After a whirlwind romance, Melbourne-born interior designer Loretta Genovesi quit her job to be with entrepreneur Nicolas Collignon.
After a whirlwind romance in 2014, interior designer Loretta Genovesi, 38, quit her job in Melbourne and moved to Paris to be with French entrepreneur Nicolas Collignon, 40. They’re now parents to one-year-old Antony.
In Paris, he asked me out on a date. I thought it would be one night: it wasn’t. I emailed work twice to extend my trip. Nicolas proposed in 2018 when we were on holiday in Greece. Our wedding was a three-day celebration in a chateau at Béville-le-Comte, one hour south-west of Paris, with fireworks over the lake. It was a fairy tale beginning.We bought a place in the 15th arrondissement, which I’ve renovated and decorated, and my design business has grown through word of mouth. My dad and grandfather were Italian-migrant builders; I feel as if I’m carrying on that tradition.
I’d been single for a while and was ready to share my life with somebody. She lived in Australia, but that wasn’t a major inconvenience for me. I wasn’t really thinking about what would happen in six months or a year or 10 years. It just happened. ‘I tried to make her less homesick by taking her to a restaurant called Fish and Chic. The food wasn’t very Australian at all.’Our crazy holidays are our best memories. Our first trip was to Uluru. In the desert, it was my job to read the map and I didn’t realise the dotted line is for four-wheel drives; we had a small city car. We drove four or five hours until we came to a little town where I had my first meat pie, but from then on, the road was gravel.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
She moved to Paris for love despite speaking no French. An instant fairytale? Non!After a whirlwind romance, Melbourne-born interior designer Loretta Genovesi quit her job to be with entrepreneur Nicolas Collignon.
Read more »
Nadia thought she understood English. When she arrived in Australia, she was shockedFrom job opportunities to making friends: new research has highlighted the benefits of English language proficiency for skilled migrants.
Read more »
Fake Uber driver jailed for six years over sex attacks on three womenOne of Francesco De Luise’s victims told the court she thought she was going to die when she realised he was not her Uber driver.
Read more »
Bella Sansom breaks discus, shot-put records in debut season with Deception Bay Athletics ClubRising star Bella Sansom is smashing records every time she competes and her coach says she has what it takes to take on the world — if she wants to.
Read more »
US, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on carrier, warshipsAmerican shoots down dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier and US destroyers.
Read more »
US, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on carrier, warshipsAmerican shoots down dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier and US destroyers.
Read more »