holywood model: Gisèle Pelicot on Her Remarkable Story of Survival

Monday, February 23, 2026

I hope you will take time to to read ELLE's interview with the remarkable survivor Gisèle Pelicot, who earlier this week published a memoir, A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides. My colleague Kayla Webley Adler teamed up with our colleagues at ELLE France to tell a harrowing, but deeply inspiring, story that has resonated around the world. Remarkably, Pelicot tells ELLE that she has fallen in love. "I trust people, that's how I work," she says. "It's my strength, and my revenge too."

—Sara Austin, executive editor

Gisèle Pelicot on Her Remarkable Story of Survival: 'Today, I Am Rising From the Ashes'

After decades of betrayal and a trial that made her an icon, Pelicot writes a tender and unflinching memoir about survival, resilience, and her decision to be joyful.