FROM SUPERMODEL TO FRANCE’S FIRST LADY OF MUSIC CARLA BRUNI TALKS OF LIFE, LOVE AND LOCKDOWN – AND HER FONDNESS FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY
Carla Bruni’s music studio in the heart of Paris is a cheerful reminder of a remarkable life – and a career that began more than three decades ago.
Covering every square inch of its walls are hundreds of photographs of her as a supermodel. Two guitars hang from the wall behind her, testament to her new life as a successful songwriter and singer.
As we talk on Zoom, France’s former First Lady – wearing a chic blue cashmere roll-neck jumper and with her hair loose – pans her laptop’s camera around to offer us a 360-degree look around.
Many of the photographs are Polaroids or other candid shots of Carla and her friends and family over the years. But what is abundantly clear is how much they mean to her. Her face flashes her trademark model smile as she
