Married for almost 15 years to Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan had to endure the fact that many women revolved around the rock star. This was particularly the case of a famous German actress, who brought the singer out of her hinges on several occasions.
They formed one of the most emblematic couples of the 1970s. Married from 1965 to 1980, Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie shared a long time in their respective lives. Like all couples, and even more those made up of two people as famous as them, the two singers have lived a relationship made up of ups and downs. It must be said that it was not easy to be in the costume of the wife of one of the greatest rock stars of her generation. : Johnny Hallyday was adored by many. And inevitably, his aura made many women gravitate around him.
To succeed in overcoming the crises that could result from it, Sylvie Vartan has always been able to count on her strong character so as not to be pushed around. The day the singer found out that a famous actress was trying to charm Johnny Hallyday, her blood just boiled. It is in the columns of Here Paris that she read that Marlene Dietrich revolved around her husband. The German star was 60 years old and more than 40 years apart from the singer, but she only had eyes for him.
Sylvie Vartan and Marlene Dietrich exchanged nasty words
And to make matters worse, Johnny Hallyday once announced to his wife: “You know Sylvie, Marlene Dietrich found you very badly dressed”. The straw that broke the camel’s back for the patience of Sylvie Vartan, who then decided to no longer hide her animosity towards Marlene Dietrich. The singer then did everything to destabilize her opponentgoing so far as to call it “old” or by denigrating her make-up during her films. Faced with all this, Johnny got fed up and launched to his wife: “But you can shut your mouth, a little!”. Yes, Marlene Dietrich has really sown discord within the Vartan-Hallyday couple.