Four years ago, Jean-Baptiste Marteau and his husband, Bruno, welcomed a little girl named Colette. Completely gaga for his little princess, the France Télévisions journalist regularly gives news of his little family via his Instagram account. However, as he confided to Current wife in an interview published on Thursday, December 14, this very protective dad made an uncompromising decision to preserve Colette: always take care to hide his face… He explains: “I told myself that she was too little to give her consent. I would not want her to blame me in a few years, rightly, for having exposed her on social networks or in the press.”
Although he wishes to preserve the privacy of his family, Jean-Baptiste Marteau nevertheless wishes not to remain completely silent about his private life. As he confided a few years ago, for him, it is essential to show that one can be homosexual and happy, and that a family life is not an unattainable dream. However, there is no question that Colette will pay the price. “It is at the center of my life, so it inevitably appears, but always in a discreet or camouflaged way. We must protect minors on the Internet”he further explained, noting that his notoriety makes these protective measures all the more essential, and rejoicing that they are bearing fruit. “She is a normal little girl and extremely well accepted, like all children”added the father hen with satisfaction.
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Already a regular on TV sets
That being said, the journalist, who had created emotion by testifying to the difficulties he had faced due to his homosexuality, also recognized that little Colette did not live exactly the same life as everyone else. “She has already done all the news sets, it amuses her”he confided, adding that, for the little girl it was “normal” of “see dad on TV”. The France 2 news joker can nevertheless congratulate himself. Thanks to the decision he made and continues to respect, his job will not prevent his daughter from living a life protected from the pangs of notoriety, even though she is very popular on social networks!
Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias
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