French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron laughs off gay rumours
Addressing malicious online comments and gossiping among journalists, French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has made fun of rumours that he is gay.
If over dinners in the city, if on forwarded emails, you’re told that I have a double life with Mathieu Gallet or anyone else, it’s my hologram that suddenly escaped
Macron’s candid comments that he was neither cheating on his wife nor having a gay affair with a media boss appeared to be an attempt to put an end to speculation about his private life.
The 39-year-old independent is married to his high school teacher Brigitte Trogneux who is 24 years older than him – an unconventional relationship often featured in the country’s celebrity and lifestyle magazines.
“Those who want to spread the idea that I am a fake, that I have hidden lives or something else, first of all, it’s unpleasant for Brigitte,” Macron told supporters late on Monday. “She shares my whole life from morning till night and she wonders on a basic level how I could physically do anything!” he joked.
Speaking at a meeting in Paris, he also drew laughter by referring to speculation that he was in a relationship with the head of state-run Radio France.
“If over dinners in the city, if on forwarded emails, you’re told that I have a double life with Mathieu Gallet or anyone else, it’s my hologram that suddenly escaped, but it can’t be me!” he said.
