In 2001, the star Academy landed for the first time on our screens. Several young students then invested the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys to immerse themselves in an extraordinary adventure. This promotion included Jean-Pascal Lacostealso nicknamed the Agitator. The latter marked the history of the competition, through his idyll with Jenifer but also for his fiery temperament and his ambient good humor. Qualities that had helped him stay until the 11th week of competition. After so much time, he was then able to leave with a very nice check. “Between 200,000 and 300,000 euros“, he confided once on the set of Do not touch My TV.
A sum that could have changed the life of the young man that he was, if he hadn’t been so spendthrift. During an interview with Jordan de Luxe for the show At Jordan’sthe meeting of Entertainment TV, Jean-Pascal Lacoste told how he spent all his money. First, he bought himself a very expensive watch from a luxury brand, namely Rolex. “I said, I would like a watch. They all have the same in Paris“, he remembered. But above all, Jean-Pascal Lacoste had a sense of excess, as much for him as for those close to him: “One moment, I freaked out a bit. I still watered everyone a little. I burned my money like that, I did anything“, he admits today. At the time, he then had to be greatly cropped: “They (his friends, editor’s note) put me a pie or two telling me, ‘boy, we’re gonna have to come down‘“.
With hindsight, the companion of Delphine Tellier (sister-in-law of Sylvie Tellier), however, has no regrets about the way he lived for a time. “Above all, I’ve benefited a lot of people, and that, even if I got tricked, is really good. I was super happy“, he believes.