The French love their reputation for being experts in the field of romance and right now the French people are fascinated by the romance between their President Nicolas Sarkozy and ex-model  turned pop musician Carla Bruni. The newly divorced President of the French Republic certainly would have ranked as one of the worlds most eligible bachelors if only he had been ‘available’ for a bit longer. He certainly didn’t waste any time in finding a companion, and however you view Sarkozy, you have to admit that the couple are charming together.

Of course the claws are out for Ms Bruni courtesy of the former Mme Sarkozy herself. Cecilia has been lowering herself by describing the women her ex husband is attracted to as ’slappers’, or ‘des petasses fardees’, to quote the French. She has penned a book which not only slams the President but the female colleagues in his political life. Tut-tut Cecilia is your ’jardin’ so clean and tidy? Didn’t YOU have an affair whilst married?…

This all has the makings of a delightful French farce – the thin lipped ex-wife publicly dumping on the glamourous ex-model and soon-to-be-new-wife whilst Sarkozy behaves like a lovestruck teenager in the middle. Who cares though…we all like a love story and one that is made in France is sure to be a good one.

photo courtesy of Daily Mail UK.