Carla Bruni

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>> Carla Bruni and husband Nicolas Sarkozy have been keeping mum on whether she is pregnant with their first child together, but her father-in-law, Pal Sarkozy, had no qualms about confirming the news to German newspaper, Bild: "I am delighted at the arrival of my grandchild. They do not want to know the sex of the baby in advance, but I'm sure it will be a girl and she will be as beautiful as Carla." [Vogue UK]

>> Carla Bruni is pregnant with her first child by husband Nicolas Sarkozy, according to reports in the French publications Le Figaro, Le Journal du Dimanche, and Le Parisien. Although the Elysee Palace has not denied or confirmed the claims — a spokesperson instead commented that the subject is a private matter — the French magazine Closer reports that ministers have been told not to share the news, as Bruni is still in the early stages of pregnancy. Bruni, 43, has one previous child, Aurelien, born in 2001 by a previous boyfriend. It was already reported last week that she may skip the Cannes Film Festival premiere of her Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris, for fear of appearing too "bling" in the face of next year's French presidential elections, but a pregnancy could be another reason to avoid the scrum of press. [Vogue UK]

While daughters of conservative politicians speak out about their left leanings, first lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says she swings right now. That would be unremarkable if her conservative president husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, wasn't gearing up for his 2012 reelection campaign and she was not Carla Bruni.

The model/singer/actress is known for her salacious, or the more euphemistic "bohemian," past, which includes at least one nude photo scandal. But, hey, conservatives get naked, too, right?

Either way, the first lady is seen as a liability to the president's reelection, but I do think she makes a valid point by saying liberals and conservatives are not the same in every country. She said her previous politics were due to the "community of artists" she belonged to in Italy, her native country. "We were left-wing but at that time I voted in Italy. I have never voted for the Left in France and I can tell you, I'm not about to start now."

Do you believe her conservative rebirth or are politics just politics — in every country?

>> Farida Khelfa, who first walked for Jean Paul Gaultier in the '80s and later was his couture director for a time (she's also known as Azzedine Alaia's muse), has directed a 52-minute documentary on the designer, Jean Paul Gaultier ou les codes bouleversés (Jean Paul Gaultier or the shattered codes), which premieres on television tonight in France. The film spans Gaultier's 30-year career, and Khelfa invited her best friend Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, also a friend of the designer, to interview him. They discussed his commitment to the fight against AIDS, which began after he lost his lover and business partner Francis Menuge in 1990 to the disease. “My favorite piece of clothing is the condom, because it protects from the virus,” he tells Bruni-Sarkozy. Khelfa says she wants to do another designer documentary soon. [WWD]

Woody Allen directs his latest muse, French first lady Carla Bruni, in Paris. She's appearing in his new movie Midnight in Paris and will star alongside Owen Wilson. Oh la la.