Julie Gayet, the woman outed as French President Francois Hollande's lover, has made her first high-profile appearance at France's top film award since news of the affair broke.
Gayet, 41, wearing a black trouser suit with her long hair loose over her shoulders, arrived alone for the Cesars, France's Oscars, at the Chatelet Theatre in central Paris.
The actress, who lost out on a best supporting actress award, had kept a low profile since glossy magazine Closer published a series of photos showing Hollande, 59, and Gayet arriving separately for trysts at a flat close to the presidential Elysee Palace in January.
The revelations prompted an end to Hollande's long-term relationship with Valerie Trierweiler, 48, the country's de-facto first lady.
Gayet's appearance came just hours after Trierweiler also stepped out of the shadows for the first time in weeks when she appeared in the front row at a Dior catwalk show as part of Paris fashion week.
The twice-married journalist smiled for photographers as she left the show at Paris's Rodin Museum before hopping on the capital's Metro to go home.
Gayet had been nominated at the Cesars for her role as a mini-skirted ministerial adviser and seductress in Bertrand Tavernier's Quai d'Orsay, a comedy about life at the French foreign ministry, but lost out to actress Adele Haenel for the film Suzanne.
Best actress, presented by Jeremy Irons, went to Sandrine Kiberlain for 9 Mois Ferme.
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