1. Julie Gayet is known for being the wife of the former President of France, Francois Hollande.
14 Facts About Julie Gayet
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Gayet was born in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, where her father Brice Gayet is a professor and head of gastric surgery at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris.
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Julie Gayet was former head of the clinic to the Lariboisiere Hospital and lecturer at the Faculty Xavier Bichat at Paris Diderot University.
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Julie Gayet's paternal grandfather, Alain Gayet, was a surgeon and became a Compagnon de la Liberation after World War II.
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Julie Gayet studied art history and psychology at university, circus skills at the circus school of the Fratellini family, and operatic singing under Tosca Marmor.
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Julie Gayet made her acting debut in a 1992 episode of the French TV series Premiers baisers, and had her first film role as an extra in Three Colors: Blue.
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In 2013, Julie Gayet co-directed with Mathieu Busson the documentary Cineasts featuring 20 French female film directors.
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Julie Gayet appeared on the cover of the 17 January 2014 issue of the French Elle magazine.
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In 2003, Julie Gayet married author and screenwriter Santiago Amigorena, but they divorced in 2006.
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Julie Gayet is a centre-left activist, having appeared in a video supporting Francois Hollande during the 2012 French presidential election.
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Julie Gayet is a member of the Support Committee of the PS candidate for the 2014 Paris mayoral election, Anne Hidalgo.
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In 2013 rumours started circulating that Julie Gayet was in a secret relationship with President Hollande.
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Julie Gayet married former French President Francois Hollande on 4 June 2022 in Tulle, France.
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Julie Gayet is of French as well as distant Polish, German, Maltese, and Corsican Italian descent.