The rise of the steps of the Cannes Film Festival sometimes holds unpleasant surprises. This is what happened to actress Virginie Efira in 2019. Thanks to the intervention of Gaspard Ulliel, his companion Niels Schneider was able to save her from a bad situation. Retrospective.
Climbing the steps of the Cannes Film Festival can be a real ordeal, andt it is not Niels Schneider who would say the opposite. During an interview at Madame Figaropublished this Wednesday, March 29, the actor starring inapache, by Romain Quirot, says: “Red carpets are curious because it’s not nothing. I always feel like a kind of animal, with headlights in my eyes.” He also returned to the incident experienced by his partner Virginie Efirawhom he met on the set ofAn impossible love by Catherine Corsini (2018), and with whom he is soon expecting a child.
In 2019, Virginie Efira represented Sibyl, by Justine Triet, then in competition. And like many of his colleagues, it was his shoes that got in the way of his climbing the stairs. Perched on her high-heeled sandals, the actress realizes that the laces of one of them have come loose. His teammate Adèle Exarchopoulos, at his side, bends down to help him. But after a climb, rebelote. Niels Schneider, on site, “[regardait] elsewhere” at this moment. “It was Gaspard Ulliel, who always had absolute class, who nudged me and said to me: ‘Look, Virginie has lost her shoe, go ahead.’ As he had climbed the stairs many times, he knew it would create a small event.” Tragically deceased in a skiing accident in 2022, Gaspard Ulliel will have given his colleague an opportunity to shine. Niels Schneider then approached his companion, sitting on the steps, to get her out of the embarrassment.
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A close-knit and discreet couple
Niels Schneider and Virginie Efira are always discreet about their relationship. The 35-year-old actor said a few words about it to Madame Figaro : “When we’re in love, we’re always stronger together. That’s what’s great about love. Sometimes, as a couple, we go through periods of everyday life that are not always obviousbut I find that going through the moments of joy and the most difficult moments on my own, it would be really hard. Because Virginie is there, we laugh about it and it becomes something joyful.” An ever closer couple.