As a great sportsman and competitor, Teheiura was shocked by his behavior in Koh-Lanta: The Legend. One of the biggest candidates of the game was excluded from the adventure, in the episode of Tuesday, November 9, after having cheated. It was during a discussion with Denis Brogniart, that the one who shone during 4 seasons of Koh Lanta, confessed his misdeeds. “I ate twice”, did he declare. According to the host’s explanation, Teheiura waved to passing fishermen and asked them for food.
“Obviously, it’s hunger like everyone else. Of the five adventures I’ve lived, it’s really the hardest physically compared to survival. And suddenly mentally too. And at one point, I was there, he was not very far and it was over“, said the dad of 4 children, disappointed to have “crossed the line”. On the evening of the episode, Teheiura took to her Instagram account to apologize to her fans, who must have been greatly disappointed when they saw their favorite being banned.
“As you have seen, I was not able to continue the adventure. I’m not looking for excuses, I just need to express certain things. First of all, this Koh-Lanta was very special for me because it took place on my native island. One would have thought that it would have brought me an advantage, it was quite the opposite (…) For this edition, the main island was opposite. I saw permanently in the distance My parents’ house. It put a lot of pressure on me, I never really managed to feel in the game “, explained the adventurer.
Teheiura encouraged to cheat by other candidates: “I have always refused”
Teheiura claims that some of his comrades pushed him, “sometimes humorously, sometimes not”, to go and ask the Polynesians for provisions. “It was not easy but I always refused. I made it clear to the technical team after the incident”, he said through his post.