Amanda Sthers worried about Léon, the son she had with Patrick Bruel ? This “very strong shadow” that hangs over her

Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Amanda Sthers éwas the guest of C à vous on the occasion of the release of her new book. The writer has also been asked about her son, Léon, whom she had with Patrick Bruel, and shared her concerns.

© France 5 Amanda Sthers confided in her son, Léon.

IN BRIEF

• Amanda Sthers, guest on C à vous on January 29, 2025, talks about her son Léon, 19, who wants to follow a musical career like his father, Patrick Bruel.
• Amanda Sthers expresses her concerns about Léon's musical career, while being proud of his independence and his talent, emphasizing that he signed with an American label.
• Discover how Léon Hesby, despite his mother's fears, traces his own artistic path in the United States, far from the shadow of his famous father.

On the occasion of the release of his new book entitled Les gestes, Amanda Sthers was the guest of C à vous, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The opportunity for the writer to be questioned about her son, Léon, whom she had with Patrick Bruel. Aged 19, the young man seems to be following in his father's footsteps by wanting to embark on a musical career. A choice that doesn't seem to convince the mother.

“I am worried like all mothers when faced with a child who is embarking on a new profession. I am worried because there is a very strong shadow which is that of his father over his head and when you choose the same path, in whatever profession it may be, you have to be able to match that or at least do what he imagines himself to be doing just as well“, she declared at first.

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Amanda Sthers is proud of her two children

Nevertheless, Amanda Sthers assures that she is very proud of her son and the ambitions he has set for himself to succeed alone in this environment. “It's quite complex. But he took his own stage name, he lives his life as an artist in the United States and he signed with an American label, an American manager, so we let him do it, live his life, make his way. I hope he'll be there. I, I think he's talented. I'm very proud of him and his big brother“, she added, a smile on her lips.

Unlike Leon, her brother, Oscar, aged 21,, also the fruit of the old love affair between Amanda Sthers and Patrick Bruel, has made a completely different career choice. “He is a neuroscientist and he has set up a neurotech company in the United States. He has a completely different career. I will respect his wishes to be his own character and I will avoid talking too much about them without their approval“, concluded the writer on the subject of her children.

Amanda Sthers: “Léon has always had an extraordinary charisma”

In the United States, Léon Bruel calls himself Léon Hesby. In December 2024, Gala had already collected the mother's impressions during a concert of her son. “Léon has always had an extraordinary charisma and, with his brother, they put on shows for the whole family, like many children“, she had thus recounted.

It was during the Covid-19 period that she understood that her youngest son wanted to embark on an artistic career. “After a few notes, I understood that this would be his life. It was obvious. Çit scared me because I know this environment, but it also transported me with joy that he found his way.”