By . Ted Thornhill . and Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 12:59 EST, 28 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:31 EST, 28 February 2014 . Valerie Trierweiler was all smiles as she was pictured in public for the first time since her break-up with Francois Hollande. The former French first lady put on a brave face as she beamed for the cameras outside the Christian Dior Womenswear show at Paris Fashion Week on Friday. However, with no presidential limousine to whisk her home afterwards, she decided to take the Metro instead, with some passengers seemingly unaware that the president’s former partner was on the platform. Smiles better: Valerie Trierweiler, centre, former companion of French President Francois Hollande, leaves after Dior's ready-to-wear fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion collection presented in Paris on Friday . Public transport: With no presidential limo to whisk her away from the Dior show afterwards, the former first lady took the Metro . Blending in: Two passengers were seemingly oblivious to the presence of the former first lady . Trierweiler told Paris Match magazine that when she found out that Hollande was ending their relationship it ‘was like I'd fallen from a skyscraper’. Hollande drew headlines and ridicule worldwide in January after a gossip magazine reported that he had zipped through Paris in a face-covering helmet on a motor scooter for a tryst with French actress Julie Gayet - unbeknownst to his first lady. Trierweiler added: ‘Clearly I had heard the rumours but you heard (rumours) about everyone. I hear them about myself too, all of the time. I paid no attention to them.’ In good spirits: Trierweiler was still smiling as she left the Dior show (left) and seemed in equally good cheer as she prepared to step on to a waiting Metro train (right) According to The Telegraph, Trierweiler, 48, says she has spoken to Hollande on the phone every day since he announced he was ending their 'shared life together.' Hollande apparently called her on the first day of her trip to Mumbai, where she launched a charity in defiance of Elysee staff, and again after a press conference yesterday when she stressed their relationship would not be rekindled. Trierweiler has also confirmed that she will not be returning to the 'cynicism' of political journalism following the split, and instead plans to launch a career as a humanitarian campaigner. Star-studded audience: Friday's Christian Dior show was also attended by Rihanna (left) and Hollywood star Jessica Alba (right) Models walk the runway during the Dior show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 show on Friday . Following the split Trierweiler made a tour of children’s hospitals in India. While there she told reporters that she blamed the break-up on 'low blows', 'betrayals' and 'back-stabbing'. Other famous people at the Dior show included actress Jessica Alba and pop superstar Rihanna. Hollande, meanwhile, was in the Central African Republic to tell its leaders and French forces stationed there that France will work to stop the country splitting in two. French President Francois Hollande doesn't look quite as happy as his ex as he greets troops at the French military base at the Mpoko international airport in Bangui in the Central African Republic . Former lovers: Hollande, right, offers a rose to Valerie Trierweiler, in Tulle, southwestern France, at the height of their romance .
Valerie Trierweiler was all smiles at the Christian Dior Womenswear show .
The former French first lady took the Metro home afterwards .
Francois Hollande broke up with her in January following affair rumours .
The Dior show was also attended by the likes of Rihanna and Jessica Alba .
By . Ted Thornhill . and Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 12:59 EST, 28 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:31 EST, 28 February 2014 . Valerie Trierweiler was all smiles as she was pictured in public for the first time since her break-up with Francois Hollande. The former French first lady put on a brave face as she beamed for the cameras outside the Christian Dior Womenswear show at Paris Fashion Week on Friday. However, with no presidential limousine to whisk her home afterwards, she decided to take the Metro instead, with some passengers seemingly unaware that the president’s former partner was on the platform. Smiles better: Valerie Trierweiler, centre, former companion of French President Francois Hollande, leaves after Dior's ready-to-wear fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion collection presented in Paris on Friday . Public transport: With no presidential limo to whisk her away from the Dior show afterwards, the former first lady took the Metro . Blending in: Two passengers were seemingly oblivious to the presence of the former first lady . Trierweiler told Paris Match magazine that when she found out that Hollande was ending their relationship it ‘was like I'd fallen from a skyscraper’. Hollande drew headlines and ridicule worldwide in January after a gossip magazine reported that he had zipped through Paris in a face-covering helmet on a motor scooter for a tryst with French actress Julie Gayet - unbeknownst to his first lady. Trierweiler added: ‘Clearly I had heard the rumours but you heard (rumours) about everyone. I hear them about myself too, all of the time. I paid no attention to them.’ In good spirits: Trierweiler was still smiling as she left the Dior show (left) and seemed in equally good cheer as she prepared to step on to a waiting Metro train (right) According to The Telegraph, Trierweiler, 48, says she has spoken to Hollande on the phone every day since he announced he was ending their 'shared life together.' Hollande apparently called her on the first day of her trip to Mumbai, where she launched a charity in defiance of Elysee staff, and again after a press conference yesterday when she stressed their relationship would not be rekindled. Trierweiler has also confirmed that she will not be returning to the 'cynicism' of political journalism following the split, and instead plans to launch a career as a humanitarian campaigner. Star-studded audience: Friday's Christian Dior show was also attended by Rihanna (left) and Hollywood star Jessica Alba (right) Models walk the runway during the Dior show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 show on Friday . Following the split Trierweiler made a tour of children’s hospitals in India. While there she told reporters that she blamed the break-up on 'low blows', 'betrayals' and 'back-stabbing'. Other famous people at the Dior show included actress Jessica Alba and pop superstar Rihanna. Hollande, meanwhile, was in the Central African Republic to tell its leaders and French forces stationed there that France will work to stop the country splitting in two. French President Francois Hollande doesn't look quite as happy as his ex as he greets troops at the French military base at the Mpoko international airport in Bangui in the Central African Republic . Former lovers: Hollande, right, offers a rose to Valerie Trierweiler, in Tulle, southwestern France, at the height of their romance .
Hollande. The former French first lady put on a the Christian Dior Womenswear show at Paris platform. Smiles better: Valerie Trierweiler, first lady took the Metro . Blending in: Two show was also attended by Rihanna (left) and Dior show included actress Jessica Alba and pop