Bambou comes out of the shadows, what the singer's latest companion looks like today

Tuesday 05th November 2024 12:53 PM

She is known to be the last companion of Serge Gainsbourg. Indeed, Caroline Elisabeth Paulus, nicknamed Bambou, shared her life with the singer in the 1980s. More than 30 years after his death, she is preparing to release an autobiography entitled Step by step in the night (Ed. XO). Very discreet, Bambou has decided to come out of the shadows for the first time. In her work, she mentions his difficult childhoodhis suicide attempts, his meeting with Serge Gainsbourg or even the birth of their son Lucien. On Tuesday, November 5, she was the guest of Léa Salamé on the France Inter morning show.

Bambou talks about his meeting with Serge Gainsbourg

After several years away from the spotlight, Bambou appeared on the France Inter set. Faced with Léa Salamé, the one who almost not changed revealed that she had long admired Serge Gainsbourg. “I was sure that if he met me, he would understand that I was unhappy and I was convinced of it” she remembered. In 1980, the young model finally met him in a night club. While the singer “ordered” for her to go to her table, she refuses. “I return to my table and Serge arrives with his bucket of champagne and his bottle. He puts the bucket on my table and says to me: 'The old bastard is coming to your table, you sausage.' And then I burst out laughing and it was gone” she said (…)