This Friday, September 13, Elodie Constantin died at the age of 90. She was the first wife of Jean-Paul Belmondo and the mother of three of his children, including the pilot Paul Belmondo. The latter paid tribute to her on Instagram.
It is time for mourning and nostalgia for Paul Belmondo. The racing driver announced on Friday, September 13, the death of his mother, Elodie Constantin. The former dancer was 90 years old. She died following a stroke this summer. She had been the first wife of Jean-Paul Belmondo, the father of Paul Belmondo, who died in 2021. This Saturday, September 14, Paul Belmondo wanted to pay tribute to both of his parents. “My mother and father together for eternity”he wrote in the caption of a black and white photo posted on Instagram. It shows the actor and his wife, young, in the mountains. Elodie Constantin is wearing a long vinyl trench coat while Jean-Paul Belmondo has a large wool coat. A photo certainly taken at the beginning of the story between the two young people, in the 1950s.
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Elodie Constantin separated after six years of marriage
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Elodie Constantin met in 1953. They married six years later before welcoming three children: Patricia, Florence and Paul. In 1965, the couple separated. Paul Belmondo was only two years old at the time. Jean-Paul Belmondo then had several companions during his life. He notably dated actresses Ursula Andress, Laura Antonelli and Maria Carlos Sotto Mayor, before marrying Natty in 2002 after 13 years together. The former Coco-girl and Bébel finally broke up in 2008.
Victor Belmondo would have liked us to talk more about his grandmother
If the Belmondo family often evokes the memory of the actor, they do not forget Elodie Constantin. Victor Belmondo, the son of Paul Belmondo, was in 50mn Inside on September 7th. He talked about the stupid things his grandfather made him do as a child and their special relationship. But sometimes he would like to hear more about his other grandparents. “When people talk to me exclusively about grandpa, it’s as if I only had one grandfather. My four grandparents all had the same importance in my development.”he confided in an interview with The Sunday Tribunein June. And to add: “My father’s mother is of a rare elegance, of an incredible strength. And despite the hard knocks, in particular her separation from my grandfather, she never let herself get down. I go very regularly to her house in Camargue or to my other grandmother’s house in Rome. Spending time with them is essential for my life balance.”
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
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