He is a man of challenges who attacks from this Wednesday to Beijing Express ! Yoann Riou, sports journalist and real football encyclopedia is indeed embarking on a great adventure, at 44, surrounded by his partner, his colleague and friend Xavier Domergue. And if he is very well known for his ardor and his unfailing good humor, he should also mark the spirits by his will to take up the trials, even if it means profoundly modifying his body.
His last great adventure on TF1, Dance with the stars, had notably completely transformed him: hired as a candidate with the dancer Emmanuelle Berne, the journalist had thrown himself headlong into the adventure. While knowing perfectly well that he would not be the best in terms of choreography! But never mind: the forty-year-old had taken up the challenge by giving his all during rehearsals, even if it meant doing between 4 and 8 hours of dancing a day!
Often congratulated by Camille Combal, very attached to his second degree, adored by the other candidates and by Internet users, Yoann Riou had managed to carve out a good career by beating Liane Foly, Moundir (ex-candidate of Koh Lanta) and model Hugo Philip. Eliminated in the fourth bonus of the competition, he had revealed to have lost more than 22 kilos after these months of training!
A spectacular weight loss hailed by Emmanuelle Berne, who remained very close to him. “I congratulate my dance partner who hasn’t let go for 4 months! Sport and diet have changed the life of my Yoann Riou!, she wrote in the caption of before-after photos of her partner who went from 105 to 83 kilos.