This article is published in number 10 of Vanity Fair on newsstands until March 9, 2022.
If he treats me as he treats the unfortunate one Emily catapulted in Paris, I really don’t know how long I can last. The appointment is on Zoom. Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (on time, indeed, in advance) is not squeezed into one of her Sylvie’s second-skin clothes. In the background I do not see the paneling of the Savoir agency in which, in the fiction of the cult series, she tyrannizes, but a reassuring domestic interior.
And most importantly, he smiles. Even with her eyes.
“Good afternoon, how are you? Nice shirt”.
It went well for me, considering that I’m wearing a zebra-striped sweater that even the aforementioned Emily wouldn’t dare to show off. No unconditional reflex that awakens in her the latent sadism of her television alter ego.
His Italian is perfect.
“I was born in Paris, but three months later we came to Rome. I lived there until I was 11, then I returned to Paris. Papa still lives in Rome; part of my family, brothers and sisters, is Italian ».
Dad is the legendary Philippe Leroy, 60 years of cinema and the unforgettable role of Yanez from the adventures of Sandokan behind him. A myth, for the forties and over.
What did Roman childhood leave you?
“All. Only now, after many years, when I come to Italy do I feel French. But it is from you that I really feel myself. The flavors and colors that enter your mouth, nose, eyes as a child, remain etched in you forever. On the contrary, in Paris I feel Italian. Culturally, I’m not very close to the French ».
It is a statement that they may not forgive them.
“But they know! I take them for the piss a lot: they are not very self-deprecating and sometimes they take offense. But cabbage them! ». (He laughs. It’s a lot).
Silk crepe dress, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. White gold necklace with white, cognac and brown diamonds, Chopard High Jewelery.
Does it happen?
“It happens, but I love them very much. When I arrived in Paris as a child, I did not know the TV programs and songs that other children liked. I watched TV in Rome ».
What was he looking at?
“Carousel! And later, to bed! ».
Did she go there? Was she obedient?
“As a child, with a father like mine, you couldn’t not be. He was tender, but very determined ».
Italians and French. You can say: we are a bit ‘on each other on the bales, no?
«The French adore the Italians. Really, you know? But they are so mental; they just don’t understand you, they feel in trouble with your physical exuberance. When I arrived in Paris, at school I hugged, kissed everyone. “What, are you a lesbian?” They said to me. It was also a bit of a problem to be a lesbian at the time. But I don’t know how the Italians see the French. I mean, I know a little. And they are right ».
Source: Vanity Fair
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