French President Macron and Iranian Actress Golshifteh Farahani Relationship Rumors Resurface

Paris. A new debate has started in France after the book ‘Un couple (presque) parfait’ written by Paris Match journalist Florian Tardif about the relationship between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron was released on Wednesday. 

This book has revived the rumors of a love affair between President Macron and Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. According to the book's author Tardif, the slap that Brigitte allegedly gave Macron during his Vietnam visit last May is linked to this alleged love affair.

Speaking to RTL, journalist Tardif claimed that there is ‘a platonic relationship’ between Macron and Golshifteh Farahani. He said, ‘I have been repeatedly told this by those close to them.’ 

According to Tardif, the President sent a message to the actress saying ‘You are very beautiful.’ The book claims that this message caused tension between the couple, and Brigitte slapped Macron before disembarking from the plane in Hanoi. 

However, Brigitte Macron's close associates have formally denied this in a conversation with Le Parisien newspaper. Brigitte met the author directly on March 5, denied this story, and clarified that she never checks her husband's mobile phone.

Meanwhile, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani has also expressed her views on this rumor in the French media. After Iranian users started spreading this rumor on social media X, she said, ‘Such rumors come and go, I just watch, what can I do? It doesn't even make me angry, what's the point?’ 

She questioned why people are interested in such stories, commenting that people try to fulfill their lack of love by creating such romantic stories. 

Farahani, who has been living as a refugee in France since 2008, said that the rumors of proximity with Macron are baseless as she has been living far from Paris in Vancouver and the Amazon region for a long time. 

She, who came to France after facing persecution in Iran for her role in the film ‘Body of Lies’, has been advocating for the freedom of Iranian women for a long time.