THESE STARS WITH VERY AMAZING DIPLOMAS
For more than two decades, Valérie Toranian, a renowned journalistshares the life of the man we often nickname FOG, Franz-Olivier Giesbert. If their union was celebrated in 2018, their relationship is based on deep mutual respect and a common passion: writing and journalism. Focus on the impressive career of Valérie Toranian, who made a name for herself in the French media landscape long before becoming the editorialist's wife.
A remarkable career in the French press
Valérie Toranian is not just “the wife of”, far from it. His own career makes him an essential figure in the French press. In the 1980s, she took her first steps in journalism in joining the magazine's editorial team ELLE. It is no coincidence that she quickly climbed the ranks: her keen sense of writing and her keen eye on society earned her the position of editorial director of the magazine in 2002. A position she held for more than ten years, until 2014.
Under his leadership, ELLE is going through major developments, particularly with the rise of social networks and the digital transformation of journalism. Valérie Toranian then shows herself as a leader attentive to these changes, while retaining the essence of what has always made the magazine successful: a modern and incisive look at fashion, culture, and above all, the condition of women. His sharp pen also opens the doors to television for him. She becomes a columnist in the show The New Edition on Canal+where she intelligently analyzes current events.
A couple linked by writing and the press
If Franz-Olivier Giesbert has also left his mark on the world of media, the couple he forms with Valérie Toranian shares much more than parallel professional lives. Both are passionate about writing and find themselves in the world of the press. After his career with the magazine ELLE, Valérie Toranian joins The Revue des Deux Mondesan intellectual institution, where she once again establishes herself as a reference figure.
In 2022, she takes a further step by taking over the management of the prestigious weekly The Pointa position which, by a curious coincidence, was occupied by her husband before her. Indeed, Franz-Olivier Giesbert directed this same title from 2000 to 2017, bringing a personal touch to the weekly that he helped shape for 17 years. An almost natural continuity in this passing of the torch between these two figures of the French press.
An intimate wedding
In 2018, after nearly twenty years of living together, Franz-Olivier Giesbert and Valérie Toranian decided to seal their love in getting married in Marseille. It was a completely intimate event, attended by their closest friends, including personalities such as Christian Estrosi and his wife Laura Tenoudji, who came with their daughter, as well as François Hollande and Julie Gayet.
For Franz-Olivier Giesbert, these weddings were the third. Before Valérie Toranian, the journalist had already been married twice. In 1974, he married Christine Fontaine, with whom he had three children: Aurélien, Claire and Alexandre. Later, in 2000, he married Natalie Freund, who would become the mother of his two other children, Julien and Léna. But this time, with Valérie, love seems to have taken on a special dimension. Twenty years of living together and a complicity that does not run out of steam, the couple seems unwavering.
An accomplished mother and wife
Valérie Toranian, for her part, is also mother of two children from his previous union with Ara Toranian, Franco-Armenian journalist and activist. She kept her name after their separation. Together, Valérie Toranian and Franz-Olivier Giesbert form a couple who symbolize both personal and professional success.
Source used: Gala
