"I would gladly accept to play a coaching role there": Marine Boudou leaving for a return to "La Belle and her almost charming princes"

On April 5, 2012 in prime time on W9,

appeared for the first time on television in

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In line with romance programs like "The Bachelor, single gentleman", the young woman had agreed to take part in this reality show where she would meet two categories of suitors: on the one hand, men likely to seduce her at first sight by their charisma and, on the other, singles whom she would not necessarily have approached on a daily basis but whose inner beauty could upset her.

," she told us at the time on the sidelines of the broadcast.

After this experience in "La Belle and her almost charming princes", Marine Boudou became a columnist in "Le Mag" hosted by Matthieu Delormeau on NRJ12 and then played in the

series .

At the end of 2014, she had made a last appearance on television in season 2 of the "Princes of love" to leave with her boyfriend at the time, Anthony Matéo.

Since then, the pretty Montpellier girl has found true love by meeting Quentin, a physiotherapist in the Hérault, with whom she had two children: Lana born in March 2020 then Evan who was born at the end of November 2021. Almost ten years after his first appearance on W9, and while the format "La Belle et ses princes almost charming" could make a comeback, Marine Boudou tells us about her new life away from the cameras.

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At the time, I had been contacted by the production to take part in this program but I did not imagine for a moment going on television.

I had just finished my studies in aesthetics, I wanted to be a caster or make-up artist in the world of TV and I had let myself be drawn into the different stages of casting out of curiosity.

There were more than 2000 women registered, I had found myself among the last two and the production absolutely wanted me.

The show was to be called “Princess” and I was to be a kind of Bachelorette against single men.

Total stress for me.

You were only 22 when it was broadcast on W9...

I was only 19 when I was cast and 20 during filming!

It had been a long time before the show aired on television.

I was just finishing my aesthetic BTS.

With hindsight, this experience allowed me to make very beautiful encounters and to experience something very enriching humanly speaking.

I have never regretted.

After "Beauty and her almost charming princes", you continued to do television...

I had refused a lot of things like "Les Anges".

All that was community life did not interest me.

I was able to be a columnist on NRJ12 and I had a blast in

.

And besides that, I always wanted to keep an anchor on my real work in aesthetics.

It was very important for me to keep my feet on the ground, I was aware that television would only last for a while.

"It would be funny if 'La Belle and her almost charming princes' came back on television"

Marine Boudou

What made you decide to turn the page on television?

I had a burn-out because I worked 40 hours a week on one side and I did my shoots on my weekends and my vacation weeks.

I had no more rest time and my brain ended up spinning.

So I chose to focus on what was essential for me, that is to say my family, my friends, my work and my classic little life in the South.

And if productions came to offer you the opportunity to participate in programs again...

Depending on the programs, I would think about it.

“Moms & famous” approached me and I was interested in showing that I had a very simple and normal life.

But, in this show, they prefer to show couples settled in Dubai who live in luxury, nobody can really identify with them.

“The best pastry chef” would appeal to me, for example, because I love to cook.

And if "La Belle and her almost charming princes" were to return to M6, would you share your experience?

It would be funny if this show that introduced me to this media environment came back on television.

And if it was offered to me, I would gladly accept to play a role of coach and adviser to the new bachelor of the adventure.

“I no longer wanted to have a relationship with someone on TV”

Marine Boudou

When did you meet Quentin?

A few months after my breakup with Anthony (Matéo, editor's note).

I no longer wanted to have a relationship with someone who was in the TV world, I needed someone outside of all that.

Someone good, funny and understanding.

As I am a very anxious person, I needed him to understand me and accept me as I am.

Did he know about your career on television?

Yes, he had had the opportunity to watch shows with his family.

His mother told him that a girl like me would suit him!

(Laughs.) We are both from Montpellier and we had friends in common for more than ten years but we had never had the opportunity to speak to each other.

He was never reticent about my media career.

When I was contacted by the production of “Moms & Famous”, he supported me.

You have two young children since 2020 and 2021...

Yes, the idea of ​​getting pregnant was a big stress for me, I was afraid of pregnancy and childbirth.

And I have this vomit phobia which is excruciating.

I had the impression of a great leap into the void, between the desire to have children and this fear.

As a challenge, I once told Quentin that if he got his osteopathic degree, he would get a try!

(Laughs.) He got his degree, he got his tryout and it worked.

I was not excpecting that at all !

(Laughs.) Lana and Evan are a year and a half apart.

"I enjoy interacting with people on social networks and I want to continue"

Marine Boudou

At the end of last year, you expressed your dismay with your daily life as a mother...

On my social networks, I show myself as I am and as I live things.

I'm not trying to show a false image of a perfect mom.

Sometimes it's difficult and we crack like everyone else.

It seemed important to me to say it.

I love my children more than anything, but sometimes the days are very, very hard.

I am a very organized person who will tend to lack flexibility and lightness.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to keep everything running smoothly and the house clean.

All this while managing my two jobs, the institute in the morning and the management of my content on social networks in the afternoon.

I feel like I never really stop.

What is Quentin's place in your organization?

He helps me a lot but I put a lot of pressure on myself and I'll tend to complain about doing more than him.

Because I have too many requirements, I tend to see too much what I accomplish and not enough what he does.

Inevitably, it puts a slap in our couple.

When did you want to get involved in social networks and share your daily life?

I was pregnant with Lana, I wanted to share with people my fears and my joys related to my pregnancy.

Many women are afraid of having a child because of emetophobia, it is considered a disease.

My desire was to show how I lived my pregnancy despite this phobia.

Then I continued to feed my social networks after the birth of Lana, brands began to contact me for partnerships, I began to share my daily life and my recipes.

I enjoy interacting with people and I want to continue.

Have you managed to get over your phobia?

I had nausea during my pregnancies but never vomited.

I was taking Donormyl, it was very effective in calming the nausea.

What allowed me to take over was an epidemic of gastroenteritis, it had been 20 years since I had vomited, I thought I was going to die if that happened to me and I was able to see no.

Well, I still called the emergency room twice!

(Laughs.) Today, psychologically, things are much better than that.