[michelle]

Words of Stephanie, in 1991:

( This is a very cute interview that Christophe Dechavanne made with Stephanie when she was 26 years old)


CD: Your profession - is it singer or princess?

S: Singer. Princess is not a profession it's something that you are, a state. For me, being a singer means being able to share.

CD: you wrote a song for your mother. You were very close?

S: Yes, she was my best friend , a wonderful woman. I know she'd proud of me today.

CD: I've read that , when you were little you were always standing on the diving board at your pool, singing. Did you dream of singing on stage for a big crowd?

S: Yeah I was dreaming about that.

CD: And now you gonna jump?

S: Yes I really would love to.

CD: What are you going to do if your new album won't be as succsessful you wish?

S: I'll run to the recordimg studio and make a new one.

CD: Canadian singer Roch Voisine dedicated a love song to you. How do you take that?

S: That's so nice, really really sweet. I'm flattered.

CD: Have you met him?

S: No never

CD: A singer who declares his love for you in public. You don't want to meet him?

S: Maybe yes, but I don't want to help another story to find its way.

CD: What would be the most beautiful compliment that could be made to you?

S: If someone told me his honest opinion and respect me.

CD: Are you afraid of fans?

S: No but I fear crowded situation that can become dangerous for everyboy.

CD: That's why you have bodyguards?

S. Yes

CD: That doesn't bother you?

S: One gets used to it.

CD: The 'Daily Express' made a list of all your lovers...it was long?!

S: 90% of it is false. They always invent stories. I once asked my dad why people always tell those stories about Caroline and me, he said: ' If you were ugly and unatracktive noone would invent lovers. ' So I think I have to see the positive things.

CD: Ah...ok. So they never really invented really bad things?

S: Oh yes they did. After my mothers death they said that I killed her. Saying that about a 17 year old lil' girl that's really hard. And then they say that everything, but the metro, has already had the chance to go over me ( means had sex with her) ...well if that's not a bad thing to say I don't know.

CD: So you are well aware of these rumours?

S: Oh yes and there was a time when it really hurt me but now I think the best thing to do is to ignore this. They don't deserve beeing recognized at all.

CD: If you read all those stories written about you, do you feel like the write less about your sister?

S: No, my sister had to take a huge part of bad and cheap stories herself as well.

CD: Is Caroline a role model for you?

S: She's my sister, I adore her but we're too different, very different so it's difficult to say that she's my role model. But I admire her so much. She has sufferd a lot.

CD: Would you like to have children, and if yes, how many?

S: Three or four. I hope I find enough time ( smiles)

CD: And for the first one - do you have a time limit?

S: No not really but I don't wanna be too late.

CD: Do you feel ready to have a child?

S: Yes

CD: Do you want me to make..... you being a mommy (grin)

S: (grin) Well, no, not right away....

CD: Could you imagine to have kids without beeing married?

S: Hmm...that's difficult but nowadays that is very frequent so...for me I could have a child if I live with the baby's father.

CD: What would your father say?

S: I think he'd be fine with it.


to be continued ....