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What values do you pass on to your children?
The same values transmitted by my parents, namely the effort of work, self-confidence, the fact of believing in one’s dreams, but above all the value of confidence. When I left my parents to be a waitress in a nightclub, they didn’t judge me and trusted me completely.
You are Senegalese through your father. Do you bring this mixture of cultures into the education of your children?
Not at all, although it is true that it often happens to me to meet people who say to me “you do not know this or that”, concerning my origins. But my father arrived in France at the age of 5. He never considered himself to be African. At 16, he was part of the French army during the war 39-45. For him, his family was de Gaulle.
Your son is called Tim Elvis and your daughter is Angie. How did you choose these first names?
I am a big fan of Elvis Priesley, this name was essential for my son. For my daughter, I hesitated between June and Angie, whom I liked a lot because there was the word angel in it. And then, when I told David that this name referred to the title Angie of the Rolling Stones, it really gave him more and we fell in love.