Michelle Renaud

Michelle Renaud (born Michelle Renaud Ruesga; September 9, 1988) is a Mexican actress.

Renaud debut was as a child in 1992 telenovela Ángeles sin paraíso. In 2004 returned to the telenovela Rebelde, she played "Michelle Pineda". In 2009 she played in the telenovela Camaleones with Belinda and Alfonso Herrera. The next years she played in the telenovelas Llena de Amor, Ni Contigo Ni Sin Ti and La Mujer del Vendaval.

In 2014, she appeared as special guest in the telenovela El Color de la Pasión. Later that year, she made her debut as a lead actress when she was cast in the telenovela La sombra del pasado with Pablo Lyle.

Renaud has two brothers. Her mother, who had stage 4 breast cancer, died from cancer in 2014. Renaud stated that there was no known history of breast cancer in her family prior to her mother's diagnosis. Since 2017, Renaud has appeared in advertisements to educate the public about breast cancer awareness in Mexico. She became vegan in 2010, following her mother’s cancer diagnosis.

She was married to Mexican restaurateur and musician Josué Alvarado from 2016 to 2018; they met through Renaud's brother and remained a couple for 6 years until their divorce. They married when Renaud was three months pregnant with her first child. They have one son, who was born in 2017. She later publicly accused Alvarado of being toxic during their marriage. She married Matias Novoa in a small ceremony in December 2023. She announced her pregnancy with her second child, a son, in early 2024. She and Novoa, decided to have a baby via IVF; Renaud underwent the procedure in late 2023. The couple decided to leave Mexico City and settle in Spain, where their first child is expected to be born in June 2024.

She is an avid painter in her spare time and shares her work with fans on her Instagram account.

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