Gérard Lanvin found the love of his life over 30 years ago. After dating Dominique Quilichini, who later married Renaud, the actor remarried in 1984 to Jennifer (née Chantal Benoist), a disco singer. with whom he had two children : Manu Lanvin who became a singer-songwriter, and DJ Léo Lanvin. Jennifer and Gérard Lanvin form a solid couple, who resist the passage of time and the temptations of show business. The secret of their beautiful relationship? The strong personality of Jennifer Lanvin, who would be a real "taulière" within her home according to her husband's words. Invited in the Loft Music by Yvan Cujious on Sud Radio Wednesday March 10, 2021, the 70-year-old actor has made some confidences about their family life : "We also have a prisoner who puts us back in place, when we start to think that we can do something … She just tells you: 'Here is the garage door that doesn't work anymore, instead of breaking our heads, go fix it! ' So it puts it back in place right away, there is a prisoner at home! ", he explained with humor.
Gérard Lanvin launches into the song
After having built a great career in cinema, the actor decided to start singing with his son Manu on guitar and songwriting. His first album, Here Below will be released on Friday May 21, 2021. His wife Jennifer, who had great success in 1976 with her first disco single, Do it for me, did not wish to take part in this great family adventure. "She refused, even though she was a singer too, she was very successful at the time, " insisted on reminding Gérard Lanvin.
Gérard Lanvin and Jennifer don't need to challenge each other to be happy together. “Our kids give us great stuff. If I lived with a family that bores me, maybe I would need to look elsewhere. Beyond my wife, it's my family that I'm loyal to. ", he explained to the magazine Psychologies in 2014. Still madly in love with her, the actor took the opportunity to make a very beautiful declaration of love to her: "She made me a man and a father, she is my accomplice. Together, we started from nothing to get to where we are today: why would we leave each other? "
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