In 2002, then aged 20, Mélanie Thierry was far from imagining meeting the love of her life in the dressing rooms of a theater after a friend’s concert. And yet, that day, the young woman, then a model, crossed paths with Raphaël, six years her senior, who was beginning his career as a singer. A meeting that changes her life as she will tell it two decades later in the show As an aside : “We grew up together (…) We get along perfectly, that’s it. He starts a sentence, I finish it, we always get together.”
But back to the start of the new millennium. The love story of Mélanie Thierry and Raphaël gets off to a flying start with the explosion of their respective careers. The actress begins to make a name for herself in the world of cinema, while the singer unveils two albums, including the disc Caravan, which is very successful. Six years after their meeting, the couple decided to start a family. In 2008, the two stars welcomed their first child in the greatest secrecy. A little boy named Roman. Five years later, the two stars gave birth to a second son, named Alyosha… And that’s pretty much all we know. For all these years, Mélanie Thierry and Raphaël have made it a point of honor to cultivate discretion. We rarely see them together, except sometimes in the stands of Roland-Garros or on the red carpet at the César Awards. A discretion that intrigues as much as it fascinates. To show how much these two prefer not to talk about their private lives: 22 years after their meeting, we do not know if the interpreter of Caravan and the star of Long Winch married !
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If, when it comes to Raphaël, Mélanie Thierry likes to keep her little garden secret, she sometimes enjoys saying in interviews a few words of love for her dear one. By small touch. Without ever overdoing it. “The man with whom I have always shared my life and whom I love madly, passionately… I find that what life offers me, continuing to work towards happiness, is magical”she said for example last January during an interview with Madame Figaro.
For his part, Raphaël seems more in love with his partner as the years go by. If, like the latter, his mantra is discretion, the singer shows his love for him in song… but also on Instagram. The first fan of his partner, the singer does not hesitate to advertise his various film projects. In the heart of confinement in 2020, the famous social network also becomes the scene of their domestic scenes, offering the public a rare incursion into their privacy.
A couple of unfailing strength
Like many couples, Mélanie Thierry and Raphaël braved storms. Guest in 2021 on the show 50′ Inside, the singer also talks about the difficulties they faced: “Obviously there are ups and there are downs, there are sometimes when things get damaged, sometimes when things are repaired”. Problems that Mélanie Thierry already recounts in the columns of Psychologies in 2014 : “Obviously, it wasn’t always calm, but we were able to resist, and I have the impression that this made us very solid, together. We are more bonded than ever.”
The celebrity of both may have constituted a challenge. While Raphaël is at the height of his glory, Mélanie Thierry must temper her jealousy and possessiveness: “I’m glad I was persistent during all those years when he was going out a lot. It was worth it.” Proof of the solidity of their relationship, the actress even goes so far as to explain that she would be ready to turn a blind eye to any deviations from her dear one. “Why not? Even if that doesn’t mean that I’ve already done it. I really believe that telling yourself that it’s possible allows you to relax and no longer want to look elsewhere. And then a story of 12 years old with two children, it still makes more sense than banging passing models. So, I know that, if that happened, I would forgive him.”
The years pass and the passion between Mélanie Thierry and Raphaël does not weaken. As at the beginning of their history, small signs of jealousy or possessiveness can arise at any time. In the columns of La Tribune Sundayon March 3, the singer confided in all sincerity that he still had difficulty supporting his wife’s intimate scenes in the cinema: “Putting intimate scenes to music was not very pleasant. In front of my screen, I spoke to Mélanie to tell her: ‘But no, don’t do that, don’t kiss him!’ But it never works. Be careful, I’m not jealous, it’s not in my karma. It’s just dizziness.”
A bright future ahead of them
But the trials endured over the years strengthen the bond that unites Mélanie Thierry and Raphaël. Today, their love seems stronger than ever. The proof: more than ten years after welcoming their second child, the couple is preparing to experience the joys of parenthood for the third time. “I have been with my husband since I was 20, we are already two [enfants, ndlr], life decided that there would be a third. I think it’s all wonderful.” comments the actress in the columns of Madame Figaro. A happy event that the interpreter of On the road : “I’m going to be a dad again. It’s wonderful,” he said enthusiastically in the columns ofLa Tribune Sunday. A new chapter in their love story that Mélanie Thierry and Raphaël intend to live out, as usual, far from prying eyes.
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