Back to basics for “Koh Lanta” ! The new season, dubbed “the sacred fire”arrives this Tuesday, February 21 on TF1. For this new edition, ten women and ten men will compete in the Caramoan peninsula for nearly 40 days. Deja vu will say some viewers. However, Alexia Laroche-Joubert, the president of the production company behind “Koh Lanta” promised many surprises. Starting with a return “at the sources” for the famous game of the first channel.
Indeed, facing journalists in January 2023, during the promotion of the new season, Alexia Laroche-Joubert gave some information on this edition. In particular, she promised candidate profiles “less athletic” than in previous seasons. “We changed our gear a bit, we happened to do castings with types of candidates that were a little more sporty”she explained before promising a return to “something that is a bit like the salt of ‘Koh-Lanta’, the diversity of profiles, parity, they come from everywhere”.
Denis Brogniart thought he would never host “Koh-Lanta” again
A “back to basics” which should allow fans of the first hour to find a taste for “Koh-Lanta”. And this despite a broadcast on Tuesday which still divides as much. But Tuesday preferred to Friday or not, fans must still rejoice in one thing: “Koh-Lanta” almost disappeared. In any case, this is what Denis Brogniart thought for a long time, as he confided to European 1 March 10, 2021. The host has never forgotten the tragedy he and his teams faced in 2013.
Time during which Gérald Babin died on the set of the show, following a heart attack, when he was only 25 years old… Ten days after the disappearance of the adventurer, a doctor from the program put an end to his days. “I thought it could have been the end of Koh-Lanta”confessed Denis Brogniart to our colleagues before specifying: “There was an investigation, a reflection made in relation to what had happened. The production company and TF1 were able to react, to prove that what had happened was due to a serious medical problem. that we had not detected despite very thorough examinations. If this painful memory still haunts the mind of Denis Brogniart, he will still find the fans of his show with great joy, this Tuesday, February 21.
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