France: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy baby: How to cope with giving birth in your 40s - by Linda Blair

Carla Bruni, wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has just given birth. She’s 43 and has a ten-year-old son from a previous relationship. Her husband, who’s 56, has three sons from two previous marriages.

In this report psychologist Linda Blair asks what it’s like to have a child when you’re in your 40s and there are other children in the family.

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France: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: new baby will be kept out of media spotlight - by Kim Willsher

The French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has spoken publicly for the first time about the child she and the president, Nicolas Sarkozy, are expecting in a few weeks.

Until the television interview on Sunday night, neither one of the couple had discussed the pregnancy. The nine-minute interview was recorded at the Elysée Palace earlier this week. The baby will be her second child and Sarkozy's fourth.

Bruni-Sarkozy insisted the child would be shielded from the spotlight. "I will never show a photograph of this child and will never expose it [to publicity]," she said, admitting she regretted allowing her son Aurélien, now 11, to be photographed in Jordan in 2008 before she and Sarkozy were married.

Sarkozy became 56 on January 28 and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is 43

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FilmCrunch: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Accepts Woody Allen Offer - by Robin Paulson

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What is it about Woody Allen that gets women accepting his film roles? Recently, he snagged Freida Pinto; now he’s somehow managed to get France’s first lady to appear in his movie! Following the circulation of rumors that pointed to the collaboration, former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has finally openly agreed to act for Allen, despite not having a clue who she will portray nor having much expertise on a set. “I do everything a little bit blindly. If I don’t, I won’t do anything. I’m not at all an actress. Maybe I’ll be absolutely terrible,” Carla admitted.

AFP: France - Carla wants baby with Sarkozy, but may adopt

France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy wants to have a baby with her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy but would be just as happy to adopt one, she said in an interview to be published later this week.

"I would like that, but I don't know if at my age it would be possible," the 41-year-old singer and former supermodel told Figaro Magazine when asked if she hoped for a second child.

"If it's not biologically possible, I'll adopt one," she added.

TimesOnline: France's first lady Carla Bruni puts her star power at the service of Aids - Charles Bremner

Carla Bruni and husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy

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France's first lady Carla Bruni puts her star power at the service of Aids - Charles Bremner

Citing the memory of her dead brother, Carla Bruni, France's first lady, today put her celebrity power at the service of the cause of Aids, becoming an ambassador for the main international fund fighting the disease. The model-turned-singer, who married President Sarkozy in February, confirmed that her deep interest in Aids relief had been spurred by the death of Virginio Bruni-Tedeschi, who died of the disease in July 2006. "Because of my brother, of course I am very sensitive to the issue of Aids," she said. "This is a pandemic. We tend to forget, we are used to it. But look at the figures. It's staggering.

Vanity Fair: France - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the Catwalk

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France - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the Catwalk

Since marrying French president Nicolas Sarkozy, in February 2008, former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has toned down not only her husband’s image but also her own, stepping out in stylish but demure suits, slacks, and knee-length dresses. Lest we forget that at one time she was paid millions to wear provocative clothing, here is a look back at some of the more avant-garde—and revealing—outfits she modeled.

Herald Sun: "Lover President" Sarkozy uses billionaire's jet for getaway to Egypt"

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"Lover President" Sarkozy uses billionaire's jet for getaway to Egypt"

President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Egypt with new girlfriend Carla Bruni, came under attack at home for flying on his Christmas holiday aboard the private jet of a billionaire businessman. Opposition political parties accused the president of compromising his office, and asked what the plastics-to-media magnate Vincent Bollore can expect in return for his generosity. "As soon as the President makes himself dependent on the favours of billionaires, inevitably there will be qui-pro-quos and we would like to know what they are," said Socialist Party deputy Arnaud Montebourg. "This mixing of private and public interests damages the impartiality of the state," he said.