![Coco, Léon de Laborde and Étienne Balsan. He was much more handsome in real life than they portray him in the movie. Coco, Léon de Laborde and Étienne Balsan. He was much more handsome in real life than they portray him in the movie.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/e6/d2/51e6d2380d327357807a4748cafe8a85.jpg)
Coco, Léon de Laborde and Étienne Balsan. He was much more handsome in real life than they portray him in the movie.
![Hôtel Mont Royal on Twitter: "© Getty Images: Coco Chanel - Chantilly In 1964 #CocoChanel fell in love with Étienne Balsan, a gentleman who shared the same horseback riding passion as her. Hôtel Mont Royal on Twitter: "© Getty Images: Coco Chanel - Chantilly In 1964 #CocoChanel fell in love with Étienne Balsan, a gentleman who shared the same horseback riding passion as her.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpJ40A2W0AAGHTp.jpg)
Hôtel Mont Royal on Twitter: "© Getty Images: Coco Chanel - Chantilly In 1964 #CocoChanel fell in love with Étienne Balsan, a gentleman who shared the same horseback riding passion as her.
![Left to Right: Benoit Poelvoorde as Etienne Balsan, Girl, and Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel In the film Coco Before Chanel - TopFoto Left to Right: Benoit Poelvoorde as Etienne Balsan, Girl, and Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel In the film Coco Before Chanel - TopFoto](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/10516/dac9f107824b998d2feb1f8d6a969442/5/66329edc0cd6a435fccc06952e65bfb0/3154648.jpg)
Left to Right: Benoit Poelvoorde as Etienne Balsan, Girl, and Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel In the film Coco Before Chanel - TopFoto
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