Simone Signoret and Yves Montand experienced a complex and tumultuous relationship, marked by ups and downs.
Despite the trials, their love story lasted for many years, oscillating between passion, rivalries and reconciliations.
Their idyll was also tainted by a betrayal which had a profound impact on the actress of German origin.
An unexpected deception
Indeed, Yves Montand cheated on his wife in the arms of Marilyn Monroe, an adventure which left its mark and on which Benjamin Castaldi, the grandson of the actress, insisted on returning on the airwaves of South Radio this Sunday, December 1, 2024.
In full promotion of his latest book, And if you were to stop loving mewhich explores the meeting between Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, the ex-columnist of Don't touch my post recently shared new revelations about her grandmother.
In particular, he expressed his doubts regarding certain aspects of her family history and raised the possibility that she had “saves” about certain events in his life.
“I had so much information that I came to a very curious sort of conclusion. I felt like she lied to us. It's quite bloated. I think she draped herself in the status of the dignified, proud and forgiving woman when it's quite the opposite.“, he explained. “In the book, I tell this and I especially tell the fact thatshe was so sure of herself that it was a sin of pride.”
No warning signs
According to Benjamin Castaldi, Simone Signoret “really thought nothing could happen in Hollywood between her husband and Marilyn Monroe“She would not have received any.”warning sign” which could have suggested an affair between the two stars. A blind trust, apparently without equal, all the more devastated by the fact thatYves Montand didn't even seem to get along with his playing partner.
“For him, it was perhaps one of the worst experiences of his life in terms of work. He didn't speak English, he didn't understand what he was playing and there was this icon“, concluded the host who also staged adultery in a play called Bungalow 21.
