Guest this Thursday, May 12 of the show Kindergartens, Sophie Tapie answered candidly to questions from host Agathe Lecaron. In full promotion of her album, she reissues in an increased version 1988 rises from the ashesthe 34-year-old singer has agreed to discuss various topics, including her relationship with the late Bernard Tapie, who died in October 2021.
When you are a daughter of, the pressure is greater and there is no doubt that you are expected around the corner by your detractors ready to point out that if you have this place in show business, it is not only by the grace of a famous relative. Sophie Tapie has already considered taking a pseudonym before giving it up. She explains:It’s actually not possible. First, it would be kidding people. I haven’t been doing this job for two months. I’ve done movies, TV. People know me by this name (…) I think people would be disappointed if I cross-dressed and took another name. I don’t see myself changing my name today.“
Sophie Tapie, who feels pressure from her own family to carry and honor the name that is theirs since Bernard is no longer there, adds: “I am married [elle a épousé Jean-Mathieu Marinetti en août 2020 à Saint-Tropez mais les amoureux ne vivent pas ensemble, NDLR] but I haven’t changed my name! I keep my name. I struggled too much to be able to wear it now I keep it. I’m super proud because it tells an exceptional story, of an exceptional life course, of an exceptional man.“And obviously, this choice suits her husband very well, not the macho to the point of wanting her to absolutely bear his name.
If Sophie Tapie therefore assumes her surname 100%, she recognizes however that there is one area where it does not help her: music. The young woman says that in this industry, it makes some teeth cringe, especially to go on the radio, “because they don’t like to say the name“. She adds : “I feel like there’s this ‘oh fuck if she had another name it would be better’ thing.“