Virginie Efira, in a relationship with actor Niels Schneider, remains discreet about her private life. But the 47-year-old Belgian actress agreed to share some confidences about her romantic relationship and motherhood with “Madame Figaro”.
Virginie Efira recently said this to Madame Figaro : she lives one of the “coolest times“of her life! And for good reason, the Belgian actress”just had a child at the age of 46, still has his parents and works“. The actress, starring in Rebecca Zlotowski's new film, Privacyand Embersby Thomas Kruithof, is also more peaceful. If she felt guilty about working and leaving her eldest daughter Ali, around ten years earlier, she has now found her balance.
Virginie Efira: her regrets with her eldest daughter…
Virginie Efira, who became the mother of little Ali in 2013, born from her former union with director Mabrouk El Mechri, was consumed by guilt during the first years of motherhood. “When I gave birth to my daughter, Ali, eleven years ago, I was in a quest for perfection, I even felt guilty about the time she could spend with her nanny, without me“, she explained.
From now on, the former presenter of New Star knows that she can flourish in her professional life without her ambition harming her private life. In August 2023, she gave birth to a little boy named Hiro, born from her love with actor Niels Schneider, and she feels much more “serene“that ten years ago!
Virginie Efira and her “star couple” with Niels Schneider
“I think the outlook on motherhood has changed. Alternative testimonies were heard on TV sets and elsewhere. We know that women can also feel bad at the birth of a child, be loose (…) Being able to talk about it makes you feel much better“, she detailed before adding: “When Hiro was born, I was aware of all this and, as a result, I was fine. I also have to say that the father of my child is very cool“.
Moreover, Virginie Efira assured that she was just as successful in managing the “celebrity of his couple“with the actor Niels Schneider, since she doesn't have him”weighs absolutely not“. “Maybe I'm in denial? At the same time, I'm not Madonna. Nor Brigitte Bardot, this object of scandal which fractured a corseted society“, she clarified.
In short, the actress won a Cesar in 2023 for her role in See Paris again feels good in her boots, whether she is on the street or in the comfort of her apartment located near the Place de la Bastille: “When I go outside, people are very nice and women sometimes stop me to tell me they like me“.
