Sophie Marceau rose to fame at a young age. At 59 years old today, does the actress manage to keep her feet on the ground? She confided without filter to “Madame Figaro”…
Sophie Marceau, starring in the comedy LOL 2.0 which was released in cinemas more than 15 years after the first part, although it may have known notoriety since the age of 13 with its role in the cult film The Boomshe didn’t get a big head. The actress, now 59 years old, wants to keep her feet on the ground despite everything…
Sophie Marceau: “I will never be Mariah Carey…”
Sophie Maupu, her real name, does not want to cultivate an image of celebrity diva. On the contrary, she makes a point of remaining simple on a daily basis. “Sophie Marceau wears high heels and can ask for a coffee. Sophie Maupu prepares and offers coffee. So. I will never be Mariah Carey, who receives journalists lying on a sofa in absolutely studied positions“, she assured in an interview with the magazine Madame Figaro.
His daily life is not always easy to live with and certain aspects of fame are very heavy on him. For example, she is regularly followed by the paparazzi: “They are always there, you never really know where. Recently they went to the countryside and asked the neighborhood where I lived“.
Despite everything, Sophie Marceau tries to overcome these intrusions into her private life. She also knows that this fight would be more and more complicated to wage. “I don’t want to spend my life monitoring this. Last time, it was photos with my daughter that we saw everywhere. Now, it’s even people in the street who discreetly take pictures of you with their phones and sell photos to certain magazines.” she resigned herself.
Sophie Marceau, frank about meeting her fans: “Sometimes, people jump on my neck…”
The mother of Vincent, 30 years old, born from her former union with the director Andrzej Zulawski and Juliette, 23 years old, fruit of her former love with the producer Jim Lemley, however learns to put things into perspective. And if she would like her limits to be more respected, she tries to remain accessible with her fans: “Most of the time people are nice. Sometimes people jump on my neck, it’s super cute, even if it’s not always the right time and it takes a lot of energy. I try to stay in calm areas“.
Notoriety was even more difficult to deal with in her early days, when she was still a teenager. “I no longer had a life. I could no longer go to school, move around alone… Can you imagine? Fame is dangerous“, she confided to Paris Match before concluding: “It’s not easy. I’m not going to complain. But it’s boring to be famous“.
