[6] Her paternal grandfather, Alain Gayet, was also a surgeon and became a Compagnon de la Libération after World War II.

[11] Gayet made her acting debut in a 1992 episode of the French TV series Premiers baisers,[12] and had her first film role as an extra in Three Colors: Blue (1993).

[14] In 2007, she founded her own production company, Rouge International, with Nadia Turincev and produced films such as The Ride by Stephanie Gillard, Fix me by Palestinian Raed Andonia and Bonsai by Cristian Jimenez of Chile.

[20] On 10 January 2014, a story in the tabloid Closer featured seven pages of alleged revelations and photos about the affair, provoking wider media coverage.

[21][22] Hollande said he "regretted this violation of his private life" and was "thinking about" pursuing a legal response, but did not deny the substance of the story.

[26] On 27 March 2014, a French court ordered Closer magazine to pay Gayet €15,000 ($20,700) for publishing the photos that revealed an affair between her and President Hollande.