Like many celebrities, Vincent Lindon is accustomed to making headlines with his love stories. The most iconic one is undoubtedly the one he shared with Sandrine Kiberlain. It is with the actress that he had his daughter Suzanne. However, today, the actor is much more reserved when it comes to his relationship with Cécile Duffau, about which fans know little.
Who is Cécile Duffau, Vincent Lindon’s companion?
As Voici explains, it was in 2019 that Cécile Duffau and Vincent Lindon met for the first time.
But it wasn’t until three years later that they decided to formalize their relationship. The couple made their first public appearance at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival during the Women in Motion event.
While actors often meet their partners in their workplace, this is not the case here. Indeed, Cécile Duffau comes from a completely different background.
Originally from Bordeaux, she studied in Toulouse where she obtained a degree in cultural and humanitarian management at ESC. She then started her career in private banking to work in wealth management.
However, one day, she decided to change everything. In an interview with Ouest France, she recounted the day she left everything to start working in the nonprofit sector.
During a meeting with a client, he said to her: “I am homeless: without financial difficulties.” “At that moment, I knew that I could no longer help people who have money get even more. I had to become useful, dedicate myself to those in need,” explained Cécile Duffau.
She then created the “Un rien c’est tout” association which encourages micro-donations during online or card payments. The collected money is then donated to charitable organizations.
A discreet relationship
While Cécile Duffau is well known in her field of activity, she prefers to stay out of the spotlight when it comes to her relationship with Vincent Lindon. This is a choice that the actor respects by remaining extremely discreet on the subject in the media.
However, in the documentary “Vincent Lindon, Cœur sanglant” released in 2024, he allowed himself to make rare confessions about their relationship, which were reported by Closer.
“The sun rises and sets with her. I would have loved to come up with that phrase. It’s a phrase from Val Kilmer to Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s Heat,” he explained before continuing, “If the film had been less successful, I could have pretended it came from me. I could have written a text to Cécile saying ‘The sun rises and sets with you’.“
“But at the same time, the most beautiful sign of respect for our loved one who shares our life, whether it is a man or a woman, is precisely not to talk about it in a documentary. It’s the best way to keep that for ourselves. And show that it happens elsewhere. That’s how it is, and that’s enough,” he concluded.
