Audience: We say “never two without three” but for you, it will be without three! Disappointed?
Clemence: Not at all. I knew from the start that it would be very complicated, having already won twice. However, I did not think I would be targeted so quickly! But the important thing for me was really to give the best of myself. I was until the twenty-fifth day, so no frustration!
“Those who cheated? It’s up to them to see it with their conscience”
How was the atmosphere with Coumba in the residence of the final jury?
It didn’t go too badly … We had a few contacts, we said hello, good night, but we didn’t discuss the game at all. We saw each other on a set last week. and we talked to each other. I’ve known her for a long time, I give her the time she needs to digest.
The show was rocked by a cheating affair. When and how did you hear about it?
By Teheiura himself, when he arrived at the residence of the final jury. I hadn’t seen or heard any of this and it surprised me a lot from him. He’s a sincere, honest man and that doesn’t look like him at all. I also immediately saw how much he blamed himself, and that really hurt me. But that proves how difficult this Koh-Lanta was. Even the best can crack.
What do you think about the fact that some men who ate in secret are still in the program?
It’s up to them to see that with their conscience. Are they proud of what they have done? Maybe yes, maybe no … To be successful, as far as I’m concerned, doesn’t have to be winning. Afterwards, these are very marginal and isolated events, not at all something recurring. In my opinion, it is not because we have eaten once that this calls into question the whole of his adventure. We can see that everyone has lost weight enormously and that everyone has suffered from hunger.
Honestly, would you have done the same if you had been offered it?
I can’t answer this question, because they didn’t put a cone of fries under my nose when I was starving to death! I really don’t know if I would not have cracked too, but what is certain is that it would have made me deeply uncomfortable, I who have a very “pure” vision of what should be. be this adventure.
Have you suffered from the traditional after-effects of returning to normal life?
I have lost a lot of hair due to the lack of iron, as always. As for sleep, it has been, but it is true that for several weeks, we still have our spirit on the island and it is not easy for our loved ones, because we are often “absent”. As for food, I also had my little moments where I ate a lot. Fortunately, all this quickly returned to order.
“We are going on a trip with Marie and the children”
What are you spending your days doing right now?
Already, I take care of my two boys aged 7 and 9. The last time, one of the two didn’t recognize me when he got home! This year I had planned the blow, I had made them small boxes to open every week, with words and photos … And they lived my absence much better. And then I manage my café-concert, as well as the nightclub that I have just opened, in the same street, in Cherbourg, with my partner Marie. I also accept a few media contracts, but I also refuse a lot because the main thing, for me, is not the TV, but the real work. Question of education!
The nightlife is an original choice!
Yes, a lot of people tell me that this is not where I was expected and are surprised to see me on this ground. It is true that I was not at all a clubbeuse! When I was young, I was deeply into sport and had given up on parties. Maybe it’s a way to catch up with me!
Everything okay with Marie? Projects ?
I’m great. We live and work as a couple, so the eight-week separation was not necessarily easy for me or for her. We couldn’t wait to meet again! Next year, I would like us to travel together, with the children. I am keen to show them other cultures, other places. With Marie, we have spent all our time working in recent months, now it’s time for leisure.
Koh-Lanta, is it over for good?
History has taught me to never say never! I said when I last participated that I was quitting … But what I can say is that my priority today is to spend time with my children. If I participate again one day, it will be within ten years … And again, if my physique allows me!
Key dates
October 1, 1984
Born in Foix, in Ariège. Very early on, she only saw through tennis, a sport that she would practice at a high level until she was 20 years old.
2. 2005
Winner of Koh-Lanta’s fifth season at only 21, she became a legend by winning the game for the second time in 2018.
3. 2019
Mathieu Johann, of Star Academy 2004, announces their separation after ten years of marriage and the birth of two boys, Louis and Marin.
4. 2021
She makes public her romantic relationship with a named Marie, whose life she has shared for two years.
See also: Clémence (Koh-Lanta): After her coming out, she reveals a bikini and an impressive figure
Interview by Anabelle Gentez