The following article includes mentions of eating disorders.
She’s rubbed shoulders with the Obamas and British royals and taken selfies with Meghan Markle.
Her father was a stockbroker and her mother was a nurse.
The family started out in Sainte-Adele, Quebec, and later moved to Montreal.
She also studied flute and guitar in school.
Despite her idyllic upbringing, Gregoire Trudeau developed bulimia in her teens.
“No one had shown me how to sit with the pain I was dealing with.”
Gregoire Trudeau would later become an advocate for those dealing with eating disorders.
She told her mom she wanted to date him.
Her mom laughed it off.
“When we met again, I reminded him that I knew his brother, Michel.
There was definitely a physical and emotional connection.
You’re going to be my wife.
We’re going to have a family together.”
She dabbled in advertising before realizing radio and television school might be right for her.
“I had always felt my communication skills were my best asset,” she told Diamond.
“The moment I stepped foot into school, I knew I was home.
I felt most like myself.
I had found my calling.”
She climbed the ranks from writing the ticker to entertainment reporter.
The adventures didn’t stop at work.
Gregoire Trudeau was always excited about love.
She told Diamond of her adolescence, “I had an equally crazy love for boys.
I was comfortable hanging out with the boys, just as much as the girls.
I was mischievous, but a good mischievous almost good trouble, not bad trouble.”
Justin Trudeau was taken with the successful and fun Gregoire Trudeau.
He sang her praises in aMaclean’sinterview before their wedding.
“First of all, you’ve seen the pictures,” he said.
“She’s absolutely gorgeous.
Still, somered flags would pop up in their marriagelater on.
Their wedding took things up yet another notch, catapulting her into the upper echelon of Canadian society.
Former politicians and sons of prime ministers attended the Montreal wedding.
She yelled at the crowds, “I’m the luckiest woman in the world” (viaCBC).
It only took three years for the couple to take the plunge.
Trudeau became a member of the Parliament of Canada in 2008.
He was reelected in 2011 and became leader of the Liberal Party in 2013.
At one point, she told Le Soleil she was struggling: “I need help.
I need a team to help me serve the people” (viaThe Independent).
It seems Trudeau got his way.
The couple welcomed children Xavier James in 2007, Ella-Grace Margaret in 2009, and Hadrien in 2014.
Gregoire Trudeau told Erica Diamond about the deep impact motherhood had on her.
“I literally had an out-of-body experience while breastfeeding,” she said.
“That we have a responsibility to save every child and save each other.
It made me feel closer to everybody on this planet.”
In an interview withSorry Girls, Gregoire Trudeau insisted she’s just like any other mom.
She added that she prioritizes “a sense of safety” in her spaces.
“I was very conscious of it.
I read about bulimia, and I knew I was suffering from it.”
“Women, girls, men, boys, and gender-diverse people must face this challenge together.”
Gregoire Trudeau seemed determined to share her true self from the beginning of her husband’s political career.
The photo rendered them a “political punchline,” according toChatelaine.
But on closer inspection, the couple has always been open about their cheesy tendencies.
Big tender hearts.”
In 2022, the pair celebrated 17 years of marriage.
“We kind of look alike, don’t we?”
Some thought those lines in her Instagram caption seemed ominous.
And just over a year later, her Instagram account hinted at even moretrouble in paradise for the Trudeaus.
A picture book was to follow in 2025.
In fact, Trudeau himself didn’t post about his wife’s big literary break at all.
Instead, he was busy with official visits to South Korea and Japan, per hisInstagramposts.
The announcement came through the couple’s individual Instagram accounts, captioned in both English and French.
The couple decided to separate after “many meaningful and difficult conversations,” their Instagram announcement read.
I love you, Soph.
Less than three months later, the couple was now calling it quits.
Gregoire Trudeau is now adapting to yet another transformative role: co-parenting with Trudeau.
The couple embarked on a vacation with their kids in British Columbia only days after their separation became public.
And she could make a mint.
Commentators speculate that her post-separation goal will be to “get paid,” per Politico.
What will those deals be?
Her list of goals is as eclectic as Gregoire Trudeau herself.
Her approach, though, has changed.
“I don’t expect something huge to happen every day.
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who does, help is available.
