“An animal side”: Brigitte Fossey opens up about her relationship with Sophie Marceau

Wednesday January 8, 2025, Brigitte Fossey was a guest on the show Chez Jordan on C8. The opportunity for the actress to confide about her relationship with Sophie Marceau.

© C8Brigitte Fossey confided about her relationship with Sophie Marceau on the show Chez Jordan.

IN BRIEF

• Brigitte Fossey, an iconic actress of French cinema, shared the screen with Sophie Marceau in La Boum in 1980, playing her mother.
• Invited on C8, Brigitte Fossey expressed her lasting affection for Sophie Marceau, despite a recent absence of contact.
• Discover how Brigitte Fossey's advice on separating private and professional life has marked Sophie Marceau's career.

With a career spanning over 70 years, Brigitte Fossey is a key figure in French cinema. In 1980, she appeared in the film La Boum, directed by Claude Pinoteau. In this feature film, she played Vic's mother, played by Sophie Marceau. A role that quickly brought her closer to the young actress.

Wednesday, January 8, Brigitte Fossey was a guest on the show Chez Jordan on C8. For the occasion, the 78-year-old woman was able to discuss in more detail her relationship with Sophie Marceau, more than 40 years after the release of La Boum.

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Brigitte Fossey: “I have a lot of affection for her”

Since the success of La Boum, the relationship between Brigitte Fossey and Sophie Marceau has remained intact. The actress also has a very clear opinion on the one who played the role of her daughter. “I like her a lot. She always has an animal side and at the same time, she is very intelligent. She has everything. I have a lot of affection for her and I have followed her for so long” she explained.

In front of Jordan de Luxe, Brigitte Fossey then admitted not having seen the actor who played Vic for “at least a year or two”. However, she remains attentive to her career. She also added: “When we see each other, we tell each other everything. (…) I ask her questions of course, like any mother who hasn’t seen her daughter for a long time”.

Sophie Marceau wants to preserve her privacy

Despite the very strong bond that unites Brigitte Fossey to Sophie Marceau, Vincent and Juliette’s mother remains very discreet about her private life. “She has her own world, she has her secrets, she has her own privacy. We never see her in private, never” her friend revealed, indicating for example that she had not met her children.

During the premiere of La Boum, Brigitte Fossey had also advised the young actress to “never mix” her private life, the person she is, and her work. A piece of advice taken very seriously by Sophie Marceau, who was already showing great maturity. “She was 13 years old and I think she had her head screwed on” the septuagenarian finally indicated. Touching confidences.