Patrice Evra has lifted the veil on the abuse suffered as a child thanks to his partner, Margaux Alexandra. A famous supermodel with whom he has been in a relationship for several years and with whom he has a child.
13 years. This is the age of the footballer Patrice Evra when he was sexually abused by a teacher. An ordeal he tells in his book I love this game, released on October 28, 2021. “I knew what he was doing was wrong and tried to push him away and hit him. I was strong but I was scared too even though I couldn’t show him that I was scared of him. It lasted 10 or 15 minutes, like a fight. He wasn’t joking and did everything to take my pants off”, Wrote the former player of the France team.
And if Patrice Evra managed to speak, it is thanks to his partner Margaux Alexandra. “The woman of my life told me : ‘Patrice, you’re a super cool guy but when you get angry, there’s still something deeper‘”, he confided this Tuesday, January 11 in C to You. One day, during a program on pedophilia, she pointed out to him that he was not doing well. “I broke down. I told the story, I broke down in tears and said ‘Now I have to tell it ‘”, he confided in the program of Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine.
” You’re my universe “
Patrice Evra had two children, Lenny and Maona, with Sandra, his previous partner. Since 2019, he has been in a relationship with Margaux Alexandra, top model for the Premier London and Le Management Denmark agencies. Shortly after they met, the footballer had asked for the hand of the pretty blonde with blue eyes.
“We’ve been together for over a year. I mean ever since you stole my heart since the second time we saw each other, I told you that you would be my wife for the rest of my life. I can’t live without you now, even when you’re next to me, I miss you! I wish all men to love their wives as I love you. It’s just amazing I can’t describe it, you are my universe, my soul, my peace you make me realize that being gentle is a strength and not a weakness”He wrote with love on his Instagram account.
Engaged, the couple welcomed their first child in May 2021. A little boy, named Lilas Latyr. And it is precisely “for people, for children”, That Patrice Evra wanted to free himself from this painful secret.