Indecent’: President Macron’s steamy embrace and kiss with Sports Minister at Olympics raises eyebrows
The internet is buzzing about awkward photos showing French President Emmanuel Macron sharing a touchy-feely moment with his Sports Minister during the Olympics.
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The internet is buzzing about awkward photos showing French President Emmanuel Macron sharing a touchy-feely moment with his Sports Minister during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony – with some comparing the affectionate display to a lover’s embrace.
The photo shows Mr Macron, 46, tightly gripping the arm of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, 46, a former professional tennis player who is the country’s Sports Minister and, as one X user pointed out, his subordinate.
Emmanuel Macron greets Amelie Oudea-Castera during the Opening Ceremony. Picture: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
The President’s embrace with his Sports Minister raised eyebrows. Picture: Agence KMSP/KMSP/KMSP via AFP
Ms Oudéa-Castéra in turn clutches Mr Macron’s bicep with one hand, the other wrapped affectionately around his neck while planting a kiss on the French leader’s neck.
Exacerbating the photo’s cringe factor is the positioning of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who appears to be conspicuously averting his gaze from the display.
“Gabriel Attal, he pretends to look elsewhere! He doesn’t know where to stand!” one user wrote.
“It’s my lover that I’m kissing like this. Embarrassing,” another wrote.
“I find this photo indecent, it’s not worthy of a president and a minister,” a disapproving poster seethed.
Other officials nearby conspicuously averted their eyes. Picture: Odd Andersen/AFP
IOC president Thomas Bach watches on. Picture: Joel Marklund/Bildbyran/Sipa USA/AAP
The photo was brought to peoples’ attention by French magazine Madame Figaro, which called the kiss “strange” and claimed Ms Oudéa-Castéra had a penchant for drawing attention to herself.
Ms Oudéa-Castéra, or AOC as she’s known in France, believe it or not, has been front-and-centre as the first Olympics in France in 100 years came to life.
