Day 6

The Hollande Affair: Fidelity and the French man

It's a long-held stereotype that France is a philanderer's paradise. So perhaps it comes as no surprise that France's president, Francois Hollande, is being accused of having an affair. This may be the kind of tabloid fodder that would incite gasps in North America, but how does the French public feel? We talk to Sylvie Brunel, who knows first hand what it's like...

It's a long-held stereotype that France is a philanderer's paradise. So perhaps it comes as no surprise that France's president, Francois Hollande, is being accused of having an affair. This may be the kind of tabloid fodder that would incite gasps in North America, but how does the French public feel? We talk to Sylvie Brunel, who knows first hand what it's like to be cheated on by a French politician, and to bestselling author Pamela Druckerman, who helps us unpack some myths about French fidelity.