hitting" him with both hands. In France, the biography Un Couple (Presque) Parfait - "(Almost) Perfect Couple" (its author - journalist Florian Tardif), which deals with this episode, writes Daily Mail.

The author clearly treats this episode as a slap. According to his information, shortly before, Brigitte had seen a video message on her husband's cell phone from Golshifta Farahani, a 42-year-old Iranian-born French actress Golshifta Farahani, who is known for both her film work and nude photos. "Bridget was hurt not so much by the content of the message as by what it implied: possibility. An ajar door to a world she thought was beneath her. Nothing concrete, nothing truly reprehensible - but the mere thought that it might exist was enough," Tardif

As the author notes, 73-year-old Brigitte considers all women predators and demands photos of those who apply for a job at the Elysee Palace alongside 48-year-old Emmanuel. If she does not want to see a particular woman next to Macron for whatever reason, her candidacy is not considered. In a private conversation, she admitted to friends, "I'm scared. Scared that I did all this and he will leave me."

"Without his wife, Macron would not have become president of France," emphasizes the author of the book. - Brigitte was of fundamental importance to him. She is, in a sense, his anchor. Without her, he is an indecisive man who can never decide on anything."

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