“This is my second home!”

Nolwenn Leroy, a charming Breton with captivating blue eyes, is well known for having conquered the hearts of the French during the second season of the talent show in 2002. Now aged 41, the singer has retained all her grace and naturalness. She has made her mark with hits such as Broken, Michao's Mare And Brazil, Finistère. After being a juror in The Voice Kids, an experience she loved, Nolwenn Leroy took on a new challenge: that of filming in a television series. Indeed, from September 16, 2024, TF1 will broadcast Broceliande, a police series in which the singer plays Fanny Legoff, a biologist who returns to Brittany to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a childhood friend of whom she has long been suspected.

Nolwenn Leroy: the singer becomes an actress in Brocéliande

A series that will delight lovers of Breton tales

Subtle mix of genres, between Breton mythology and the thriller, This series promises to be a ratings success. For Nolwenn Leroy, who took her first steps as an actress, it is already a success. “I lived through three overwhelming months. Finding myself in this Brocéliande setting, comforting, full of dreams and mysteries where I have many memories, it was magnificent. It is rare for singers to become actresses in France. So I wanted and needed to take the time to do it well, to prepare myself. I knew that people were waiting for me at the turn”she confided to West Franceon the occasion of the preview of the series which took place in Rennes on September 4.

Where was the series filmed?

Brocéliande is a mini-series composed of 6 episodes. The filming locations are all located in Brittany: Paimpont, Bourgbarré and Beignon. “We use the legendary aspect to tell the overall story. There are links with the forest of Brocéliande but we talk above all about the characters and their relationships with each other. And it turns out that it is also a detective story.”explains director Bruno Garcia. Nolwenn Leroy plays opposite familiar faces from the small and big screen, including Marie-Anne Chazel, Lorant Deutsch and Thomas Jouannet.

Nolwenn Leroy (41 years old): where does she live?

His new life in the South

Nolwenn Leroy owns a magnificent home in Provence. Indeed, the proud Breton left her native region, Brittany, to settle with her family in the South. Surrounded by the scents of lavender and the songs of cicadas, a setting very different from the Breton coast, she nevertheless feels very good there. In an interview with the newspaper Provence In 2013, the singer expressed her deep attachment to this southern region. “It's my second home. My heart is there. Provence has always fascinated me through Pagnol's novels, I walk there a lot, it's easy to feel good there”she confided.

Nolwenn Leroy in a relationship: who is her famous companion?

What is the illness that Nolwenn Leroy's husband suffers from?

Settled in her partner's Provençal village, Nolwenn Leroy takes the opportunity to indulge in sporting activities. “I've always liked endurance. I play a bit of tennis. But of course now… I have to. I live with a bigorexic, that is to say the sports disease so of course it pushes me a bit, it motivates me”she confided in the show Crossroads on France 3.

Nolwenn Leroy, a fulfilled mother

Very discreet and protective when it comes to her private life, Nolwenn Leroy rarely confides about her love life and her life as a mother. Nevertheless, we know that she has been happily married since 2008 with her companion Arnaud Clément46 years old, former professional tennis player, now director of the Open du Pays d'Aix and originally from Aix-en-Provence. Together, they welcomed a little boy in 2017. Named Marin, the little guy makes his parents happy. His mother shares, from time to time, photos of him, on her Instagram account but takes care not to show her child's face.