Cora Gauthier became a person of interest ever since her husband, Karim Benzema was named 2022 Real Madrid’s player of the season. The model and social media personality despite having a huge following is constantly attached to the success and career record of her husband for many years.
Though she has found fame and popularity through marriage, her life with the French player and striker for the French national team has been filled with many scandals. As per the varying levels of these accusations that almost cost Benzema his career, it is quite surprising that Cora weathered the storm.
All The Unbelievable Facts About Cora Gauthier
1. Who Is Cora Gauthier?
She is the adoring wife of the French international footballer for the national team and the La Liga team, Real Madrid. Cora Gauthier was born on the French island of Martinique on April 11, 1989. She was raised alongside an older sister named Sarah.
2. Cora Wears Many Hats To Make A Living
The 35 year old is only known through her connection with the football player Karim Benzema. Aside from this, Cora makes her living through modeling and social media influence. Notably, her career has attracted collaborations with clothing and footwear brands.
In fact, she had to relocate to London to establish and grow her career. So far, her move on the career ladder is quite impressive looking at her huge following on social media where she posts her work.
3. How Cora Gauthier Met And Married Karim Benzema
The couple reportedly met in Dubai back in 2015. Their relationship started rounds of gossip as Benzema was still a married man. Obviously, the model captured his heart and he fell heads over heels for her.
They tied the knot in December 2012 in London about a year after they had started seeing each other.
4. She Shares a Son With Her Husband
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Cora and her husband of over 5 years share a child together. They welcomed their son, Ibrahim on May 15, 2017. Her son with Benzema is one of his two children.
Benzema’s second child, a daughter, Melia is a product of his past relationship with Chloe. She was born on February 3, 2014.
5. Cora Gauthiers Husband Is a Skilled Football Player
Cora’s husband broke through the ranks playing for clubs like Lyon, Real Madrid, and the French national team. His spectacular performance at Real Madrid saw him climb the ladder and earn many recognitions.
Having started playing football at the age of 8, he later moved to the Youth academy at Lyon. His stellar performance set him for a place on the team of Real Madrid when the team signed him for €35 million in 2009. Known for his finishing and style, Benzema also nicknamed El Gato is a powerful forward that has established many winning streaks setting him apart. Some of his recognitions include:
- Four La Liga Titles
- Second Highest Goal Scorer of the Team
- Four Times French Player of The Year
- Four UEFA Championship League
- Several Ballon d’Or Nominations
6. Cora’s Husband Comes From a Family of Football Lovers
Though Cora was born in Martinique, her husband of Algerian descent is not the only footballer in his family. Out of eight siblings, Benzema and two of his brothers are footballers. Moreso, members of his family are involved in Karim’s career ranging from marketing to publicity.
Though he is the most renowned among them, his brothers, Sabri and Gressy Benzema played football at different times. Although both are said to have left the sport, they continue to support their brother’s career. Gressy was forced to retire in 2012 due to career injuries that he had suffered.
7. Karim Benzema Her Husband Is Considered To Be Cristiano’s Replacement
Having played alongside football greats like Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappe, Zidane, and Gonzalo Higuain, he was considered Ronaldo’s assistant. However, when Ronaldo left the club in 2018, Benzema became the fiercest striker for the team making many consider him the replacement.
At the moment, he stands another chance to grab the Ballon d’Or following a successful season for Real Madrid.
8. Her Husband Is The Center of Many Sexual Scandals
While he had many high-powered relationships in the past, most of them ended in a bad reputation for the striker. Benzema was the center of attention in allegations ranging from sexual abuse to blackmail.
As the story goes, his name made the list of four names being investigated for underage solicitation of prostitutes. While he was able to kick off an ensuing legal battle. The tide turned when he was found to be ignorant of Zahia Dehar’s real age at the time.
The next scandal involving him was in connection with blackmail against Mathieu Valbuena using an erotic video. While both instances tainted his reputation, it also led to heavier sanctions on him.
For the underage solicitation of prostitution, he got ex-communicated from the French team at the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa. Also, the team manager only cited his struggle for form as the reason for his excommunication as investigations were still ongoing.
Furthermore, the blackmail allegation reduced his chance of performing at the Euro tournament in 2016.
9. She Is Married To A Practising Muslim
Looking at Benzema’s commitment to his faith and religion, it is quite interesting to note that it is not an issue in their marriage. Notably, Cora has not revealed much about her religious faith, and it’s not certain if she is a Muslim adherent like her high playing husband.
Even if she does not share the same faith with him, their marriage is working just fine. Moreover, there are many football players that have mixed marriages. Players like Eric Abidal, Franck Ribery, and Clarence Seedorf even converted to a new faith after marrying their spouses.
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10. How Rich is The Model/Social Media Influencer?
Cora’s career details is quite sketchy despite being described as a model. Even more elusive is her net worth. Though many sources quote her net worth as high as $3 million, this has not been verified.
However, by marriage, she shares in Karim Benzema’s impressive net worth of $70 million which he made from his career model. Notably, his various endorsements also boosted this amount.
Reportedly, he has several endorsements with big brands like Adidas, Hyundai, EA Sports, Bwin, and many others.
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