Brigitte Macron's Daughter Tiphaine Auzière, 42, in New Relationship with 22-Year-Old Student Antoine Lecomte

A New Romance for Tiphaine Auzière

Tiphaine Auzière, the 42-year-old daughter of French First Lady Brigitte Macron, has shared glimpses of a new relationship with Antoine Lecomte, a 22-year-old student and kitesurfing instructor. The couple documented a recent trip to Amsterdam, with Lecomte posting a video on Instagram captioned "48h in dam with Madam," as reported by ie.

According to LADbible, the pair debuted their relationship in a social media post on Sunday (30 August), which showed their 48-hour getaway to the Dutch capital. Lecomte, who attends NEOMA Business School in France and is the founder of the watersports brand Mission Kiteboarding, included a selfie of the couple in the post, confirming their status.

How They Met

Reports from multiple outlets indicate that Auzière and Lecomte met earlier this summer in Le Touquet, a seaside resort on France's northern coast, where Lecomte was working as a kitesurfing instructor. A friend of Auzière told the French publication Gala that Lecomte taught her how to use an eFoil, an electric hydrofoil surfboard, and that "sparks began to fly," as cited by ie.

The same friend told Gala: "It was immediately obvious between them. They have a lot in common: a love of Le Touquet and thrills, but also travel and entrepreneurship," according to LADbible and The Sun. The friend also spoke about Brigitte Macron's reaction to the relationship, saying she "reacted just like any mother would" and is "very happy to see her thriving," as quoted in LADbible and The Sun.

Family Context

Auzière is one of three stepchildren of President Emmanuel Macron, who has no biological children of his own, as noted by The Sun and The Irish Sun. She shares two daughters, Élise, 12, and Aurèle, 10, with her former partner, French gastroenterologist Antoine Choteau, according to ie. The couple split at the start of 2025 after almost 15 years together, as reported by ie and The Sun. Auzière also previously ended a relationship with TV host Cyril Hanouna in May 2026, according to The Sun and LADbible.

The new relationship draws attention to the age gap of 20 years between Auzière and Lecomte, which mirrors the 25-year gap between her mother, Brigitte Macron, 73, and the president, 48, as highlighted by all four sources. President Macron first met Brigitte when he was a 15-year-old student at La Providence High School in Amiens, where she was his teacher and a married mother of three, according to The Sun and LADbible. Macron's parents took him out of the school when the affair came to light, his mother, Francoise Nogues-Macron, later saying: "We just couldn't believe it," as cited in The Sun and The Irish Sun. His father, Jean-Michel, said he "almost fell off his chair" upon hearing the news, according to the same sources.

Brigitte Macron divorced her first husband in 2006 and married Emmanuel Macron later that year, when she was 54 and he was 29, as reported by LADbible. Macron has spoken publicly about the relationship, writing in his book "Revolution" about their love being "often clandestine, often hidden, misunderstood by many before imposing itself," according to LADbible. He also said: "If I was 20 years older than my wife, nobody would think for a single second that we couldn't be legitimately together," as quoted in LADbible.

Public Reaction

The Instagram video posted by Lecomte prompted a range of responses from social media users, as detailed by ie. Some commenters expressed disapproval of the age gap, while others defended the couple, with one writing: "They are adults and consenting, everything is fine." Another commenter wrote: "He's a hottie! And he does way more than his age." A third commenter remarked: "She is jealous of her mum."