Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Carla Effect' inspires French ministers to get in shapeOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Ministers in the Nicolas Sarkozy Government are increasingly falling prey to the "Carla Bruni effect", which even inspired the French President to shed pounds. Under the influence of his supermodel-turned-singer wife, Sarkozy, 54, has been following a gruelling self-improvement regime, and is said to have lost 15 pounds.
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.
'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.
Bruni, Sarkozy to become grandparentsJuly 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, former model Carla Bruni, are about to become grandparents. Sarkozy's politician's son Jean and wife Jessica Sebaoun are expecting their first child.
Pals ask Sarkozy to give up rigorous fitness regime introduced by wifeJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been asked by his friends to give up severe diet and exercise regime introduced to him by wife Carla Bruni. The 54-year-old politician was rushed to hospital last weekend after he collapsed while 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.
Sarkozy shakes hands with admirers while jogging in New York's Central ParkJuly 19th, 2009 NEW YORK - French President Nicholas Sarkozy was photographed as he shook hands with admirers, while on a jog through Central Park in the heart of New York City on Saturday. He was surrounded by his bodyguards while heading for the park's reservoir.
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.
Italian press unhappy with snobbish BruniJuly 10th, 2009 L'AQUILA - The Italian press has gone to town about the snobbish ways of Carla Bruni, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Bruni stayed away from the first wives' audience with Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a is a prostitute and flaunts her body: Iranian ClericJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to hit back at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's attempts to ban the burka, a crazed Islamic cleric named Anjem Choudary has branded his wife Carla Bruni a prostitute. It may be recalled that while addressing Parliament recently, Sarkozy had said wearing the burka was not welcome in France, sparking strong reactions from Muslim communities around the world.
Closeness to Bruni's ex flame Jagger forces Sarkozy to axe Paris 'love nest' plansMay 19th, 2009 LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cancelled plans of buying a "love nest" in Paris, because wife Carla Bruni's ex-flame Mick Jagger has a penthouse in the same building, it has emerged. It was being reported that the 41-year-old supermodel was "very keen" on buying the 10-million pound flat in Paris, however, hubby Sarkozy was "uncomfortable" regarding the proximity to the Rolling Stones singer.
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.
The last straw that broke Carla Bruni's backApril 26th, 2009 LONDON - Life inside the Elysée Palace is so high on drama that it can make an excellent soap opera. And, the latest episode in the Sarkozy-saga involves Rachida Dati, the controversial Justice Minister, her baby and the fury of France's glamorous first lady Carla Bruni.
I'm no longer a man-eater: Carla Bruni-SarkozyDecember 23rd, 2008 LONDON - France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a pop singer and former model, says she is 'no longer a man-eater.'
Speaking to Marie-Claire magazine on her 41st birthday during a trip to Brazil, Bruni-Sarkozy, whose boyfriends have included Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and American hotelier Donald Trump, said she loves her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 'I can no longer seduce because I love my husband,' she told the Brazilian edition of Marie-Claire.