He is handsome, funny, charismatic, talented… and adored. Above all, everything he touches turns into success. You only have to look at the craze around “Guru“, the latest thriller by Yann Gozlan, which brought together nearly 700,000 spectators in one week. And if there is no doubt about Pierre Niney’s talent – he seduces as much by his sensitivity as by his ability to reinvent himself in each role – how can his wife, the actress Natasha Andrews, experience this success? The psychologist Pascal Anger provides us with some answers.
Success cannot serve as a common thread in love
First of all, a scoop that isn’t really a scoop: Pierre Niney eats, drinks and sleeps like everyone else. “He’s a human, before being an actor”, reminds the practitioner. Behind the spotlights and the red carpets, there is a man with his habits, his fragilities and his ordinary needs. He also seems to live simply with his wife, on a farm in Rambouillet, surrounded by chickens, rabbits, donkeys and dogs. But on a romantic level – the actor has shared his life with the discreet Natasha Andrews for almost 16 years – how does she manage all her success?
“In reality, as a couple, whether you are famous or not, it is not success that serves as a common thread”recalls Pascal Anger. “We love the person above all, not a public image or a professional trajectory. Of course, almost anything can be bought, but love cannot be bought.“
In other words: notoriety can impress others for a while… but it cannot constitute the basis of lasting love.
“Maybe this situation is making her suffer too.“, asks the practitioner. If we only know of Pierre Niney’s professional successes (from the outside, we can also believe that he has flair, a form of lucky star), we know nothing of his private life.
However, if he only shows us a tiny part of himself (the daring actor, aligned in his choices and at ease in any situation) “the reality may be more complex. His overexposure may be difficult for his wife to manage, since he arouses lust”, warns the psychologist. And many fantasies.
Success stories that can be shared
Since the relationship between the two actors is not new (and before being famous, Pierre Niney was already someone) we can easily imagine that the two of them share their successes.
“What he earns, his notoriety, can also be useful to her, and that’s great,” relates Pascal Anger. “He can also highlight it, remind us how much it brings to him on a daily basis. It is not because she is in the shadows (at least, less well known than him) that she is not essential to his balance.”
Notoriety is also very fleeting; you never know when it will stop, even more so in the acting profession. In this context, he too may doubt: what next? What will remain of the Pierre Niney we know?
Natasha Andrews therefore has an immense role here: that of already being her – a singular, sensitive and very accurate actress – and also that of being “the” woman. A crucial position, which surely allows Pierre Niney to keep his feet on the ground,”or even to open his eyes, where he might have closed them“.
In other words, it is possible to support the ambitions of others… while continuing to exist and love each other.