Gisèle Pelicot: My Life Before The World Knew My Name | Pt. 1

Begin Again with Davina McCall · Jun 25, 2026 · 21m

Gisèle Pelicot became known around the world when she waived her right to anonymity in the sexual assault trial that shocked France and beyond. But before the headlines, before the courtroom, and before the world knew her name, Gisèle had a life, a family, a marriage, and a story of her own.

This is Part 1 of Gisèle Pelicot’s story on Begin Again.

In this episode, Gisèle joins Davina to talk about her life before the case became public. She reflects on falling in love as a teenager, building a family, becoming a mother, and the life she believed she was living with the man she had trusted for…