Alexandra Lamy is known for her sense of humor, but she has faced challenges throughout her life. Invited by David Castello-Lopes, the film actress opened up on Small Talk about being a victim of school bullying. When she was under ten years old, Alexandra Lamy was targeted by one of her classmates. “I was bullied when I was in the third and fourth grade. I was bullied by a boy named Bruno,” she revealed in the podcast. While she didn’t specify the nature of the bullying, Alexandra Lamy remembers keeping it hidden from her parents.
“You always feel like bullying could never happen to your children. I told my parents, but much later. I always asked myself: ‘Why didn’t I tell my father?‘ Even though I know he would have solved the problem very quickly,” she regretted. Today, she is convinced that her father, who she wanted to protect, would have found a solution: “He probably would have talked to the parents. We might have discussed it. We are always afraid of ending up in a complicated situation, making it worse. This bullying lasted a long time. I really regret not telling my father.”
Alexandra Lamy regrets not telling her father
Many years later, Alexandra Lamy broke the silence. She explained to her parents what she had experienced as a child: “When I told my father, he said, ‘Finally, you, why didn’t you ever tell us when we always told each other everything?’. As for Bruno, he moved on, but Alexandra Lamy never forgot. She especially remembers what triggered this boy’s desire to mistreat her: “I remember Bruno very well. He was in love with me and I was not. He made me pay for it. Meanwhile, I was making out with Olivier. This caused some fights. It lasted for more than a year. Bruno, a toxic little boy.”
Alexandra Lamy, defender of other bullied children
In the years that followed, Alexandra Lamy turned this experience into a lesson. The young girl she was used the bullying she had experienced to defend those who were also being bullied. “It marked me. I was defending those who were more like scapegoats. I remember that at summer camp, a young boy was being bullied by other boys. Us girls were there to defend him because I know how violent it can be,” she recalled. A beautiful way of turning her experience into strength.
