You know, we’re in a bar, you can’t hear a thing. Then I was close…
During a stop at the 5 à 7 Podcast, the couple who has been together since Occupation Double Africa du Sud, Claudie Mercier and Mathieu Pellerin, revisited a topic that had sparked a lot of chatter at the time: the rumors that Mathieu had cheated on Claudie in a bar.
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It was after Claudie had discussed their exit from reality television, which at the time came with a bar tour, and explained that she hadn’t been allowed to accompany Mathieu on his tour so that he would appear more “accessible,” that the host asked her how she felt when a rumor had erupted.
The Famous Cheating Rumor
«I want to know how you reacted when all those photo stories came out, like you kissed a girl at Shaker, or I don’t know what,” asks the host.
«No, but Math, he wasn’t even aware the next day, when I sent the photo, because he had slept in Trois-Rivières, I think (…)», says Claudie.
Mathieu explains that he had slept at a friend’s place and woke up to an avalanche of messages blaming and insulting him, asking how he could “dare do that.” He says he didn’t understand what was going on or what he was being accused of.
Here’s What Happened
«Because, deep down, I had dated another girl before OD (…) Then she was really upset that, essentially, I was in love with another girl (…)», sets the former contestant in context.
After clarifying that Mathieu had hinted to that girl that he would be back from OD soon and that they would continue their story together, Claudie returned to how things unfolded.
«So, shall we say I was panicking. I see the video clip, and we agree that it’s the most… the most video clip…», Mercier begins.
«It wasn’t that bad, really, because she cried. And there I was, saying… you know, we’re in a bar, you can’t hear anything. Then I was close to her and I said:You’ll find other guys. Then I thought I was a good guy…», explains Pellerin.
«I was like: Going up to girls like that, grabbing their heads like that, I was like: Hey, you’ve crossed a line. And then he was like: But she cried on me all night. I’m like: I don’t care (…)», continues Claudie, while Mathieu reiterates that everything turned out fine, they talked, and all was resolved.
Two Years After the Storm…
Claudie recounts running into the girl involved in the rumor two years later. They talked, and the person apologized for all the drama the situation had caused, while being genuinely kind.
«But, from an outsider’s perspective, when I look at it, I panicked…», the young woman testifies, recalling that she was in a relatively new relationship at the time, that it had still caused a breach of trust and that she had been stressed for months.
She adds that the girl confirmed nothing happened, and that the friends of her partner who were present that night had told her exactly the same thing.
The content creator admits that it was seeing the avalanche of messages about the rumor and the video that made her start to “freak out.”
«But you know, in the end we moved past it…», she concludes.
Today
Even though it took time to rebuild trust, Mathieu and Claudie are now a strong couple six years in, and they appear to be happily thriving together.
We wish them many more years of love, laughter, and zero bar rumors to deal with!
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