That’s how it came about
Ralf Schumacher reveals details about his coming out
12.12.2024Reading time: 2 min.
In the summer of this year, Ralf Schumacher made his relationship with his partner Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne public. Now he sheds light on the background.
On July 14th of this year, Ralf Schumacher not only introduced his new partner Étienne with a couple post on Instagram, but also celebrated his coming out. The former professional racing driver had previously lived as a heterosexual man; his only other public relationship was with his ex-wife Cora Schumacher. Now, almost six months later, the 49-year-old and his partner looked back.
At RTL’s annual review “People, Images, Emotions” on Wednesday evening, Ralf Schumacher remembered the moment that catapulted him into the center of public interest. He made the decision to make his love for his partner known “very spontaneously” – without consulting the 35-year-old. At that point, the couple had already been dating for two years.
Ralf Schumacher dared to go public so that “we can move around normally.” He felt it was unfair to keep the relationship secret as, after all, all that mattered was that Étienne Bousquet-cassagne was the “right partner”.“It doesn’t matter what gender it is indeed,” Schumacher added.
While Ralf Schumacher apparently approached the proclamation in a relaxed manner,his partner initially had mixed feelings.He was initially “surprised and a little worried”. Though, the concerns quickly subsided after the love outing received an overwhelmingly positive response. Looking back, it even strengthened the relationship, summed up Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne.
Fans, friends and acquaintances responded to the new relationship with encouragement. However, Ralf Schumacher’s ex-wife Cora Schumacher is different.She had made allegations against her ex-husband and claimed that she only found out about the relationship when it was announced. A public war of roses then broke out between the ex-couple, who have a son together and have been officially divorced since 2015.
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