The news was a bombshell when it was announced. Before viewers discover Lénie, Djébril, Julien, Pierre, or even Héléna, in the new season of the star Academy, fans learned that the cast had been cut at the last minute. It was a candidate ousted at the last moment who revealed the information on October 30, 2023 on South Radio.
Faced with Gilles Ganzmann and Valérie Expert, the one who called himself Thomas during his visit confided that he was contacted by production on Monday October 23, to announce his ouster. “The adventure began at the beginning of May. I know that I have been one of the 16 candidates since September 21, 2023. There was a last audition on September 6, where I performed one last song. was proud of my performance. The days that followed, I received a call from the Star Academy psychologist, the final step before final answers“he revealed.
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A candidate ousted last year could land in the next season of “Star Academy”
The production also confirmed the comments made by the ousted candidate. “We are absolutely sorry to have had to take this step, it was not something easy. We really put ourselves in their place, it was a terrible moment for them”, recognized producer Jean-Louis Blot. Now, fans are asking themselves the following question: will the three candidates ousted at the last moment be automatically admitted to the next season? Especially since they had passed the castings and they were supposed to be at the same level as Lola, Candice, or even Axel.
The answer is no, or almost. Indeed, according to an X user, among the three ousted candidates, only one should stay at the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys next season. While another should continue his career “excluding TF1”. And the last one, for his part, should appear in the show Popstars which will make its return to Prime Video, 11 years after the broadcast of the last season.
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