“I still receive photos”: Brigitte Lahaie reveals how her career in porn was a “brake” to a career in cinema

At 70 years old, Brigitte Lahaie takes an honest assessment of her professional journey. Brigitte Vanmeerhaeghe, her real name, is famous for her career in the world of adult films. For around ten years, Brigitte Lahaie – who had an affair with Johnny Hallyday – played in numerous productions, while trying over time to retrain. Among the environments she tried to infiltrate, we can cite cinema. Unfortunately, as she confided to our colleagues at TV 2 weeks in an interview posted online on Saturday May 23, her image as an adult film actress did not make her task easier. And yet, she remains “convinced that she is a rather good actress†and that the doors of the big screen could have opened to her if she had not made a career in porn.

“I made so many men happyâ€: Brigitte Lahaie opens up about her career in porn

She confides in her regrets: “My career in porn was a drag. I still get half-naked photos of myself that I’m asked to sign. I have made so many men happy†, laughs the one who nevertheless agreed to star in a new film for adults at the age of 64. “I said to myself that this would allow women over 50 to understand that we are not on the sidelines because we have passed a certain age… she explained about her participation in this new shoot for which she had imposed her conditions : “I didn’t want any close-ups of my penis […] I found that it had no reason to be compared to who I am today”.

Brigitte Lahaie on her difficult divorce: “I went through four pretty difficult yearsâ€

While waiting to one day break into the traditional cinema sector, Brigitte Lahaie is writing a book, 50 shades of happiness, in which she gives her tips for reconnecting with well-being, in an often very rhythmic daily life. And as usual, she doesn’t hide her outspokenness. “I often disturb with my words, because it touches wounds, generally very unconscious of certain women†, she notes, adding that she had spent “four pretty difficult years… due to his “divorce†and his “house that burned down†. “I didn’t stop myself every evening from drinking my little glass of champagne and looking at nature. For now I’m alone and that suits me well†, announcement who had nevertheless declared a few months ago to have found love in the arms of a man she had known for decades. She cultivates solitude!