Vanessa Paradis's Marie Claire UK Chanel Fest, Plus She Dishes on Johnny Depp
Vanessa Paradis, decked out in Chanel, on the August cover of Marie Claire UK. Photo: Matt Jones
Not only is she shacked up with the perpetually swoon-worthy Johnny Depp, with whom she has two kids, but she's also besties with Karl Lagerfeld (assuring her, we're sure, tons of Chanel freebies).
In the August issue of Marie Claire UK, the 37-year-old singer/model/actress makes our envy grow even more, as she's photographed playing around in Chanel duds -- form-fitting black minidresses, gobs of baubles, an iconic tweed jacket, pants embellished with rosettes, and a sequin-trimmed jacket tucked into high-waisted briefs and paired with sexy OTK boots -- and dishes about how she's kept the passion alive in her 12-year relationship with Depp.
(Surprisingly, it seems there is more to it than the fact that, y'know, he's Johnny Depp.)
"First of all, you have to be lucky enough to find the right person," says the Chanel Coco Rogue lipstick and Coco Cocoon handbag model.
"Next, the fact that we're not together every day plays a big part in keeping our relationship stable. And then we also have a lot of respect and admiration for each other. We understand that, if we want our relationship to continue, we must give each other space, allow each other to go off on our own and trust each other."
The famously gap-toothed beauty continues: "Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust. You're really lucky if you find someone you can trust when you spend time apart.
"But it's more complicated than that. Keeping love alive should be like the way you live your life: you don't eat the same meal every day, you don't read the same book, you don't listen to the same CD. When you are a couple, you need to go off alone and discover things for yourself."
As for the two of them making a film together, don't hold your breath.
Paradis continues the Chanel-themed photo shoot inside the August issue of Marie Claire UK. Photo: Matt Jones
Asked to describe her style, the chic Frenchwoman, who began modeling for Chanel nearly 20 years ago, says she can't quite pin it down.
"Three words -- Im, poss, ible," she says.
More like -- In, cred, ible.
To see more pictures from Paradis's shoot, head over to marieclaire.co.uk, and read her complete interview in the August issue, on newsstands now.
In other Marie Claire news, see a very grown-up Dakota Fanning dominating the U.S. edition.
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frenchblue367, 7-10-2010, 8:23AM
Very disappointing article. This is not "dishing" on Johnny Depp. Not that I needed to know what happens in their bedroom, I couldn't care less, but I thought she might have something to say about him that we don't already know. Such as he enjoys chocolate-covered ants or something silly like that. They make a lovely couple, and probably their longevity and devotedness is attributable to the fact that they keep a low profile together, as well as their kids. Keep it that way and you'll stay happy, stay together.
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