A DAD OLD ENOUGH TO BE A GRANDPA | M6 | 66 minutes

At 91, Pierre Sablé holds something of a national record… as France’s oldest father.
Two years ago, his wife gave birth to little Louisa-Maria — his seventh daughter.
Back to diapers, bottles, and sleepless nights? Nothing too daunting for this super dad, who still runs marathons and hardly looks his age.
Still, it makes for a rather unusual daily life.
Like Al Pacino, who became a father again at 83, Élie Sémoun, who waited until 62, or Nicolas Sarkozy, who had a child at 56, more and more men are becoming fathers later in life — well past fifty. At an age when they might be expected to be grandfathers.
The reasons vary: building a career, remarrying a younger partner, or simply a long-delayed desire to start a family.
Take Christophe, for example. He never wanted children until he met Mathilde, who is 28 years younger than him. Eleven years ago, shortly after turning 52, he became the father of Inès, and two years later, of Octave. Today, at 11 and 9 years old, the children have a dad like no other.
Between sports activities, early teenage tensions, and homework, Christophe’s retirement is anything but restful — certainly not what he had imagined.
So who are these late-in-life fathers?
What does their daily life look like?
And how easy is it for their children to grow up with a father with grey hair?