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Tiphaine Auzière is no longer just Emmanuel Macron’s stepdaughter. Since October 2024, the Paris bar attorney has been working as a courtroom commentator on the very popular show Touche pas à mon poste on C8. This unexpected media choice marks a major turning point in her career, which had previously remained very low-key.
The show hosted by Cyril Hanouna, often mired in controversy, gives her an unprecedented platform. There, she addresses sensitive legal topics with rigor and clarity. Her seriousness and social commitment give her strong credibility. She does not hesitate to tackle complex subjects head-on, such as juvenile criminal law. In addition, she keeps going even in the face of criticism. She also remains firm despite misunderstandings from her fellow commentators.
An Upbringing Shaped By A Family Of Notables: The Trogneuxes
Born in 1984, Tiphaine Auzière is the youngest of Brigitte Macron’s three children (née Trogneux) and André-Louis Auzière, a banker who died in 2019. Her maternal family, the Trogneux family, is well known in Amiens for its industrial legacy in the chocolate business. This renowned family enterprise helped build the Trogneuxes’ bourgeois—and later scholarly—reputation.
It was first in Truchtersheim, in Alsace, and then in Amiens that Tiphaine grew up, immersed in a rich and stimulating intellectual world. Her mother, a respected teacher at Lycée La Providence, instilled in her an early love of literature and ideas. Her parents’ separation and Emmanuel Macron’s arrival in her life profoundly transformed her youth. In addition, it brought her maturity and independence.
A Brilliant Academic Path, Focused On Social Law
After a brief stint in hypokhâgne, Tiphaine Auzière chose to study law at Sorbonne University in Paris, earning a Master 2 in labor law. As early as 2009, she was admitted to the bar and began a career focused on defending employees, especially in the delicate context of downsizing plans. Her professional commitment quickly was matched by a personal commitment to social justice.
In 2018, she founded the law firm Challenges Avocats in Boulogne-sur-Mer, continuing her mission to make justice more accessible to everyone. In 2024, her novel titled Assises, drawn from real cases from her career as a lawyer, was warmly received. This book explores with accuracy the moral and legal dilemmas experienced by ordinary women. In this way, it reinforces her image as a public figure attentive to contemporary issues.
Discreet But Steady Political Engagement
As early as 2017, she actively supported Emmanuel Macron’s presidential campaign, notably helping structure the LREM movement in Pas-de-Calais. As a deputy for a local candidate, she established herself as a discreet but committed political figure, putting social justice and equality front and center.
Her controversial educational project is the private, non-state-funded high school Autrement, opened in 2020 and located in the Paris region. However, it has been the subject of extensive media criticism. Expensive, claiming a high level of academic excellence, and surrounded by controversial figures, the school has sparked debate and controversy. Tiphaine Auzière stands by this choice, despite the pressure.
A Private Life Under The Media Spotlight
Married until 2025 to gastroenterologist Antoine Choteau, she is the mother of two children, Élise and Aurèle. Having long lived on the Opal Coast, her marital separation brought her closer to her family, especially her mother and her brother, but above all her sister.
The rumor of an affair with host Cyril Hanouna, widely circulated but not yet confirmed, clearly shows how Tiphaine Auzière is gradually becoming a closely watched media figure. This new exposure intrigues, fascinates, or unsettles, depending on the outlet.
Tiphaine Auzière: An Advocate For Human, Accessible Law
Tiphaine Auzière champions a humane and accessible vision of the law, regularly emphasizing the importance of nuance, empathy, and individual circumstances in justice. Her unique path places her at the intersection of the legal, political, and media worlds.
Her book Assises, which deals in particular with incest, domestic violence, and harassment, reflects a deep understanding of contemporary social realities. Her professional and personal commitment remains focused on defending the most vulnerable and educating the general public.
Tiphaine Auzière, representative of a generation of women determined to balance independence, strong convictions, and carefully managed fame, continues on her path with calm and determination, aware of the weight of her name but resolved to write her own story. Will she go into politics? We’ll know very soon…