His elimination was eagerly awaited by the faithful of Koh Lanta. Just one week after the launch of Immunity Huntersthe twenty-fifth single season of the format, viewers had a very clear opinion on Alicia, this young 23-year-old sportswoman, swimming pool specialist in the city. Deemed arrogant, pedantic, annoying and a little too temperamental, the young woman had become the number one enemy of fans of the program, and above all the candidate most commented on on social networks. But at the end of the second episode broadcast this Wednesday, February 21, 2024, her haters were jubilant: while she thought she had formed a strategic trio allowing her to get Julie out in her place, fate had something completely different in store for her, and Alicia was ultimately eliminated. To the delight of fans of the game… and Denis Brogniart
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Indeed, at the end of the show, the host’s opening on the next show was somewhat mocking: “The pool saleswoman was drunk”. Denis Brogniart’s punchline quickly went viral on social networks, and was even applauded by Jérémy Raffin, candidate of Koh Lanta: Treasure Island in 2016, and finalist of Koh-Lanta: The fight of the heroes in 2018. But this Wednesday morning, the announcement of Alicia’s illness changed the situation, and her haters magically became her admirers. The young woman revealed
in an interview being affected by cystic fibrosis, a well-known respiratory disease, which notably killed the singer Grégory Lemarchal in April 2007 at the age of 23. An illness that she insisted on keeping secret, both from her opponents and from viewers.
“A bit of humour !”
Result: Denis Brogniart’s little valve, once adored and applauded, has become a source of controversy. To the point that at the start of the afternoon, the host wanted to clarify things, and reminded that it was a note of humor, and not a real appreciative tackle: “A little humor towards the adventurers for whom I have immense respect!” Denis Brogniart’s note gave rise to responses full of humor: “His plan fell through”, “It’s not very crawl, but hey…”. Others, however, pointed the finger at the editing of the show, which, according to them, failed Alicia, and caused this wave of cyber-harassment, ultimately weighted by the announcement of her illness…