In his autobiography Step by step in the nightpublished on Thursday November 7, 2024 and that Tele-Leisure could read, the model and singer Bambou, last companion of Serge Gainsbourg, confides at length about her relationship of more than a decade with the artist. She discusses, among other things, her special meeting with Olga Ginsburg, the singer's mother.
Although discreet in recent years, Bambou comes out of silence. In Step by step in the nighthis autobiographical work released by XO editions Thursday November 7, 2024 and that Tele-Leisure was able to read, the singer and model tells everything about her life. She looks back on her difficult childhood in a foster family, her Parisian successes, but especially details her relationship of more than a decade with Serge Gainsbourg, of whom she will be the last companion. The opportunity to go through their complex romance from start to finish. Bambou talks in particular about her particular meeting with the artist, who allegedly treated her as a “boudin” from their first exchange, then also recounts his first evening with Olga Ginsburg, the mother of Serge Gainsbourg.
“She makes them understand where their place is” : the inappropriate attitude of Serge Gainsbourg's mother towards Bambou
The event, however, has everything of a peaceful celebration: a Christmas meal, in the apartment of the Ukrainian matriarch in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. However, one name remains on everyone's lips: that of Jane Birkin, Gainsbourg's ex-partner. “She adores Jane, can't stand separation, and shows it. And these girls that her son brings to her, she has long made them understand where their place is“remembers Bambou in his autobiography. The model says that, for the occasion, she gave Olga “a beautiful shawl” as a Christmas present. But the latter categorically refuses to thank her. This sets the tone…
“I'm not part of the family” : Bambou hurt by her relationships with those close to Serge Gainsbourg
And the rest of the dinner is nothing warmer, almost turning into derogatory remarks. “During the meal, she asks Serge: 'Okay, when are you getting back together with Jane?' With one look, she makes me understand how much I am not – never will be, it's quite true – Jane. I have none of its grace, its beauty nor its legendary lightness”writes Bambou in his work. Exchanges which will still not calm down during their next meetings, as the singer and model tells us. “I'm not part of the family. During the meal and under my nose, the mother and sister are worried. Their big question is to know when – not even if, but when! – Serge will finally return with Jane”she regrets. Faced with this hostility, the model does not let herself be discouraged. From their union, a son was born in 1986, Lulu, and she remained in a relationship with Serge Gainsbourg until his death in 1991.
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