“Since you are so strong”: Amanda Sthers opens up about her relationship with Patrick Bruel, her ex-husband and father of her two sons

As the Patrick Bruel affair continues to gain momentum, the repercussions now go well beyond the judicial framework. In L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, where the singer has lived for more than twenty years, the mayor publicly expressed his annoyance at the consequences of this media coverage on the image of his town. In a press release, Pierre Gonzalvez insisted on distancing himself from the case which targets the artist, recently indicted for rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. “I can no longer stand that the image of the City of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is associated with the Patrick Bruel affair.”, declared the elected official, also recalling that “the subject is serious”.

This speech comes at a time when Patrick Bruel is particularly identified with the Vaucluse city. In addition to having resided there for several decades, he recently inaugurated the luxury hotel L’Isle de Leos, presented as a project intended to strengthen the tourist attractiveness of the region. During this time, the legal investigation continues and placed under judicial control after his indictment, the singer continues to contest the accusations brought against him. Several other complaints also remain under study.

Amanda Sthers discusses Patrick Bruel without naming him

It is in this particularly sensitive context that Amanda Sthers made a notable appearance in the podcast Dramaturgy!broadcast this Sunday June 15, spotted by our colleagues from Gala. Let us point out, however, that the interview was recorded on April 27, before the legal affair broke out publicly. The writer never mentions the accusations targeting her former companion and is content to designate him as her “ex-grands”.

As the conversation progressed, However, it tells how Patrick Bruel indirectly played a role in one of the major turning points in his career. “Writing for theater is very special for me. I got there because I often didn’t like what I saw in the theater”she explains. And to remember : “With my ex-husbandwho really liked the theater, we were watching yet another play”. Faced with his repeated criticism, the singer then launched a challenge that became famous in their personal history. He would have said to him: “Since you are so strong, you just have to write drama”.

A family reunited despite the storm

Amanda Sthers then decides to take up the challenge. She writes The Old Blonde Jewa one-off on stage carried at the time by a young Mélanie Thierry still unknown to the general public. The play tells the singular story of a young blonde woman from a Catholic and bourgeois background who claims to be Joseph Rosenblath, an Auschwitz survivor locked in a body that is not hers. The show is successful while Amanda Sthers is pregnant with Léon, the second son she will have with Patrick Bruel. The couple, married between 2004 and 2007, separated shortly after the success of the play. If Amanda Sthers has not made any public comments on the accusations against her ex-husband, she would remain particularly attentive to the family situation.

D’après in the confrères of Closerthe writer would have found her sons Oscar and Léon as well as Augusta, the mother of Patrick Bruel, on the occasion of Mother’s Day celebrated on May 31. This family meeting would have made it possible to discuss the consequences of the affair and the best way to preserve the two young men. from the media exposure surrounding their father. Still according to the weekly, Amanda Sthers would also have changed her personal projects. After a discreet appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, where she presented several projects, she ultimately did not return to Los Angeles, where she has lived for several years.