'Stay away, loser!' Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte's shock outburst after savage slapping

's wife launched a scathing four-word attack at the French President seconds after she appeared to slap him, a lipreader has suggested. The shocking clip, which surfaced today, showed preparing to disembark after the plane in which they were travelling landed in Vietnam at the start of their tour of south-east Asia.

The Express commissioned LipReader Analysis to examine the footage - and the expert said: "As the aircraft door opens, President Macron is seen turning toward Brigitte. In an unexpected moment, she . Realising the door is already open and staff are witnessing the interaction, Emmanuel appears uncomfortable and quickly raises his hand with a forced "Hi".

A female member of staff then 'visibly flinches, brushing her hand through her hair in discomfort" before descending the steps rapidly.

The analyst added: "Emmanuel then steps closer to Brigitte before composing himself and crossing to the other side. Moments later, he signals for her to follow him with Let's go'.

"He thanks the pilot and waves at the cameras, trying to recover the public-facing image.

"But at the top of the stairs, things turn icy again. He offers his arm; she ignores it, clinging to the railing instead. As she passes, she appears to mutter, and lipread as 'Dégage, espèce de loser', translated in English 'Stay away, you loser.'"

Mr Macron then appears to say "Essayons, s'il te plaît", whiich translates in english as: "let's try, please?"

She curtly replies: "Non."

The lipreader continued: "His closing expression, and the phrase lipread as "Je vois" translated in english "I see", says it all.

"Hot Take: A rare unguarded exchange that hints at deeper tensions between the couple. One to watch, especially with a packed diplomatic schedule ahead."

While the President extended an arm as they walked down the stairs of the aircraft, Mrs Macron did not take it.

The moment, filmed as the couple began a tour of Southeast Asia, quickly gained attention in France, with domestic media debating the nature of the brief physical exchange.

Le Parisien, a leading daily newspaper, published a report under the headline: "Slap or 'squabble'? The images of Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron disembarking in Vietnam trigger a lot of comment."

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mr Macron said the scene had been misinterpreted and that the couple had simply been sharing a private moment.

He said: "We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife," describing the reaction as a disproportionate response to what he called "a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe".

In a subsequent statement, the Élysée Palace also sought to play down the footage, explaining: "It was a moment where the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by horsing around. It's a moment of complicity. It was all that was needed to give ammunition to the conspiracy theorists."

Mr Macron further used the incident to highlight what he described as the risks of disinformation in the social media era. He claimed that in recent weeks other videos had been taken out of context to spread unfounded stories about him.

He insisted: "Everyone needs to calm down.'

The couple, who married in 2007, met when Mr Macron was a student at the Catholic high school in Amiens, where Brigitte Macron - then Brigitte Auzière - taught French and supervised the school's drama club.

The future president, a literature enthusiast, participated in the club and developed a close relationship with his teacher, who was then married with three children.

After Mr Macron moved to Paris for the final year of his secondary education, he reportedly told Mrs Auzière he would return to marry her. She later joined him in the capital after divorcing her husband. The two were married shortly before Mr Macron launched his career in public service.

The footage in Hanoi is the latest example of Macron's frequent calls for greater scrutiny of information circulating online.

In recent months, the French President has been a vocal critic of disinformation and the way in which social media platforms amplify unverified narratives.

Despite the brief flurry of headlines, the Vietnamese visit proceeded without further incident. Mr Macron and his delegation are touring the region in a bid to strengthen economic ties and advance France's diplomatic presence in Southeast Asia.