She appeared in an Instagram story as well as at a fashion event with a wrist splint, without giving further details. The celebrity media Ici revealed on Tuesday that Iris Mittenaere, former Miss France and Miss Universe 2016, had been a victim of domestic violence and filed a complaint against her current companion, Bruno Pelat. Who is this young man and what is he accused of?
1. Who is Bruno Pelat?
The announcement, last May, created a real earthquake in the celebrity world: Iris Mittenaere and Diego El Glaoui, the most glamorous couple in France who had planned to get married, finally announced their separation. A few weeks later, the paparazzi revealed the new chosen one of the heart of the former queen of the catwalks: Bruno Pelat.
Present on Tuesday at the Etam Live Show fashion show in Paris, alongside his 31-year-old partner, Bruno Pelat is 22 years old. This summer, after the formalization of their relationship, which they wish to keep as secret as possible, the two lovebirds were seen in Saint-Tropez, to enjoy their new couple during a luxurious vacation.
2. What do we know about his family?
If Pelat tells you something, it’s probably from the father of the family: Olivier Pelat. Real estate and hotel magnate, he is one of the 100 richest families in France, with a fortune estimated at 1.6 billion euros, according to Challenges. Owner of the Euroequipments family group, created by his father, Roger-Patrice, Pelat also owns a major Accor group franchise of more than 25 establishments and 10,000 rooms, in France and Venice.
According to Paris-Match, the Pelat family maintained conflicting family relations, since Olivier and his brother Patrice no longer spoke to each other until the second’s suicide. The magazine reports that Olivier Pelat was Liliane Bettencourt’s legal guardian, while her father, Roger-Patrice, was François Mitterrand’s “most intimate friend”.
3. What is he accused of?
According to Le Parisien, Bruno Pelat was placed in police custody on Tuesday in the police station in the 18th arrondissement of Paris for violence against his partner not exceeding 8 days of ITT. Extended police custody on Wednesday. Iris Mittenaere apparently suffered minor injuries and did not wish to file a complaint, before visibly changing her mind.
