All About Michelle Yeoh’s Fiancé Jean Todt
The gorgeous and talented Michelle Yeoh had an amazing year in a lifetime of incredible success. Her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once won her an Academy Awards in the Best Actress category. On her big night, she was accompanied by her longtime partner, Jean Todt.
He even tweeted during her win, writing exuberantly, “Moment of pure grace and immense happiness! What a journey! So proud of Michelle who received the Oscar Academy Award of the best actress.”
Moment of pure grace and immense happiness! What a journey! So proud of Michelle who received the Oscar Academy Award of the best actress #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce pic.twitter.com/jANwzI0sQE
— Jean Todt (@JeanTodt) March 13, 2023
The couple have been engaged since 2005, so getting married clearly isn't at the top of their priority list. But they remain devoted to one another. Here's everything to know about Jean Todt.
Who is Jean Todt?
Todt, 77, is from south-central France, born in Pierrefort in February 1946, the son of a doctor. He eventually went to study at the École des Cadres School of Economics and Business in Paris. Todt works in racing as an executive now, but he was once a world championship rally co-driver. His career behind the wheel began in 1966, and he has won races in the Tour de France Automobile Rally, World Rally Championship, and the Rally de Portugal.
He has served as the director of Peugoet Talbot Sport, and was the CEO of Ferrari from 2004 to 2009. From 2009 to 2021, Todt was the president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile. The organization oversees the Formula One World Championship.
On the charitable side, he serves on the United Nations’ Special Envoy for Road Safety and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society.
He has one son, Nicolas Todt, who is a driver himself and an award winner on the track.
How did Todt and Yeoh meet?
In 2004, a year before their engagement, Todt and Yeoh met at in Shanghai while the actress was doing publicity for Ferrari.
Who else has Yeoh been romantically linked to?
Yeoh was once married to studio head Dickson Poon, a billionaire who asked Yeoh to stop acting. She agreed, but they divorced in 1992 after four years of marriage. She returned to film with her movie Supercop, acting alongside Jackie Chan.
Before meeting Todt, she dated a cardiologist named Alan Heldman, and they were engaged in 1998, breaking up in 2000.
Are Yeoh and Todt going to get married?
In an interview with the Guardian in 2021, Yeoh said, “We’ve been threatening to get married for such a long time. Sometimes we say, ‘Wait, didn’t we already do it?’”
When asked if the couple have commitment issues, she exclaimed, “Oh stop!”
It does seem like marriage isn't the biggest thing on their minds, but in Town & Country's September 2022 issue, Yeoh made it clear where her heart lies. While discussing how much the pair travel for work and fun, she was asked where home really was, and answered, “Wherever the people that I love are. Wherever Jean is.”
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