If Jean-Paul Rouve is known for forming a memorable comic duo with Isabelle Nanty in the Tuche saga, the actor remains very discreet about his love life. However, he had a beautiful story with Bénédicte Martin, a talented author who knew how to make a name for herself in the literary world.
A meeting that changes everything
Bénédicte Martin was not predestined to become a writer. A philosophy student, she first worked as a dresser on fashion shows. It was through encounters that she finally published her first novel, “Warm Up”, in 2003.I quickly understood that this notoriety did not extend beyond Paris, that it lasted two months at most, and that a small writer chased out another every quarter in this environment.“, she confided to Gonzaï magazine in 2018. “After that, I withdrew, met my son’s father and stopped going out.”
From this union Clotaire was born in 2007, the only son of Jean-Paul Rouve and Bénédicte Martin. The young boy even made a brief appearance on the show Burger Quiz in 2019, alongside his father.
The challenges of motherhood
If Bénédicte Martin found love with Jean-Paul Rouve, she admits to having had some difficulty taking on the role of mother. “I often ask myself the question of transmission. (…) My next book will also focus on this, and more precisely on the difficulty I experience in having a son while the world of boys is quite unknown to me; I would undoubtedly have found it easier to raise a daughter; a boy, that bothers me“, she explained with sincerity. “Physically, he is different from me; he has his character; I find myself in unknown lands with him.”
The author, who has written seven books to date, admits that she does not always feel comfortable in her role as a mother: “I have never recognized myself in discussions between mothers or parent-teacher meetings . This role of mother does not come naturally to me.” Despite everything, she is interested in the question of transmission and wishes to explore this theme in her writings.
A committed but independent feminist
Often labeled as an “erotico-feminist writer”, Bénédicte Martin refuses labels. “I get tired of playing the erotic-feminist writer on duty. I don’t like churches, castes, or groups: I find that dangerous.(…) I am a feminist on my own; I have nothing to preach. And I hope that future women will not necessarily need to band together to defend themselves.” A strong position for this committed but independent author.
