Published on April 30, 2026 at 20:09
Before their separation, Marc Lavoine and Sarah Poniatowski experienced intense joys, but also a dramatic ordeal that remained unknown to the public for a long time. In a podcast, the interior decorator, whose ex-husband is now in a relationship with Adriana Karembeu, recounts how she and her son Milo faced death during a suddenly critical childbirth.
A birth marked by absolute urgency
As a guest on Nathalie Lévy’s podcast “Appearances,” Sarah Poniatowski shared a heartbreaking testimony. She describes experiencing a particularly dangerous childbirth during the birth of her son Milo. “I almost died giving birth to Milo,” she admits. Then she adds, “We both almost died, actually.” The situation shifted abruptly at her home. Her placenta, she explains, “exploded in the house.” Faced with the emergency, the midwife allegedly told her that ” in ten minutes,” mother and child could have not survived. A dizzying moment that permanently marked her family memory.
Urgently transported to the hospital, Sarah Poniatowski was unable to immediately meet her newborn. This forced separation intensified the violence of the moment. “I met him after five days and they took me in an ambulance to see him,” she recalls with emotion. Despite the fear, this trial ultimately ended happily. This episode serves as a reminder that the life of the couple formed with Marc Lavoine was not only made up of success or public moments. Together, they also faced intimate dramas, away from the spotlight, while building a family around their three children: Yasmine, Roman, and Milo.
A peaceful separation after twenty-three years of love
After twenty-three years of living together, Marc Lavoine and Sarah Poniatowski chose to separate. Their decision was publicly announced in a statement sent to AFP. The text specified that their priority remained the protection of their three children during a delicate period. Later, the singer explained this choice in “L’Obs.” “We have children whom we want to protect,” he stated. He also emphasized their desire to preserve their family story. Despite the breakup, the esteem between them never disappeared. Marc Lavoine still praised a woman “who does not betray” and “does not lie.” On her side, Sarah Poniatowski often spoke of the couple with lucidity. As early as 2015, she told “Elle” that the hardest thing in life, in her opinion, was precisely the romantic relationship. However, she claimed to continue believing in it, with humor and distance. In 2021, she also refused to consider her divorce a failure. “My 24 years of marriage and three children are anything but a failure,” she asserted. Today, it seems that each has found their emotional balance again. Sarah Poniatowski shares her life with Roschdy Zem, while Marc Lavoine is in a relationship with Adriana Karembeu.
