'When I saw her, my jaw dropped': a love story by Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault
'04.01.2020'
Source: Woman.ru
January 1, it became known about the engagement of Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault. Celebrities went to this decision for a long 9 years, although it seemed to many that the cherished “will you marry me?” Will sound much earlier, writes Woman.ru.
On the first day of 2020, the 37-year-old Natalia Vodianova announced that the 42-year-old Antoine Arnault had proposed to her. The supermodel is still hiding the approximate date of the wedding and does not explain why she and her lover just now decided to formally formalize the relationship.
Fans have long been waiting for this moment. Although some did not believe that Antoine and Natalya would ever become husband and wife.
“I already feel that we are married. And if everything is fine - why change something? The stamp in the passport will certainly not make our relationship better, ”Vodianova assured reporters several years ago.
One moment and three years of silence
The work of Antoine Arnault in 2008 could be envied by any representative of the stronger sex, because the duties of the heir to the fashionable business empire LVMH included communication with the stars.
In 2008, on the set of the new Louis Vuitton advertising campaign, Antoine had to work with a whole galaxy of famous top models.
Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Eva Herzigova and Natalya Vodyanova posed for photographers in ultra-short transparent dresses, but only our compatriot captured the attention of Arno.
“When I first saw her, my jaw literally fell away. She, of course, is beautiful, but besides this, she has something special - a look, an atmosphere. A completely special aura hovers around her, ”the man shared his memories in an interview with W.
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Then Antoine did not dare to get closer to Natalia, because he knew about her marriage and three small children. However, the memories of her haunted the man.
Years passed. From time to time, a businessman and a model accidentally collided at different social events, but communication did not go beyond a few general phrases.
In 2011, reading the news, Antoine learned about the divorce of Natalia with Justin Portman.
Arno immediately decided to try his luck. He broke up with his sweetheart, actress Helene de Foujrol, whom he had been dating for 2,5 years, and wrote a message to Vodianova with a proposal to meet.
Lost in Translation
For some time, celebrities could not schedule a first meeting - Vodianova had work in other countries. After a couple of months of active correspondence, they managed to chat live.
The model did not fully understand the nature of this meeting.
“Then we drank a glass of wine on the terrace of his apartment. Everything was pretty ridiculous because we were both very confused. I realized that I saw him in ordinary, casual clothes (in jeans, in a shirt), and I really like him. But Antoine didn’t even try to kiss me! I'm not one of those women who cares whether men like them or not, but this time it hit me. I hid my feelings, preparing for the fact that he would just want to be friends with me, ”Vodianova said.
Accidents are not accidental
It soon became clear that the summer houses that they rent in Ibiza are only 10 minutes from each other. It was there that Natalya invited Antoine, and there all her relatives were almost in full strength — children, parents, aunts, nannies, one of whom suddenly became ill.
“I immediately became involved in family affairs, because the nanny of the children had a serious panic attack. We called an ambulance, waited for the doctors, tried to bring the woman back to normal, ”the businessman says.
Everything spun
After this incident, Natalya clearly understood that Antoine had a romantic sympathy for her. Celebrities started dating and often spent time together.
For the sake of Vodianova, Arnaud flew every weekend from Paris to London, where at that time she constantly lived with her children.
Well, what kind of love is in the distance? So Arno offered Vodianova to move to him in Paris and start living together.
“At that moment she looked at me very carefully and said:“ Do you understand that I will not be alone? ”- the man recalls.
The problem was also in the former husband of the supermodel - Justin Portman was categorically against having his children taken away from England. In the finale of long conversations with the ex-spouse, often elevated, Natalya still changed her place of residence, but relations with Portman were ruined.
Big family
By the beginning of the new school year, Lucas, Neva and Victor, along with their mother, moved to her new lover.
After that, Arno immediately declared the model a desire ... to have children with her. In his plan, for some reason, he missed the wedding. Antoine has repeatedly talked about how well he treats the sons and daughter of Natalia from his first marriage. And yet the desire to have his own heirs did not leave him. Vodianova did not dare to immediately become a mother again.
“At that time I already had three beautiful children. Perhaps I gave birth more to him than to myself. If you love a man, you try to give him as many children as possible, ”the celebrity explains.
In May 2014, Vodianova gave birth to a son, Maxim, and in June 2016, another boy, whom it was decided to call Roman. Now a large and friendly family lives in Paris. Beloved grandmother (or "grandmother", as Natasha calls her) regularly spoils her son-in-law and grandchildren with Russian cuisine. Sometimes Natalya and Antoine leave their children in the care of their relatives and leave for somewhere to spend time only together: this time their romantic trip turned into an engagement.
Well, we can only wish happiness to this beautiful couple.
