On Christmas Eve, December 25, 2023, TF1 paid tribute to Mimie Mathy during a special evening with an episode of Joséphine, guardian angel followed by an intimate documentary. The opportunity for the 66-year-old actress to tour the media to talk about her famous character, her job as an actress or even her relationship with Benoist Gérard, her husband of more than 15 years. During an interview with Gala published Thursday December 28, 2023, the godmother of Enfoirés looked back on the longevity of her love story with her companion, met by chance during a theater performance in Saint-Brieuc in 2003. “I am convinced that we should not share everything. It is important to give others some freedom. There are whole days when my husband disappears in his vineyards and that’s good”, she explained, referring here to the winegrower activity of her husband, author and producer of Minoist wine, a contraction of “Mimie” and “Benoist”.
What Mimie Mathy learned from her husband Benoist
For Mimie Mathy, the secret to a couple’s longevity lies in communication. “Trust is essential, but so are humor and dialogue. Letting problems fester and being angry is what we must avoid. When something goes wrong, I burst the abscess, life is too short to let situations deteriorate”, she further estimated in the columns of Gala. Since their love at first sight, which we relate to you in this article, the interpreter of Joséphine, guardian angel and her husband learned from each other to be better people. “When I met Benoist, I was used to facing low blows, fighting alone. He calmed me down, gave me a form of serenity. And to him I brought… a little makeover [rires], and above all fantasy in an existence as a father of four children”, confided the one who did not have children, but became very close to those of her husband.
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After an initial career as a chef and restaurateur, Mimie Mathy’s husband devoted himself to his passion for biodynamic wine, operating a wine estate near Vaison-la-Romaine (Vaucluse). “He traveled, he was able to become a winemaker. He began to live to the rhythm of my friendships, And I of his. From now on, he is the one who takes charge of the cooking during dinners at home. Before I did everything. With him, I learned to delegate”, she shared again, recognizing that she was “very” perfectionist, which was “the secret” of his success.