Like every Saturday since the beginning of the summer, France 2 gave an appointment on August 20 to its loyal viewers for a new number of Fort Boyard. This time, the team challenged by Olivier Minne was made up of the hypnotist Messmer, Moussa de Koh Lanta, Caroline Margeridon, Philippe Caverivière, Edgar-Yves Monnou and Vaimalama Chaves. Together, they defended the association laVita which offers psychological support to young people in distress.
Our former Miss France will unfortunately not necessarily have very good memories of her participation. Or rather, its distribution. And for good reason, Vaimalama Chaves was lynched by Internet users. The reason ? An attitude considered “detestable” after refusing to take a test. When he was offered to go to the terrible Dollhouse where there are spiders, his phobia, Nicolas Fleury’s companion was very clear: “The choice, it is not cornelian. It’s no !“. Olivier Minne may have tried to make her change her mind, reminding her that there were two key clues, Vaimalama Chaves remained on her positions, her face closed. “It’s not my problem ! It’s dead !“, she let go.
A categorical refusal which greatly annoyed internet users. “Vaimalama, I’m disappointed with you there! And the ‘It’s not my problem!’ Nice for the association!“, “A shame especially the way to say it. That she’s scared, OK, but the I don’t care in her voice… unbearable“, “Vaimalama is clearly hateful“, we could read on Twitter.
Faced with criticism, the beauty queen decided to react by story Instagram during the day on Monday August 22. A way for her to explain herself and to denounce “blackmail”. “I received a lot of messages about my participation in Fort Boyard. My refusal to take part in a test was perceived as haughty and greeted with insults and other shortcomings“, she initially regretted. And to defend herself: “I had said before that I would not go to spiders. It was my only condition to my participation. They tried to force me to give in, but no means no. It is also consent. And convincing me to ‘go’ by the media pressure that this show would bring was blackmail. I hate it so my no stayed no. I only have one word and if it’s true in life, it’s true on TV.“
Despite this controversy, Vaimalama Chaves and his team managed to collect 7,546 euros for the association.