The intention
Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Sarkozy has had many romances with celebrities in her life.
39-year-old Franco-Italian Bruni, ex-model in songwriter, previously had relationships with billionaire Donald Trump, among others, gitarist Eric Clapton, actor Kevin Costner and singer Mick Jagger.
The approach
At 19 she started as a model. At the age of 20 she could already count herself to the top of the catwalk and earned about 7,5 million dollars a year.
During these years she became famous for affairs with celebrities like Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Donald Trump, Kevin Costner and Swiss-Spanish actor Vincent Pérez.
In 1998 Carla Bruni left the fashion world and devoted herself to writing and singing chansons.
The result
Her relationship with Mick Jagger did not last but resulted in a crisis between Jagger and his then wife Jerry Hall.
Bruni's romance with Donald Trump also caused the necessary tears. The successful American businessman and billionaire was married to actress Marla Maples at the time. Although Bruni and Trump did not go further together in the end, did the adventure lead to a definitive break-up between Trump and Maples.
The affairs with musician Clapton and the actors Costner and Pérez also did not become long-lasting love stories. And it is said that this latter romance also involved a break-up. Actress Jacqueline Bisset ran furious from her then partner Pérez following the arrival of Bruni…
But there was more than famous or powerful men. In 2001 Bruni had a son with the young philosopher Raphaël Enthoven. She met Raphaël during a holiday with her then lover Jean-Paul Enthoven, Raphael's father! This time there was no family crisis. Bruni married the young philosopher. But the wife dumped by Raphael, the writer Justine Lévy (daughter of Bernard-Henri Lévy) Stayed behind…
The lessons
Trying out relationships and failures in love are part of life for many.
Carla Bruni has been able to gain a lot of experience with actors, pop stars, business icons and philosophers before venturing to the highest political level…
Sarkozy is now on his knees, the marriage has been consummated and the 39-year-old Carla Bruni is going through life as the wife of the 50-year-old president of France. That means a life full of state visits and dinners with the mighty of the earth. Brilliant or not? The question is, of course, how long will this relationship last?…
Further:
Sarkozy, 50, separated from his wife Cecilia in October, also a former model. From 58 million French follow the new affair closely. Many are concerned about the consequences of this affair for the French image…
Carla Bruni doesn't seem like someone who doesn't easily get squeezed into a straightjacket. She also seems insensitive to all criticism of her person. This is underlined by one of her recent statements: "It doesn't interest me at all" .. someone else writes about me. And censorship is for sissies',
Sources o.a.: coverage in De Pers, NRCNext, Wikipedia, Elsevier, L’express.
