Époustouflante dans Simone, the trip of the centurytouching in I will always see your faces and rare accuracy in Love PhewÉlodie Bouchez has become one of the most fashionable French actresses in recent years. As if the art of playing an infinite range of emotions and scenes flowed in her veins, the actress played roles that were as committed as they were endearing.
This time, she plays the role of Alice Rivière, a sociology researcher who sees her life turned upside down after the birth of her first child, suffering from a genetic disability. In a whirlwind of questions brought by the birth of a child, this short film highlights parental strength and devotion, embodied by Alice and her husband Vladimir, ready to do anything to ensure that Ulysses “finds his place in the world†malgré sa difference. On this occasion, in the confrères of Gala questioned Élodie Bouchez about her close relationship with her children.
Élodie Bouchez, mother hen or cool mother?
Like the character she plays, Élodie Bouchez is a mother as determined as she is present in the lives of her children. “I am a mother who is both cool, trusting, and anxious”she shared for the last issue of Gala. Before specifying that this very definition is certainly specific to “all the mothers”. If she admits that “it’s not easy to be a good parent”, she makes it a point of honor to support her two boys: Tara-Jay and Roxan, aged 24 and 18, particularly in their choice of career.
For his part, the eldest wishes to follow in his mother’s footsteps by achieving success as a cinematographer in the world of cinema. As for him, the youngest wants to take the same path as his father. And on this subject, Élodie Bouchez does not seem to be distressed at all. On the contrary, she considers herself happy to see her offspring take paths that stimulate them on a daily basis. On this subject, she explained: “I was lucky that this environment didn’t damage me. I didn’t have any bad encounters, unlike many others. So I’m not one of the artists who is afraid of their children becoming artists”.
Élodie Bouchez: who is the father of her two children?
Élodie Bouchez has perfect love with Thomas Bangalterex-half of the Daft Punk duo. It all began in 1999 in the United States. In fact, she got to know “by chance” of the one who will become the man of her life and father of the children. In February 2025, on the show In apartshe remembered this meeting. Discreet, the two lovebirds began their romance far from the cameras, helped by the musician’s identity at the time, still kept secret. “I was lucky because it seemed like it was difficult to live with another artist. I think in my case with Thomas, this policy of hiding, it helped us a lot so that we could continue to love each other”had shared the actress at the microphone of Mouloud Achour, in the show Clique last March.
