It’s a competition that football fans look forward to. This Monday, June 17, at 9 p.m., Didier Deschamps’ blues will face Austria as part of Euro 2024. A meeting which will take place in Germany. A few hours earlier, it is the Belgians who will try to win their match against Slovakia. On the pitch, there is Kevin de Bruyne. The player, aged 32, shares the life of Michèle Lacroix. But who is she? Closer tells you more. Aged 30, she is known to be the footballer’s wife. Originally from Genk, a Dutch-speaking city in Belgium, she studied at the University of Hasselt. She then worked as a hostess for a Belgian agency.
It was in 2014 that Michèle Lacroix met the midfielder. Both will become closer before starting a relationship which they will make public a year later. A first child will appear on March 10, 2016. It is a little boy named Mason Milian. A few months later, Kevin de Bruyne announced happy news to his fans: he proposed to Michèle Lacroix. The couple married in June 2017 in Sorrento, Italy. During the 2018 World Cup, the young woman will be alongside her husband during the competition. First supporter, she will be by his side in good times and in bad times. They also had two other children, Rome and Suri, who are their greatest joy.
Michèle Lacroix: a woman who opts for discretion
Michèle Lacroix shares the life of a famous footballer but she does not want to be summed up by that. Indeed, she has rejected her WAGs status, meaning being “the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsperson” for many years. If she is more comfortable in the spotlight, Michèle Lacroix wants to exist on her own. “Hanging out with WAGs really isn’t my thing. I know it’s part of the game, but I value my privacy very much”, she declared in the press. For Kevin de Bruyne’s wife, the most important thing is to be able to do what she wants with her life. Very fulfilled in her relationship, she wants to move forward on her own and not thanks to her husband.
Michèle Lacroix has many projects in her head. Increasingly publicized, she produced a series of podcasts entitled
Secret Society. Alongside four childhood friends, she talks about her daily life as a woman and mother. “When the children are a little older, I want to do something with my life”, she explained in particular before providing details. “I don’t know what exactly yet. Fashion interests me. For now, everything revolves around Kevin’s career,” continued Michèle Lacroix. “We’re watching him achieve his dream and there’s nothing wrong with that. We will see later what I will do. The world offers so many possibilities”she concluded.
Michèle Lacroix: a discretion that Kevin de Bruyne respects
By becoming a professional footballer, Kevin de Bruyne chose to be in the spotlight. However, this is not the case for his wife and she does not want to be known only as someone’s wife. A choice that the player understands and respects. “Kevin De Bruyne presents himself as a family man. He is regularly on the field with his children and presents himself as a daddy hen,”
explained expert Jorian Van Vossel. According to him, the couple’s strategy is logical. “This is why Michèle plays such an important role in this advertisement today. It’s his way of showing the general public that he is balanced in his relationship. It’s not like ‘I’m a great footballer and my wife must remain ‘the wife’. No, they breathe sobriety together”, he concluded.
