In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Valerie Trierweiler said that she felt as if she had entered the articles she wrote, as if the viewer would step into the bishop's canvas and become an actor of the film he is watching. Asked how she plans to take on the role of first lady, she replied - "Seriously."
"At the same time, I still don't have a concrete idea. What is certain is that I will need time to think about what needs to be done," she said.
I need to earn a living, to have my independence. I am raising my three children (three sons aged 15, 17 and 19) and I would not consider it normal for François or the state to take care of them
Asked if she would keep her job as a journalist, she replied: "I am passionately connected to information and will remain so. I know politics, I know the media. By the way, I think it will be easier for me in the Elysée Palace than it was for Carla Bruni. She is she came from a world completely alien to politics and didn't necessarily know the codes," said Trierweiler.
"In addition, I need to earn a living, to have my independence. I am raising my three children (three sons aged 15, 17 and 19) and I would not consider it normal that François or the state should take care of them," she said, referring to François Hollande of her current partner who is not the father of her children.
Asked if the two of them not being married could present a diplomatic problem, she replied that she didn't believe it was a problem except, she joked, maybe when visiting the Pope.
"In any case, they would never have had that relationship if I didn't have that passion for politics. It wouldn't be possible, he wouldn't be able to share his life with someone who doesn't like politics, since it's an essential thing in his life," she said. is.
Asked if the two of them not being married could present a diplomatic problem, she replied that she didn't believe it was a problem except, she joked, maybe when visiting the Pope.
"Honestly, it's not an aspect that worries me at all. There are plenty of other things that can worry me more than that. The issue of marriage is still an aspect of our private life," she said.
When asked where they will live, she said that they still have to think about it, although Hollande said that he will not live in the Elysée Palace.
"We will stick to that line, but the security services believe that it will not actually be possible for us to continue living in our apartment for security reasons. In addition, it would require blocking the street, controlling all the tenants of the building, it's complicated. Give us time to weigh all these aspects," said the new first lady of France.
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