He had remained, until then, rather discreet.
Ben Attal, a member of the very media-rich Gainsbourg clan, has sprained his eternal reserve.
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the eldest son of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal spoke frankly about his family relationships… And more particularly about his relationship with his mother, which has been more difficult in the past.
If he claims to love him “more than anything”, it is with emotion that he evokes his memories of yesterday: “
We have always had a very hard relationship but my voice quivers when I talk about it .
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At 25, Ben Attal's childhood wounds still seem raw.
In question, in particular, the departure of his parents to New York, following the death of Kate Barry.
In 2013, when Charlotte Gainsbourg's sister lost her life following a fatal fall from her apartment, the need for a fresh start was felt.
Which does not seem to the taste of Ben Attal, who decides to settle in Bath, England.
When he was only 15, he started working there as a chef.
“A somewhat harsh separation,” he admits, which will taint his relationship with his mother.
"I don't really know what it's due to, maybe the fact that she left for years, an abandonment complex," he analyzes.
Added to this are difficulties at school: “Bad student” at the time, he is sure of it today:
In video, "I had the feeling of escaping": Charlotte Gainsbourg looks back on the reasons which led her to leave Paris after the death of her sister Kate Barry
“Finding the path of tenderness”
Since his adolescence, water has flowed under the bridges.
After reconnecting with his sister Alice, “one of his best friends” since returning to Paris, Ben Attal attempts to rebuild a healthier bond with his mother.
“There is a bond that is formed little by little, we can talk about more things and we are closer,” he says.
A serenity that he also finds alongside his companion - and soon to be wife - Jordane Crantelle.
“My fiancée helped me find the way to tenderness,” he confides, clearly in love.
The two lovers, who have been declaring their love since last year with Instagram
posts
, could get married soon.
In any case, this is what one of the publications of the grandson of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin implies: “Loves of my life.
Mum and fiancée”, accompanying a photo of Charlotte Gainsbourg and her (future) daughter-in-law, accomplices.
If his parents never married despite their thirty-year relationship - Charlotte, who is "superstitious" finds it "risky" - Ben Attal, he intends to follow his own direction.
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