Carla Bruni Sarkozy, 43, scheduled a live interview on the top lunch time news show of privately-owned channel TF1. After calling the interview, with speculation that a pregnancy announcement was the reason. But she avoided the question coyly.
The interview only served to fuel speculation that she is pregnant with President Nicolas Sarkozy’s child, whether meant to announce it or deny. presenter Jean-Pierre Pernaut had expected Bruni to announce she was pregnant, but she avoided confirming it openly. Journalists quizzed Bruni for several minutes on her charity work against child illiteracy, instead of asking the million-dollar question, before dispatching the pregnancy issue in a matter of seconds.
Jean-Pierre Pernaut said, “I know you don’t like people talking about your private life, but I just want to congratulate you.” The supermodel smiled and replied: “I congratulate you too,” without saying what for. The interview then ended.
Many celebrity-watchers raced to social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook, following the cryptic exchange and claim that the interview was tacitly confirming that Carla Bruni is expecting Sarkozy’s child.