YOUTUBE - REUTERS Emmanuel Macron and his wife met when he was her student

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The 39-year-old French presidential candidate first met his wife Brigitte Trogneux, 64, when she was his teacher and he, just a teen. His parents were allegedly outraged at the "forbidden" romance with the married mother-of-three - whose daughter was in the same class in school as the young intellectual.

It is claimed the heartbroken youngster was exiled to Paris at the age of 17, as his father warned his now daughter-in-law to "stay away" until he was at least 18. But now a former professor has revealed Ms Trogneux is the reason Mr Macron wants to succeed. WHO IS EMMANUEL MACRON'S WIFE?

REUTERS Macron and his wife were married in 2007 after 13 years

His former English tutor Christian Monjou claimed the young man is still trying to show that his wife was right to leave her old life behind and start a new one with him. Speaking to the MailOnline, he said: "He wanted to prove to his parents that he had not made a mistake in falling in love with his teacher. "And he wanted to prove to his now wife that she had made the right choice in turning her life upside down to be with him."

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He wanted to prove to his parents that he had not made a mistake in falling in love with his teacher. Emmanuel Macron's former English tutor Christian Monjou

The glamorous Brigitte came into Emmanuel Macron's life when he was just 15, and they met during drama classes at his private Catholic school Amiens, northern France. One of the more intellectual students, Macron shunned the playground for the library. And when his drama class struggled to find enough parts in a play for all the students, he suggested he and his teacher co-write a new script together.

REUTERS Macron was exiled to France away from his lover when he was 17

At first, his closeness to the attractive blonde-harked beauty did not trouble her then husband Andre-Louis Auziere, as he was used to student visiting for dinner on Friday nights - bringing flowers and champagne. Although Brigitte has refused to reveal when the unlikely pair first became intimate, she said: "Nobody will ever know at what moment our story became a love story. That belongs to us. That is our secret." But a local journalist told the MailOnline: "It was a huge scandal at the time. "People are opened-minded about love and sex in France. But still it was a big deal. She was married with three children and he was her pupil. You can imagine what the other parents made of it all."

YOUTUBE Macron met his now wife when he was studying drama

YOUTUBE Macron and his drama teacher began co-writing a play together

Macron's parents, both doctors, were not impressed with the new relationship, according to Mr Monjou. The MailOnline reported that although the parents decided not to take their complaint to the police, Macron was packed off to the Lycee-Henri IV secondary school to prepare for university entrance exams. Yet it is claimed even once he was exiled to Paris he told Brigitte: "It doesn't matter what you do. One day I will marry you."

REUTERS Mr Macron has publicly thanked his wife for her support