The first episode of Koh-Lanta, The Cursed Totem set the tone on Tuesday February 22, 2022 on TF1! The evening was marked by Franck’s intoxication after he tasted an inedible root, an invasion of ants on a camp, a first decisive test for the rest of the adventure, the discovery of the cursed totem but also two eliminations: those of Lili and Céline. The 41-year-old nurse talks about this (too) short experience in the Philippines with Purepeople.com. The opportunity also to evoke the death of the father of his daughters, the pride of his new companion in the face of his career but also how Koh Lanta made him earn 300 euros monthly!
How did you feel when you were eliminated?
We had to deal with it. But I was inevitably disappointed. And especially very frustrated not to have been able to show anything about me.
You seemed to say that Stephanie had come on vacation. What happened ?
I’m not going to dwell on it since we don’t see everything and it won’t advance the fact that I was eliminated. There was a lot of frustration on my side, I think I had to tell my anger to someone who had more or less “embarrassed” me. But there is nothing more to say.
Yannick explains voting against you for sporting reasons. You don’t seem to understand, especially since it was a question of highlighting only the sporting side of this team. How do you explain it?
You will have to ask him why he made this decision. Because on the elastic test, we don’t lose. I don’t think I’m any worse than the others. Afterwards, maybe people focused on my appearance rather than my skills, which I didn’t have the opportunity to prove. This is a question to ask them…
How do you explain the votes of your comrades against you?
I was told that I had failed the test. But I know I didn’t miss it because we didn’t finish last. On the other hand, they saw me weaker. But I don’t understand how is it possible knowing that I was in front and that everyone fell a little bit… Afterwards, I think it’s advice that we didn’t want in the team. Someone had to go. And my role as chef didn’t necessarily help me. I left unfairly, but it had to be a start and it fell on me.
Some of your comrades did not really appreciate your directive side when you arrived at the camp. What do you think ?
Reviewing the images, it’s true that I yelled a little bit. But then, you have to know what you want. I’m a chef when I didn’t want to be. I try to take my role seriously, and I don’t like it. Finally, I got out! The role was difficult for me to accept too. I didn’t want to and it’s difficult to be captain against people you don’t know. I had a delicate place from the start. It served me well I think.
When you are named third team leader, you do not seem happy. Why ?
I say to myself: “Shit!” I was not ready to be a team leader at Koh Lanta, simply. This is something that I had not anticipated at all. I don’t know where I am, I’m lost… And it shows on the screen, I’m not super excited. I did what I could. My team did not lose.
What do you think of the choice of Alexandra and Jean-Philippe?
They were wrong! I took in my team Yannick or even Jean-Charles that they also wanted to take. I think my little team is complete, both athletically and mentally. I hope this team will go far!
How did you experience the distance with your loved ones?
The loss of my two daughters was very hard to live with internally. The distance like that, without giving any news, without telling them where I was or anything… It was really complicated for me. The rest aside, it was fine.
You seem very close to your family, especially your sick sister whom you take care of…
My parents take care of my sister on a daily basis. I live 800 kilometers away but I support my parents morally. And then somewhere, participating in Koh Lanta I made my family travel, I made my children dream… They didn’t know when I would be eliminated. I didn’t want to tell them because they wouldn’t have wanted to watch the show. I didn’t leave out of abandon, nor because I missed something, but only because the rules meant that someone had to be eliminated.
On social networks, you mention Orpheopolis. What are your links with?
I lost my husband who worked in the police four years ago. I don’t want to talk more about the subject. It is an association that helps women or men who find themselves in mourning. These are financial aids, in particular so that our children can go to camp, which are given when we find ourselves alone raising our children.
You also indicate that you have found love again. How did he experience your adventure Koh Lanta ?
He lived it very well! He was very, very proud of me. Just like many people around me. Because there are thousands of people who dream of participating. I’m not going to complain about being selected! I flew, I left my children… I’m proud of it too. These are just good things.
what Koh Lanta changed in your life?
I have stopped smoking ! I earned 300 euros monthly budget in the pocket. So we go back to basics. With the confinement and the pace of work, I had distanced myself a little humanly from people. Now, I prefer to invite my relatives, to be more in contact with them. I missed the human so much that I now prefer to see them in person, limit the phone.
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