A French mayor’s plan to erect a statue of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s former supermodel wife Carla Bruni in worker’s attire has angered the opposition and embarrassed the first lady.

These celebrity couples looked unlikely and the results proved they often were, reports Margaret Carragher

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni have welcomed a baby girl into their family.

FRANCE’S first lady Carla Bruni is expected to give birth any day soon, keeping French media on tenterhooks before an event that could offer President Nicolas Sarkozy a welcome respite from non-stop political headwinds.

Workers at a closure-threatened French nappy factory have sent a box of nappies to first lady Carla Bruni in a plea to help them save their jobs.

Hollywood veteran Woody Allen kickstarts the Cannes Film Festival tonight with a screening of his new film, 'Midnight in Paris'.

IT may be a case of no Cannes do.

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy’s marriage to Carla Bruni, an Italian-born heiress and ex-supermodel long considered among the world’s most desirable women, was touted as a coup for the French leader.

Woody Allen has leapt to the defence of co-star, France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy after gossip column reports that she was a handful on the set of his romantic comedy 'Midnight in Paris'.

AN Iranian newspaper said yesterday that Carla Bruni, the wife of France’s president, deserved to die after she expressed solidarity with a woman sentenced to be stoned for adultery.

IRAN’S hardline media have called French first lady Carla Bruni a “prostitute” after she expressed strong support for an Iranian woman facing death by stoning for adultery.

France’s first lady Carla Bruni was labelled a “prostitute” by Iranian state-run media today over her support for a woman who faced death by stoning for adultery.

Woody Allen was impressed by the “professional” performance of France’s first lady, Carla Bruni, on the set of his film 'Midnight in Paris', it was reported today.

FRANCE’S first lady is making her debut as an actress, filming this week in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris.

France's first lady is making her debut as an actress, filming this week in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris".

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s defiant World War II broadcast from London yesterday, visiting resistance sites and pledging to use historic ties with Britain to tackle modern challenges.

The glamour couple of Europe will return to the UK today hoping they will not endure a difficult time from the British media.

FRANCE’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has dismissed as “insignificant” rumours of infidelity by her and her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and brushed off theories that lies were planted in a plot to bring down the glamorous couple.

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday warned the US that it cannot “run the world alone” as he warmed up for a summit last night with Barack Obama by echoing Franco-American spats of the past.

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday he did not have half a second to lose on media speculation about the state of his marriage to supermodel-turned-popstar Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

FRANCE was buzzing last night as claims President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife Carla Bruni were both having affairs gathered steam.

Rumours are sweeping France that both President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife are having affairs.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni has agreed to appear in Woody Allen’s next film.

Woody Allen has given French First Lady Carla Bruni a starring role in his next film, according to reports.

FRANCE’S first lady joined musical heavyweights in New York to celebrate the birthday of Nelson Mandela.

ONE is a role model, the other a fashion model. One likes to bare her arms, the other — well, she bares it all.

France’s first lady is ready for a baby with president Nicolas Sarkozy.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy revealed that her wedding to French President Nicolas Sarkozy was decided just two days in advance.

French First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is set to take time out from political duties to perform alongside Metallica and Paul McCartney, the BBC said today.

Pop star and French first lady Carla Bruni has denied claims she broke up Mick Jagger's marriage to Jerry Hall, insisting they were only friends until he divorced the former model.

CARLA BRUNI has made it onto a list of the world’s most stylish individuals — but her husband, the French president, has been booted out of the top 10.

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says her husband was not upset when he learned of all the nude photos she did during her modelling days.

Pop star and French first lady Carla Bruni is "hurt" after her new album was mauled by critics.

France’s first lady, singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is giving up concerts until her husband is out of office, she said today.

A NUDE photo of the new high-profile wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy smashed its auction estimate as it sold for more than $90,000 (€57,532) in New York, Christie’s said.

A nude photo of the new high-profile wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy smashed its auction estimate as it sold for more than $91,000 (€57,530) in New York, Christie’s said.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy touched down in Britain today at the start of a state visit he hopes will signal a new “brotherhood” between the two neighbours.

THE ex-wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has wed a public relations executive in a chic ceremony that the French media poked fun at yesterday.

The new first lady of France said today that her first meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy was love at first sight.

NEWLY married French president Nicolas Sarkozy has filed a legal complaint over a media report saying he promised to call off his engagement if his ex-wife came back to him.

Newly-married French president Nicolas Sarkozy has filed a legal complaint over a media report saying he promised to call off his engagement if his ex-wife came back to him.

France’s newly married president, Nicolas Sarkozy, filed a legal complaint today over a media report saying he promised to call off his engagement if his ex-wife came back to him, his lawyer said.

A FRENCH judge ruled that Ryanair improperly used a picture of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, in an advertisement, and ordered the carrier to pay the newlyweds €60,000 in damages.