"Sadder than ever." Brigitte Macron described what it's like to be France's First Lady.

France's 73-year-old first lady, Brigitte Macron, admitted in a new interview that she feels "sadder than ever."

"I used to have a normal life: children, work, ups and downs, like everyone else. But these ten years have flown by so quickly. They've been so intense. I've seen the world's darkness, stupidity, anger. Sometimes I'm sadder than ever," Macron told La Tribune.

During a conversation at the Elysée Palace, the French First Lady repeatedly spoke of her depressed state: "Sometimes I have trouble even seeing the blue sky. I have moments of pessimism that I never had before."

Brigitte also admitted that since her husband Emmanuel Macron's first presidential term, the hardest thing she's had to deal with has been online bullying. According to the First Lady, a simple exercise from a psychologist helped her cope with the negativity: she now writes down her thoughts when she feels down.

Let's remember that Brigitte Macron, even now, at the end of her husband Emmanuel Macron's second presidential term, is one of the most talked-about figures in France, largely due to the fact that the First Lady of France is 24 years older than her husband. Brigitte was a teacher at the school of future President Emmanuel Macron.

However, in recent years, the main topic of discussion regarding the First Lady in France has been her gender. Many online users still believe that Brigitte is a transgender woman.** The Macrons have repeatedly sued publications and individual journalists who claimed in the media that the First Lady was born a man.**

Furthermore, the relationship between the Macrons is generating intense interest. Last year, a video went viral online showing Emmanuel Macron being slapped by his wife as they were getting off a plane. The president later rushed to defend his wife, claiming they were just fooling around. However, the video has already become so popular that even US President Donald Trump joked about it: "Macron is still recovering from his wife's slap."

The Macrons have no children together, but Brigitte herself has three children from her marriage to banker André-Louis Auzière: 50-year-old Sebastien, 48-year-old Laurence, and 41-year-old Tiphaine.

Photo: brigittemacron__/Instagram****The "International LGBT Public Movement" has been declared an extremist organization and banned in Russia.