Barbara Morel

Barbara Morel is a French former reality TV star and beauty pageant contestant, born in Marseille on April 30, 1991. She first gained attention in 2011 when she became the first Miss Nationale. Around the same time, she claimed to be in a relationship with basketball player Tony Parker, a claim he denied. Later, she moved in with rugby player Maxime Mermoz. The couple had a son, Aaron, in 2014, married in 2015, and divorced in 2018. Since 2021, she has been with Antonin Portal, a former Les Marseillais contestant she met on the set of La Villa des cœurs brisés; they plan to marry in January 2024.

Barbara also worked as an actress in her early career. She appeared in the TV movie Double Enquête, aired on France 2 in 2010, and in L'Homme de la situation, broadcast on M6 in 2011. Those roles came before her turn to reality television. Her reality credits include 10 Couples Parfaits 5 (2022), La Villa 7 (2022), Les Apprentis Aventuriers 6 (2023), and Les Cinquante 2 (2023). She also took part in La Villa des cœurs brisés 6 in 2021.

At 35, she has been active in the public eye for 16 years, since starting around age 19. She is French and Caucasian, with brown hair and brown eyes, a slim build, and natural breasts. Her Instagram following stands at 215k.