Louise recounts her sacrifice at the ambassadors of “Koh-Lanta”

The production teams of «Koh-Lanta, the revenge des 4 terres» surprised the last fifteen adventurers on the 21st day of shooting last fall in the Philippines. At the time of reunification, the meeting of the ambassadors did not oppose a member of each team in place but a representative of the four starting regions.

Louise was designated to defend the interests of the Eastern members while Pierre-Marie (South), Frédéric (North) and Maël (west) were facing her at the negotiation table. In this configuration, all the difficulty was to define the priorities between the alliances of departure and those implemented after the reshuffle of the 12th day teams.

Sacrificed by the four ambassadors, it is the Vosgien Maxime Who was forced to leave the adventure … with his immunity collar. “I have anger, I thought we were united and that Louise would be unitedhe reacted hot. I haven’t seen anything coming, I don’t care. »»

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Le Figaro. – This is the third time that you have been trying the cast of “Koh-Lanta”, why such a desire to participate in the show?
Louise. – I discovered “Koh-Lanta” late because I did not have TV or Internet with my parents. I started watching the show when I was 16, meeting my companion. In his family, they are big fans. This coincided with a period when I was getting a taste for adventure and sport in addition to my appeal to nature and the environment. “Koh-Lanta” brings together all these elements, apart from the strategy, so I decided to send my candidacy.

Going from your quiet life to the mountains to a big television shooting you scare you?
It was a bit of a void. Life in community, with people I don’t know, is not necessarily my strong. But, at the same time, it was part of the adventure and it was one more challenge to take up. I never stop in front of the challenge so I told myself that I would adapt even if, strategically, I am not the strongest.

How did you apprehend this shoot when you were on the plane towards the Philippines?
At that moment, there are a lot of doubts and stress. We think a lot because we have that to do. We wonder what will happen, are we going to get along with others, are we going to endure the weather, hunger and fatigue, have we not overestimated ourselves … There are a lot of questions that are jostling and I quickly preferred to sleep on the plane! (Laughs.)

Besides the physical preparation, did you carry out mental preparation?
I did not really prepare myself physically, I kept the daily workouts that I used to do. Mentally, I did the same way. I just worked a little more the aspects relating to survival while trying to fast a little longer to accustom my body.

“I was professional rider in the race stable”

Louise, candidate of “Koh-Lanta, the revenge of the 4 lands”

What is your background?
I was born in the Vercors, above Villard-de-Lans in a slightly lost corner, without neighbor, without network and without TV with parents passionate about the environment. My mother is a family assistant and beekeeper while my father is an archaeologist. It is a blended family, I have four half-sisters and two half-brothers. Until the college, I studied on the massif then I went to Haute-Savoie to follow agricultural and environmental studies. I worked in various environmental structures such as the Vercors national reserve of the Highlands, the Calanques National Park and the French Biodiversity Office. And I was also a professional rider in the race stable.

Do you still live in this very isolated setting at altitude?
Yes, I met my companion in Haute-Savoie when I was in high school and he is as much bear as I am. (Laughs.) I brought him back with me in the Vercors and we will settle in the massif on the massif. It is not planned to get closer to a city, my professional activities would not allow it.

On your Instagram account, you define yourself as adventurer, naturalist, model and sports …
Yes, these are not activities that we would necessarily associate together. It may seem a little improbable but I really like to pose for photos on the fringes of my other passions. It is a slightly indefinable melting pot but that suits me well.

“I discovered myself more emotional than I thought”

Louise, candidate of “Koh-Lanta, the revenge of the 4 lands”

Have you been surprised by the first moments of the adventure in “Koh-Lanta”?
I was struck by intensity in general. From the first test in this rice field, it was necessary to deploy a lot of energy and solidarity. The fatigue and team cohesion which flow directly after are sensations that we do not feel anywhere else. We realize that we are in “Koh-Lanta” and that we are experiencing something incredible.

Do you feel that you have managed to tame this new environment?
It was also part of my motivations to discover this nature. I had tried to find out a little bit about the flora and the fauna before leaving, even if I didn’t know exactly where I was going. I tried to apply what I had learned in this new frame. I was married each discovery, it was a real pleasure.

The reshuffle of teams of the 12^e day seems to have particularly disturbed you …
I didn’t think I got attached so much and so quickly. This reshuffle upset me a little. We had to suddenly welcome lots of new heads on our camp, in the little cocoon that we had built. I lived a little like an invasion, it was not very pleasant. I discovered myself more emotional than I thought and I have the impression that it impacted the rest of my adventure.

How did you experience these 48 hours of tropical rains and this emergency evacuation by boat in the middle of the night?
We have all tried to keep our energy as much as possible by remaining as much as possible around the fire. We were sitting and prostrate but there were not really other choices than waiting for it to pass. I have already had experiences surrounded by nature in the rain but being well equipped. There it was incomparable.

“My companion had made me promise to choose food rather than mail”

Louise, candidate of “Koh-Lanta, the revenge of the 4 lands”

The comfort test of 13^e day made it possible to obtain letters from your loved ones but you have not won it …
Before going to the Philippines, my companion had made me promise that if I had to choose between food and news from my loved ones during the game, I had to take food. But, at the moment, the desire to have these letters was very strong. I wanted to hear news, know if everything was going to read words of encouragement. Oddly, I didn’t think about eating anymore even if I was hungry. The mind is surprising, I surprised myself to really want these letters.

The defeat of 18^e day during the test of stones underwater particularly demoralized you. Has the idea of ​​abandoning you crossed your mind?
It was a very complex test, I felt my strength let go. Physically, that was not going well and, when I got back on the camp, I told myself that I was useless. I was wondering what I was doing there. In moments of great difficulties, we all have negative thoughts that arise but we end up recovering. But it is true that this moment of my adventure was not easy to live.

Did you plan to find yourself in this role of ambassador for your team?
I had absolutely not thought about it and I didn’t particularly want to go. I was not sure how to approach this meeting. I did not feel lucid and serene enough to approach strategic discussions. I am not a good negotiator but I agreed to live the experience.

Maxime seemed to be unanimous against him, how do you explain it?
Among the Greens, he annoyed a lot of people by his way of being on the camp. I did not share this annoyance because I got to know him well since the start of the adventure. And that later extended to the Yellows.

“” Ninja warrior “, it would be with pleasure”

Louise, candidate of “Koh-Lanta, the revenge of the 4 lands”

Several months after filming, do you feel like you have made the right choice?
No, not at all, I find myself very weak to have made this choice and to have given in. I really hate myself for doing this. It is not a decision that makes me proud. We talk about almost every day with Maxime and he tells me not to worry, that there is no resentment. But I still can’t accept my decision and it will be difficult to watch this episode.

Before leaving, Maxime has skillfully left doubt about the sale of his immunity collar …
His reflection was quite long because, even in a difficult moment of play like the one he was living, it remains someone very empathetic. I think he really hesitated to give him up to another candidate before announced that he was going to keep him for his mother. It was beautiful and moving to hear him say that because his mom was not going well at that time.

Would you have accepted his immunity necklace if he had given it to you?
I would have really been touched and I would have accepted it.

You are sporty, you are taking pictures and you are also passionate about music, in which program are you most likely to find you: «Ninja Warrior» Miss France ou « The Voice » ?
(Laughs.) For Miss France, I don’t think I have the build or the necessary presence. “Ninja Warrior” would be with pleasure. And for “The Voice”, it is true that I sing and that music is also a huge part of my life, but I am not a Castafiore either. But why not?