17 years ago, on November 13, 2007, Carla Bruni met Nicolas Sarkozy for the first time during a dinner organized by Jacques Séguéla. Since then, the former President of the Republic and the singer have never left each other and even concretized their love with a marriage celebrated just four months after their meeting, in February 2008.
Three years later in 2011, she gave birth to their daughter Giulia. On Instagram, the 56-year-old former model revealed the magnificent gift her husband gave her for their anniversary.
Infinite gratitude
“17 years ago to the day we met my love…. @nicolassarkozy. Thank you life for giving us this incredible love… Infinite gratitude” (“17 years ago to the day we met my love…. @nicolassarkozy. Thank you to life for giving us this incredible love… Infinite gratitude“), we can read in the caption of several photos of the couple as well as a bouquet of red roses offered to Carla Bruni.
As a reminder, the couple met during a dinner organized by Jacques Séguéla while Nicolas Sarkozy was coming out of a divorce with Cécilia Attias. Guest on the show What an erathe advertiser told how the former head of state had been shaken by his meeting with Carla.
“I was in front of him. I fell in love with my wife at first sight, I know that. He was sweating, he didn't know where he was, he hesitated… He pressed himself against my wife, he said 'Three minutes, I have something to say to this lady'. It lasted until 2 a.m.“, he explained, amused.
Carla Bruni seduced by Nicolas Sarkozy
While Carla was reluctant to meet Nicolas Sarkozy, she ultimately immediately fell under his spell and even resented him for a very atypical reason. “He still only called me back at 4 p.m. the next day. I'm still mad at him. He's still paying!“, she confided in the show There is not only one life in life on Europe 1.
