March 12, 2024

By Caroline Perrin | Journalist

Obelix of the celebrity press, she fell into it when she was little and never really left the pot. His favorite pastime? Scour the social networks of stars to find clues regarding breakups or new couples still kept secret.

This March 12, 2024, Stromae celebrates its 39th birthday. If the artist is withdrawing from media life to preserve his health, there is no doubt that he must enjoy sweet moments with his son, the fruit of his love affair with his wife Coralie Barbier. A role as a father which caused him some anxiety in the years following the baby’s arrival.

“My anxiety”: Stromae transparent regarding his fear of being a dad, which scared him before the arrival of his son with a secret first name

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It is human to wonder what we can be worth as a parent a few days before the birth of a child. But the question of whether he will be a good dad, Stromae asked himself the question soon enough. This March 12, the singer celebrates his 39th birthday. And seven years ago already, long before the birth of his son in 2018 that he had with his wife Coralie Barbier, the artist awarded the Victoires de la Musique 2023 (ceremony where he exchanged very rare kisses in public with his wife) evoked one of his greatest anxieties.

Interviewed by the magazine Vanity Fair in a video broadcast on Facebook (to be found in our slideshow) on the subject of the ticking biological clock, Stromae had agreed to speak, with a crooked smile, slightly uncomfortable, regarding potential paternity in the years to come. He did not hide his fears regarding the father he would be: “I still have the fear of being a little out of step with my children, of being a little the old dad who is going to be absolutely cool… It’s a bit of my anxiety” he admitted.

Stromae and Coralie Barbier, parents of a son with a well-hidden identity

If the best person to answer this question is his own son, there’s no hope of an interview. The couple makes a point of protecting their child, which is why more than four years following his birth, the boy’s first name has still not been revealed and will surely never be revealed before he is of age. make your own decisions.

This secret maintained around the identity of his boy, Stromae had mentioned it during an interview with Madame Figaro on March 2022: “My son is three years old, I protect him, and I don’t even want to reveal his first name. We are very happy in our little family unit“, he said. In addition to this desire to keep their family life to themselves, Stromae also indicated what kind of dad he was, thus providing positive answers to the questions he might ask himself before taking on the role. one of the most beautiful roles of his life: “I am an omnipresent dad… My ability to be a good dad, I owe it above all to Coralie, my wife.“The most beautiful proof of love!

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The management of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suspended Professor Nadira-Shalhoub-Kiborkian from her job following she published a blatant anti-Israel video in which she accused the state of the “extermination” of the Palestinian people.

The full letter published by the university reads: “Since the beginning of the war, Prof. Shilhov-Kivorkian has been speaking out in a disgraceful, anti-Zionist and inflammatory manner. Thus, at the beginning of the war, the lecturer signed a petition calling Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide, and an occupying entity since 1948. In response, the university administration sent an unusual letter In his letter on behalf of the president of the university, Prof. Asher Cohen and the rector, Prof. Tamir Shafer, it states that they are sorry that Shilhov-Kivorkian is part of the university and suggested that she consider leaving her position.

Shilhov-Kiborkian did not respond to the request, and continues to enjoy the reputation of our magnificent institution, while embarrassing us at the Israeli and international level. Her statements take freedom of expression and academic freedom to the extreme and use it cynically, to the point of incitement and incitement.

The Hebrew University is proud to be an Israeli, public and Zionist institution, and condemns with disgust Shilhov-Kiborkian’s shocking and outrageous statements. As in the past, the heads of the university repeat their call for Professor Shilhov-Kivorkian to find another academic home for herself, which is compatible with her positions. At this point and in order to maintain a safe climate on campus for the benefit of our students – the university has decided to suspend her from teaching,” the university said.

In response to the suspension of the inciting lecturer Kevorkian said the chairman of the Am Tertus movement, Matan Peleg: “Congratulations to the Hebrew University for suspending the inciting lecturer. We thank our thousands of supporters who sent thousands of letters overnight to the university administration to have her fired. Suspension is not enough. A despicable person like Kevorkian should be fired and you can’t be getting a salary at the expense of the taxpayer. We would recommend her to move to a university in Gaza, but this university was destroyed by the IDF, thank God. Maybe in Ramallah they are looking for inciting lecturers”