Participate in Koh Lanta opens many doors. Some adventurers have become actors like François-David Cardonnel, others change jobs because of new notoriety like Freddy, a former bus driver now in charge of control and inspection. On his side, EricApprentice Robinson seen in Koh-Lanta, the island of heroes in 2020 on TF1, has also made a professional turn since the filming of the show. With our colleagues from Progresshe surrenders.
He was presented as a boss of car scrapyards. And after spending thirty days in Fiji without comfort, Eric made a big decision. “A month later Koh LantaI had a click. I asked myself a lot of questions about the meaning of what I was doing… And I decided to start from scratch“, indicates the adventurer who came from Haute-Loire. It was then that once back home, he opened his business specializing in the sale and assembly of parts and accessories for classic or competition vehicles in La Talaudière, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
And the least we can say is that his business is a hit ! Eric does not deny it, there is an effect Koh Lanta with clients who use his services, in particular to meet the adventurer that he is. “At first, there was curiosity. A lot of people came to see the guy who made Koh Lanta, admits the adventurer eliminated at the gates of the final. But never unpleasant people, they were admiring…“However, to sustain the company, fame is not enough.”Then you have to do the job. You can’t run a business on the show’s notoriety alone.says Eric. But it’s clear thatfrom a business point of view, it really helped me. And then I’m glad I did, because it allowed me to take a turn that I might not have taken.“
This new life, Eric wouldn’t change it for anything in the world. Especially since the return to reality had been difficult for him when he returned to France after the shooting. “We don’t want to come back. I wouldn’t have had my relatives, I might not even have come back from elsewhere. No, but it’s very hard, you finally say to yourself ‘what are we doing?’. It makes us realize some things too, that we can take time for ourselves“, he told us in an interview. Since then, he has changed jobs and seems more fulfilled!