Viral Video: Macron and Brigitte’s Playful Moment
A playful moment between French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron during their Vietnam visit went viral, leading to widespread speculation.
A small moment between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron has become a major topic of discussion around the world. On 25 May 2025, during their arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam, for a tour of Southeast Asia, a short video of the couple went viral on social media.
As they stood at the door of their plane, Brigitte, wearing a red outfit, gently placed her hands on President Macron’s face and pushed him back playfully. Macron looked surprised for a second but then smiled and waved to the crowd. The couple then walked down the stairs together.
The video quickly caught public attention, with many people reacting and giving their own opinions. At first, the French President’s office, the Élysée Palace, said the video was fake. But later, they confirmed it was real and explained that it was just a light-hearted moment between husband and wife.
Some body language experts looked closely at the video and said that Macron seemed a little tense. Others discussed whether such reactions would have been the same if a man had done this to a woman, bringing up the issue of gender-based double standards.
President Macron later spoke about the video. He said, “We are bickering and joking with my wife, and a video becomes a sort of geoplanetary catastrophe.” He shared that it was just a private, playful moment that the media and internet made too serious.
Later, during another stop in Indonesia, the couple appeared smiling and holding arms as they got off the plane. Macron even gave a cheeky wave to the cameras, showing that they were unbothered and still united.
