Tiphaine Auzière, the 42-year-old daughter of French first lady Brigitte Macron, has gone public with her relationship with Antoine Lecomte, a 22-year-old kitesurfing instructor. The pairing has drawn attention because of its striking resemblance to her mother's own relationship with President Emmanuel Macron, who was 15 when he met his future wife, then his 39-year-old drama teacher, sparking a similar wide age-gap dynamic that has endured for decades.

The couple reportedly met over the summer in Le Touquet, the seaside town where the Macron family has a holiday home, after Lecomte, a kitesurfer and business student, taught Auzière to use an electric surfboard. They have since shared holiday videos on Instagram, including a trip to Amsterdam, with Lecomte insisting the relationship is serious rather than a "summer fling". Online reaction has been mixed, with some commenters drawing uncomfortable parallels to the Macrons' romance and others accusing critics of a double standard over age-gap relationships involving older women. The new romance follows Auzière's split from TV host Cyril Hanouna in May 2026 and an earlier separation from her former partner Antoine Choteau in early 2025.