Personal Life
Distel was involved with actress Brigitte Bardot in 1958, having invited her to his birthday party in St Tropez. The relationship ended in 1959, it being reported that Distel had allegedly refused Bardot's proposal of marriage. Distel reported that she had ended the affair in a press release in 1959. He was also romantically involved with singer Dionne Warwick. He married championship Olympic skier Francine Bréaud in 1963. Distel publicly stated that he remained faithful to his wife, saying "Anything I want in a woman I can get at home." They had two sons.
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