France's First Lady Brigitte Macron Opens Up About Her Marriage To Much-Younger Emmanuel Macron

In the interview, Ms Brigitte said that her children were the "obstacle" that caused her to wait a decade before marrying Emmanuel Macron

France's First Lady Brigitte Macron recently opened up about her marriage to much younger French President Emmanuel Macron, whom she taught in high school. According to The Independent, Ms Brigitte met Mr Macron when he was 15 and she was his 39-year-old drama teacher at a catholic school in northern France. Now, in a rare interview, she opened up about her marriage's controversial beginnings and revealed how entering a relationship with her now-husband was initially "crippling" due to their 24-year-old age gap. 

"For me, such a young boy was crippling," she told Paris Match, as per The Independent. 

Mr Macron was 15 when he fell for his drama teacher. The schoolboy's parents initially believed that their son was dating his teacher's daughter until the truth came out and he was sent off to a boarding school in Paris. "Emmanuel had to leave for Paris. I told myself that he would fall in love with someone his [own] age. It didn't happen," she said.