Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announced their separation on Wednesday, ending their marriage of 18 years
Justin Trudeau and Sophie have been pretty vocal about the difficulties they faced in their relationship. The couple got married in 2005 and has three children aged 15, 14 and nine
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PM Justin Trudeau posted a statement on Instagram which read, “Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.”
Justin Trudeau met Sophie Gregoire when she was a classmate of his younger brother, Michel. The two then reconnected as adults in 2003 when they co-hosted a charity gala
Sophie Trudeau has a BA in communications from the Université de Montréal and she also studied commerce from Canada's McGill University. Sophie was a journalist in 2003 when she reconnected with Trudeau, and the couple married two years later
Sophie Trudeau is known as an advocate for gender equality and someone who influenced her husband’s feminist policies, which led him to make a gender-balanced cabinet. Trudeau has also increased his focus on women's empowerment in Canada's foreign policy
The New York Post called Sophie Trudeau ‘the hottest first lady in the world’ in 2015. Vogue did a feature on the power couple in 2016, where Trudeau shocked the world with the public display of affection for his wife
After separating, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau is going to move to a separate residence in Ottawa. The couple is expected to have joint custody of their three children. Sophie also has a two-book deal with Penguin Random House Canada. The first book, which focuses on wellness for adults, is expected to be out in 2023 while her children’s book could come out in 2025