By Léa Ouzan
– Published on Sep 25, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
After a rich musical career, Nolwenn Leroy added a new string to her bow by becoming an actress. A few years ago, she also revealed her real birth name…
This Monday, September 23, 2024, TF1 is broadcasting episodes 3 and 4 of its new event series: Broceliande. A very important project, since it is carried by a new actressnamely Nolwenn Leroy. A new challenge for the one who has established herself as one of the most talented artists of the generation. With her hits that pay tribute to her Breton origins, the 41-year-old artist quickly won the hearts of her fans. And if they know her story well, like her victory at the Star Academy, She still keeps some secrets… In fact, few people know that she has a pseudonym.
Nolwenn Leroy: “I live with a bigorexic”
Among the topics discussed, she confided in the family she forms with her partner, Arnaud Clément, a former tennis player. Together, they are the happy parents of a little boy named Marin, aged 7. As reported by Aufeminin magazine, she revealed: “I live with a bigorexic, that is to say the sports disease so inevitably it pushes me a little, it motivates me“. And she uses this motivation for her job. For several years, she has been multiplying professional projects and has a very busy schedule. In the series Broceliandethe interpreter of Fanny was able to add a new talent to her palette. As we can indeed discover on screen, Nolwenn Leroy does particularly well and brilliantly carries an intense story.
What is Nolwenn Leroy’s real name?
In the show Cross roads On France 2, Nolwenn Leroy explained why she had chosen this stage name. “The public discovered me under my first name, which is my real first name. When I recorded my first album, this stage name was taken. Already registered by another artist. And then finally, it was Laurent Voulzy and Alain Souchon, who at that time… We discussed it, Laurent was with Alain. He also submitted the idea to Alain. They were thinking about it. They asked me: ‘What is your mother’s name?’, Of course. And then, they told me Leroy, it’s fabulous“she confided in the sequence. The Breton woman therefore seized the opportunity and chose to adopt her mother’s name. Her real name is Nolwenn Le Magueresse.
Nolwenn Leroy in Brocéliande on TF1
Actor Arnaud Binard, who plays the character of Maxence, is full of praise for Nolwenn Leroy. Questioned by Télé 7 Jours about his relationship with the new actress during filming, he confided in all frankness: “She was of a great openness of soul. Very positive, she exuded a permanent enthusiasm, while showing profound modesty.” Arnaud Binard also praised the attitude “very generous” of the actress and her constant “desire to receive advice from the people around her”. “She is a hard worker, musicians are often picky, meticulous people who see their work through to the end”he also said about the singer. And to conclude: “For us, his acting partners, it was extremely enjoyable to play with such a motivated and cheerful person throughout these sixty-some days of filming.”
