Gad Elmaleh Reflects on Personal Growth Through Breakups Amid Global Crises

"Very often, departure or breakup is associated with negative things. Yet, breakup is sometimes necessary. It helps you, it makes you grow," explained Gad Elmaleh, in an interview with the YouTube channel of Jonathan Langlois, Les Lueurs, recorded two months ago. He will add: "Breakup, it makes you grow. It’s painful, but it makes you grow." For the comedian, it is important to practice introspection and trust oneself, "whether in one’s personal life or professional life": "I believe that if I had consulted my loved ones - people who wish me well - for what I wanted to decide [...], I wouldn’t have done much." And to continue: "Why persevere with an ideal that will satisfy something that is of the order of the ego? Maybe that’s not what you want."

Elmaleh has shared the lives of several famous women. After an idyll with Marie Fugain, the comedian was in a relationship with the actress Anne Brochet. Following this union, the young woman gave birth to a son in November 2000, named Noé, who welcomed his first child with his partner Johanna Marques in January. After their separation, the comedian tries to heal his wounds with the dancer Aurélie Dupont from 2002 to 2006. The therapy really didn’t work. The comedian had a relationship with the actress Nora Arnezeder from 2008 to 2009, then with the journalist Marie Drucker from 2009 to 2010.

In 2013, Gad Elmaleh is in a relationship again. His sweetheart is Charlotte Casiraghi, the daughter of Princess Caroline. The couple had a little boy, Raphaël, in December 2013, before separating a few years later. After years of single life, the director of the French comedy "Reste un peu" is now sharing his life with a woman whose identity he has not yet revealed.