Who is Axel Francine?
Axelle Francine was born in Paris, France on August 6, 1981 – her zodiac sign is Leo and she holds French nationality. She is a journalist and businesswoman, but who might be more widely known as the wife of Tony Parker, a French-American former professional basketball player.
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Early life and education
Axelle grew up in Paris, but has not shared any details about her family, although it is believed that she is an only child and her father was a businessman and her mother a housewife.
Axelle enjoyed spending her time outdoors during her teenage years and, along with most of her peers, dreamed of becoming an actress or singer. She eventually became interested in journalism and started writing for her high school newspapers, and it was her teacher who encouraged her to pursue journalism studies. After graduating from high school in 1999, Axelle enrolled in college from which she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2003, and two years later earned her master’s degree.
Axel’s career
Little is known about Axelle’s career. She started working straight out of college, as a journalist writing health articles and columns – she eventually turned to beauty and fashion writing, and in 2010 moved to New York , in the United States, starting to work as a web journalist and French correspondent. After about seven years of hard work, Axelle became an honorary member of Les Lumineuses, a French association that aims to bring together women from diverse backgrounds.
She founded her own company, La Petit Med Spa and is now its CEO.
Loving life and marriage with Tony Parker
Axelle met her future half, Tony Parker in 2011 when they were introduced by a mutual friend at a basketball game. After two years of dating, Tony proposed to Axelle, and they married on August 2, 2014 in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends and family. Around five months prior, in April 2014, Axelle gave birth to their son Josh while their second son Liam was born in July 2016.
Axelle didn’t talk about any other men she might have dated, but Tony was known to be married to famous actress Eva Longoria.
They exchanged vows on July 6, 2007, but in December of the same year, rumors began circulating on the internet and in the newspapers that Tony was cheating on Eva with famous model Alexandra Paressant. Tony and Eva have always been together, denying the rumors, but on November 17, 2010, Eva filed for divorce claiming she believed Tony was cheating on her with Erin Barry, wife of Tony’s former bandmate – divorce was finalized on January 28, 2011.
Since December 2020, Axelle has been married to Tony Parker and they have two sons together.
Hobbies and other interests
Axelle is a big fan of travel, and thinks it helps to broaden her horizons and learn more about the world. She visited many European countries, including Italy, Germany and England, and also traveled to the United States, staying in states like California, Texas and Nevada.
She takes special care of her mental health, as she does yoga and meditates several times a week, while occasionally hitting the gym.
Axelle is an animal lover and has two pet cats.
She is interested in fashion and usually follows all the latest trends while shopping for clothes at least once a week.
Axelle enjoys watching movies in her spare time – her favorite actresses are Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson, while her favorite films include ‘Lost in Translation’, ‘The Runaway Bride’ and ‘Notting Hill’.
Age, height and net worth
Axelle’s age is 39 years old. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5 feet 4 inches (1.62 m) and she weighs around 120 pounds (54 kg). As of November 2020, her net worth is estimated to be over $2 million while her husband Tony’s net worth is estimated to be over $75 million.
Who is Tony Parker?
William Tony Parker Jr. was born in Bruges, Belgium on May 17, 1982. His zodiac sign is Taurus and he holds both French and American citizenship.
He is probably best known for winning four National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014.
Tony was raised in France alongside his brothers by their mother Pamela Firestone who was a homemaker and their father Tony Parker Sr. who was a basketball player and played professionally in Europe as well as college basketball in the United States. United – he attended Loyola University, Chicago. Tony grew up with an interest in football, but watching Michael Jordan play made him a basketball fan. He eventually started playing and developing his skills, and every summer traveled to Chicago where his father lived – by the age of 15 Tony had both American and French citizenship.
He played amateur basketball in France for two years before signing with French professional basketball team Paris Basket Racing in 1999. After showing great potential in the Nike Men’s International Basketball All-Star Game Hoop Summit in 2000, Tony was invited to play and study. in various colleges in the United States, while he finally decided to stay in France before announcing that he was ready to enter the NBA in 2001. He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs and played with them for the next 16 years before signing a contract with the Charlotte Hornets on July 23, 2018 – he retired the following year on June 10.
In 2009, Tony bought a fifth of French basketball team ASVEL and played for them in 2011 during the NBA lockout for a salary of $2,000 a month, but paid for his own insurance which reportedly cost him $250,000 for three months. He is now also the majority owner of the Lyon Basket Féminine women’s basketball team.
Tony is a big fan of rap and hip-hop and released his own French album “TP” in 2007.
Tony is also interested in cinema and in 2008 co-directed the biographical documentary film “9 – A Number, A Man” with Jean-Marie Antonini. The same year saw him appear in the French comedy “Asterix at the Olympic Games”, then in the short film “Les Anges” in 2011.
