In a video which went viral, Brigitte was seen ‘slapping’ or ‘pushing’ Macron’s face just as the doors for their plane opened as they arrived for an official visit to Hanoi, Vietnam.

During the moment, the 72-year-old is not seen entirely, with only her arm extended out into frame as she pushes the President’s face. She places both hands on him and seems to give him a hefty shove.

Macron, who was in full view of the cameras, tried to play it cool in front of the media.

The couple then began to descend the stairs, and Brigitte seemed to snub her husband’s gesture to hold his arm and walked separately.

The 47-year-old French politician has since then spoken out about the incident, saying