Carla Bruni 'seeking therapy for past 8yrs'October 12th, 2009 LONDON - French first lady Carla Bruni has been seeing a psychotherapist for the past eight years, it has emerged. It is alleged that the former model-cum-singer, who is married to President Nicolas Sarkozy, confessed visiting a shrink in a yet to be released documentary about her life for French television.he Daily Mail reported that France's Plurielles.fr website had said it had seen clips of the programme.
Carla Bruni 'saving sex tourism scandal-hit minister'October 11th, 2009 LONDON - A senator in French president Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right party believes that his wife Carla Bruni is defending the gay minister with a past as a "sex tourist" in Thailand. Openly gay Frédéric Mitterrand, the nephew of the late President Mitterrand, is presently struggling to save his name amid the storm over his past accounts of paying "boys" for sex, reports The Times.
Carla Bruni glams up NYC with black dressSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was the epitome of style and grace when she was recently spotted in the Big Apple wearing a black number. The ex-supermodel was dressed to the nines as she exited a New York City apartment building on Tuesday.
Carla Bruni goes swimming in teeny black bikini, flippersAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - France's First Lady Carla Bruni was recently spotted going for a swim wearing a teeny tiny black bikini and a pair of flippers. Bruni, 41, whose sensational figure has been honed by regular sessions with personal trainer Julie Imperiali, was snapped with French president Nicolas Sarkozy in the South of France.
'Fit' Sarkozy immediately starts enjoying holiday with BruniAugust 3rd, 2009 LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have put the health scare behind, for he enjoyed a refreshing dip with wife Carla Bruni in the Mediterranean. The 54-year-old politician had sparked health fears a week ago, when he collapsed while he was out jogging.
Nicolas Sarkozy collapses during joggingJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was rushed to hospital after he collapsed while jogging. The 54-year-old politician was taken to Val-de-Grace Military Hospital in Paris through air ambulance, where he was joined by his wife Carla Bruni, 41.
Carla Bruni pledges £43,000 donation for L'Aquila quake hospitalJuly 11th, 2009 LONDON - French First lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy gave glimpse of her philanthropist side as she pledged a personal donation of a whopping 43,000 pounds to a hospital treating survivors of earthquake- ravaged town of L'Aquila. The former model-singer visited the earthquake-hit region a day after the wives of other leaders participating in the Group of Eight summit (G8) did, reports The Daily Express.
Nicolas Sarkozy names £50M jet 'Carla' after wifeJuly 10th, 2009 LONDON - Love-struck French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new 50 million pounds jet "Carla", in honour of his third wife Carla Bruni. Last year, Sarkozy had ordered 240 million pounds worth of planes, including an Airbus designed to be bigger than any flown by other European leaders, and two corporate run-arounds for shorter trips.
Carla Bruni's ex-lover joins Nicolas Sarkozy's 'kitchen cabinet'May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Raphakl Enthoven, the ex-lover of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and father of her seven-year-old son, Aurilien, has joined an informal "kitchen cabinet" of left-wing advisers around Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president. Enthoven, a philosophy professor, visits the Elysie Palace almost regularly and likes setting the world to rights in intimate gatherings with "Sarko" around the dinner table.
Buckingham Palace officials livid over Sarkozy's D-Day snub to QueenMay 27th, 2009 LONDON - Buckingham Palace officials are very angry with French President Nicolas Sarkozy because he has not invited the Queen as a guest at next week's D-Day 65th anniversary. Organisers have revealed that the French President is focused on the "main event" of hosting his US counterpart Barack Obama.
Carla Bruni strokes Nicolas Sarkozy's bum in publicMay 20th, 2009 LONDON - French First Lady Carla Bruni left hubby Nicolas Sarkozy red faced when she groped his backside during a press conference. The former model and singer was being filmed in the Elysee Palace for a magazine when the President walked in, reports the Mirror.
Carla Bruni shops in disguise on the streets of Paris!May 17th, 2009 LONDON - French First Lady Carla Bruni has revealed that she puts on glasses and changes her voice in a bid to avoid being recognised on the streets of Paris. The former model-singer said her being the third wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy at times lands her in controversy and makes "normal" behaviour unworkable.
Sarkozy, Bruni may move into Jagger's building in ParisMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - Mick Jagger may soon have a new neighbour in his luxurious Paris pad: ex-lover Carla Bruni along with Nicolas Sarkozy. It has been reported that the French President and wife are poised to buy a 3.5million pound "love nest" in Paris.
Free Carla Bruni CDs to be given away in taxpayer-funded campaignMay 5th, 2009 LONDON - Thousands of Carla Bruni CDs will be given away for free in a French campaign funded by the country's taxpayers. The Ministry of Agriculture will send the album, along with wine and cheese vouchers, across the world to promote international food and drink sales.
Secret of Sarkozy's stamina: alternative therapyJanuary 10th, 2009 LONDON - The secret of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's boundless energy lies in an alternative therapist who massages his back and sends him 'positive energy waves', according to a new book on the man known as the 'hyper-president'. Sarkozy, who will be 54 later this month, has been treated by therapist Jean-Paul Moureau - known by his patients as 'Moureau the guru' - for 15 years with his special technique of 'manual therapy', says the book by journalist Patrice Machuret.