Several deaths of Koh-Lanta candidates have shaken viewers in recent years…
Jean-Claude Errin who participated in Koh-Lanta Vanuatu in 2006
We learned the news on November 5, 2019, from Catherine Brun, ex-candidate of Koh-Lanta 2006. She announced that her former teammate, Jean-Claude, had died at the age of 74. A sudden death for the general public. And yet: Jean-Claude had been suffering from prostate cancer for two years. He who had managed to overcome the disease was in remission, however he succumbed to a ruptured aneurysm.
Bernard Deniaud participated in Koh-Lanta Malaysia in 2012
He had long white hair, outspokenness and a good humor that no one has forgotten… Koh-Lanta viewers discovered Bernard Deniaud in 2012 during the season filmed in Malaysia. On Sunday May 16, 2021, his loved ones announced his death via Facebook, in a short message. About this great sportsman and scooter enthusiast, they simply declared that he had “left for his last journey with strength and surrounded by love”. Bernard Deniaud was about to turn 70, and had taken a road trip to Morocco in the desert, a few weeks earlier…
Gérald Babin participated in Koh-Lanta Cambodia in 2013
This time, the tragedy occurred during the filming of Koh-Lanta in Cambodia. It was March 22, 2013. The season was canceled. TF1’s flagship program hosted Gérald Babin, 25, who died of a heart attack after feeling unwell during an event, as TF1 and ALP, the production company, clarified in a press release.
Nicolas Roy who participated in “Koh-Lanta Costa Rica” in 2002 then “Koh-Lanta, the revenge of the heroes” in 2012
Nicolas Roy participated twice in the Koh-Lanta adventure. The first time in 2002, he reached the final in Costa Rica, and lost to Amel. Then in 2012 in Cambodia for the All stars edition: Koh-Lanta, the revenge of the heroes. This second time, he lasted only six days. It was Bertrand, who won in the final, ahead of Claude, Teheiura and Moussa… And Nicolas died on February 25, 2020, at the age of only 48. He had been hospitalized since the previous January, at the Faye-l’Abbesse hospital, to treat jaw cancer.
Bertrand-Kamal who participates in “Koh-Lanta, the 4 Lands” in 2020
He died of cancer, while the broadcast of the season of Koh-Lanta in which he participated was just beginning to be broadcast on TF1, “in agreement with his family”. In September 2020, we learned of the death of Bertrand-Kamal after a fight against cancer. At 31, he was a host and village manager in a hotel club and had undertaken the adventure of the 4 Lands, to realize “a childhood dream”. And to explain: “It’s a show that I’ve been following with my mom and dad since I was little. Each season that I was going to do, I always told myself that as soon as I had the opportunity, I would try the casting “.
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