Brigitte Macron has been shedding a little light on what life at the top is like as France's first lady, nearly a year after husband Emmanuel Macron was elected as France's president, reports the BBC.
She travelled with him on a three-day state visit to Washington this week.
In comments made to French media, she said it was difficult to find peace and quiet on the job.
When he was elected, Mr Macron ditched plans to create a first lady status, setting up an official role instead.
"What I do not like is that there is never [any] time off," she told French radio.
"Wherever you are, there is always someone to take your picture. There is never a time when you can be totally quiet. That's the most cumbersome side,"
These days, she says, reflecting on her role, "one sometimes has the impression that every word is a word too many. That's a bit of a shame because one holds back constantly."
On the inside, she feels she is "Emmanuel Macron's wife, not the wife of the president. I don't feel that I am a first lady," she adds.
She acknowledges that she bears the responsibilities of a first lady, that of representing her country, but that "otherwise I live a normal life; I meet people... I haven't changed, either in my head or in the way I live."