Former French First Lady Carla Bruni, 53, says she makes 'unspeakable' efforts to 'stay thin' and works out for two hours a day - but admits she feels too old to be a model again
- Former first lady Carla Bruni, 54, said works out two hours a day to stay 'thin'
- But the singer, who rose to fame on the catwalk, said feels 'too old' to model
- Speaking to Madame Figaro she said return to modelling was 'destabilising'
- Admitted went through therapy to conquer fear of commitment before married
Her beauty made her famous on the catwalk and has stood the test of time, but Carla Bruni has admitted she makes 'unspeakable efforts' to maintain her good looks.
The former First Lady of France, 54, revealed she works out for two hours a day and practices a strict regimen of elliptical bike, Pilates and barre exercises in order to 'stay thin.'
Speaking to French magazine Madame Figaro, the singer and model talked about returning to the catwalk for Balmain and posing for one of YSL's recent campaigns, confessing she feels 'too old' to model and felt strange' about the fact she is old enough to be the younger models' mother.
The French-Italian beauty admitted she has gone through therapy to address her fear of commitment, and considers her marriage to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy an 'accomplishment.'
The former First Lady of France Carla Bruni, 54, revealed she works out two hours a day and practices a strict regimen of elliptical bike, Pilates and barre exercises in order to stay thin'
the singer and model talked about returning to the catwalk for Balmain and posing for one of YSL's recent campaign, confessing she feels 'too old' to model
Bruni said she didn't have a particular relationship with beauty, but that she prefers grace and charm over 'pure beauty'
'I have a silhouette and a style, perhaps, but I make unspeakable efforts to stay thin: two hours of sports per day, some barre, some elliptical bike, a little bit of Pilates.
'Beauty is also an inconvenience,' she added, saying she felt she was 'destabilised' by returning to modeling in campaigns for YSL and Balmain after a lengthy break.
She revealed it was 'bizarre' to realise she is old enough to be the mother of the other models and said she felt too old to model.
'Actually, I think it's not of my age anymore,' she said, adding she was the youngest in her family.
Bruni is married to France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured in June, who was in power from 2007 to 2012
Reflecting on her early years, the model said she felt she was tall and lanky and felt invisible.
She talked about going through a late puberty, which made her appreciate the looks she got at the beach as a 17-year-old.
She admitted she likes to seduce and please people, but without a sexual aim, and said pleasing others was more interesting than beauty, which fades with age.
The singer, who focused on her music and philanthropic activities when she lived at the Elysee Palace from 2008 to 2012 as France's First Lady, caused a sensation when she walked the runway for Balmain in 2021.
She also starred in YSL's spring summer photo campaigns, showing off her age-defying physique in revealing outfits
Carla Bruni posing for a Burberry campaign in 2018, when she was 51. She said she feels 'too old' to be a model
Carla Bruni, 54, modelled two very revealing outfits from French fashion house Balmain in snaps shared on Instagram in February
She said that she still loves fashion and considers it a second family.
Speaking of her marriage to Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, she said it was important for her to get married.
The model admitted she used to struggle to commit, but credited therapy for helping her to cope with these issues.
She said psychoanalysis helps people make out what's coming from themselves and other.
Speaking of her daughter Giulia, ten, after she shared a picture of her on Instagram, the model said she hoped to raise her by example.
Carla, who also shares her son Aurélien with the French radio host Aurélien Enthoven added adults who behave well usually raise children who behave well.
She said her favourite qualities were kindness and generosity and that while she is a self-described mother hen, she does not want to control her children.
She said she tries to be a present mother for her children and to support them best she can.
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