This Monday, October 9, 2023, Yanis Marshall spoke for the first time since his ouster from the “Star Academy”. The famous choreographer wanted to reveal his truth by denouncing the inaccuracies of the production, the channel, and the dangers he faced during his season spent at the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys!
“The production and the channel took note of this at the end of February. It is not a decision on my part. For communication, I was asked to pretend to have personal projects, under the pretext that the public would not understand that we ousts me. But today, I need to speak my truth. Many have advised me not to do it, but it’s my way of getting better and moving forward.” explained the famous dance teacher who will be replaced next month by Malika Benjelloun.
Yanis Marshall then spoke about his anxiety attacks which he did, due to the stressful and anxiety-provoking atmosphere throughout the season.“During the third prime time, I broke down. For once, I didn’t have rehearsals scheduled on Saturday, so I threw a dinner and celebrated… A little too much, to be honest. The next day, I was completely hungover and everyone was a little worried. I put on some Dior glasses and went on set. And, in the end, I did my best performance. I was alive, spontaneous, I got on the desk… I did the job, even if I was suffering inside” he confided.
“I wanted to kill everyone”
Yanis Marshall then explains that he was informed at the last minute that he had to participate in the NRJ Music Awards ceremony, which increased his anxiety. “I was at the end of my life. I had suffered from alopecia areata, I wanted to kill everyonee… I had a horrible week. I was warned two days before that I had to go, I discovered on the spot that I was among the first,” he remembers. “When I got off stage, I downed a bottle of champagne and collapsed in tears. I had the biggest anxiety attack of my life. The pressure, the rhythm, the crowd, the social networks… I broke down.”
The famous dancer reveals that he asked for help from a TF1 executive in whom he trusted who unfortunately betrayed him by revealing everything to Mathieu Vergne and Jean-Louis Blot: “They began to make me understand that they knew that things had gone badly in Cannes… and above all, that this was now known at TF1.” And to add: “I’m not going to apologize for having anxiety attacks either (…) I regret having confided in the wrong person. If I had experienced the same thing and had said nothing , I would still be at Star Academy today.”
And to conclude with annoyance: “We all had meetings with production. They asked others how they felt about the last season. But I was told, have you done detoxification? . They wanted to prove to TF1 that things were going well. But, I didn’t need it… and I was able to last the three months. I had refused projects to be ready for the show. But during a second meeting, they told me: It’s not going to do it, TF1 has made its decision. They told me You know it, you’re not stable, and that they couldn’t take the risk of me take me back. I was surprised that they didn’t take me back, because even if I didn’t go to rehab, I had started working on myself. Cure is not the automatic response to this kind of demon. J “I was on my way back up, I was doing better and I hit myself in the face. Even though I had never imagined this new season without me.”
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