Gaëlle tells her explanations outside the camera with Maxime in “Koh-Lanta”

“Maxime is so stupid, he takes revenge on Louise, I find it zero. I no longer have any respect for this person. »» On the morning of the 27th day of «Koh-Lanta, the revenge des 4 terres» shot last fall in the Philippines, Gaëlle expressed his resentment to the camera for the one who was his ally in the Eastern team. Sacrified by the four ambassadors (Frédéric, Louise, Maël and Pierre-Marie), Maxime was able to return thanks to the medical abandonment of Frédéric and take revenge on Louise by contributing to his elimination to the Council.

“It shocks me, it was up to you to take your responsibilities and go to ambassadors to defend your green tribeopenly criticized Gaëlle. You are just a little player. »» Far from giving up, the 34 -year -old housewife took her destiny in hand by looking for and finding a precious immunity collar.

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Le Figaro. -You illustrate yourself with your investment and your outspokenness in “Koh-Lanta”, is that something that you sought to channel?
Gaëlle. – I did not calculate my adventure, I went there saying that I wanted to live everything 200% and to discover myself too. When we arrive at this stage of the game, we are hungry and we are not sleeping well. Everything we express is filter without filter, we no longer think of the cameras and we do not imagine that it will be seen on TV. Everything we say is true, authentic and raw of formwork.

All feelings are exacerbated and in particular your anger against Maxime After the elimination of Louise …
Yes, I was very angry and I took a lot of time to get back to it. I really didn’t think he could take revenge on Louise at that time of the game and that way. With hindsight, I see things differently, it seems to me much more understandable. But, at the moment, I thought it was too easy to attack the youngest and that which was shining on the tests. It really put me out of me. I felt so helpless not to have been able to protect her and have seen anything coming. I was also angry with myself. Louise was like a little sister for me.

You no longer wanted to participate in the life of the camp or continue to find food for everyone …
I couldn’t pretend with others. I took a lot of time going down. I was not at all in the calculation of the right attitude to have to stay in the game. I was just living my emotions and I took a while to go down and return to the game.

“Joana shot himself in the foot alone”

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

In the story of the adventure, you seem to come back fairly quickly to others and Maxime also …
We are in a game and in a certain context. I spent a lot of time in the forest, alone, and that soothed me. Nature seizes me enormously. I took this time to find out to find peace in my soul and in my heart. This allowed me to refocus and focus on the good actions to be done to move forward in the game. While strolling through the forest, I found sugar cane and cassava. I rarely came back empty -handed from my long expeditions. But I spent hours there! And the immunity collar is the jackpot! (Laughs.)

During the advice, what gave you the certainty of not taking out your immunity collar?
When Joana ends the immunity test last, she ends up with a voice against her. When she returned to the camp, she got rid of in all directions and shot herself in the foot on her own. I felt safe and it seemed obvious to me that it would be she who would come out. Everyone was a little big on the potato with her. It was time.

Was your reconciliation approach with Maxime sincere or for the game?
I was big on the potato but for my starting alliance, for the game, to try to understand it too, I told myself that I should not carry this anger until the end of the adventure. Humanly, we experienced strong things with Maxime during the first days with the East team. Strategically, I need my alliance to be solid to have enough votes to last in the game. I wanted to know what was Maxime’s state of mind vis-à-vis its starting alliance.

“Maxime confined himself to telling me that he had experienced trauma and that he had suffered from his elimination”

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

How do you explain The lack of dialogue between Louise and Maxime Between the return to the latter’s game and the advice?
Myself, I spoke very little with him in this period of time. I recognize that it’s amazing, I don’t even know why. I think there was a kind of embarrassment and discomfort, we dared not break the ice. He did not try to chat with us either. With Céline, we just had time to tell her about our position before the ambassadors. We did not ask our ambassadors that it was appointed but had specified that, to choose between him and Louise, we preferred to keep Louise. I thought he had understood …

Maxime’s resentment focused on Louise…
From the Red team where we were, we had seen that Louise was at best physically and morally. She was not in her full power before reunification and therefore not solid enough to be sent to the ambassadors. Faced with her, she had three older men who had experience in negotiations. She was disadvantaged, she had extenuating circumstances and that is what I tried to explain to Maxime. But he confined himself to telling me that he had experienced trauma and that he had suffered from his elimination. He did not hear my arguments at that time. He was in his anger and his spirit of revenge.

Do you seem to know the cogs of “Koh-Lanta” very well, what was the click of your registration?
I have often watched the show actually, I applied eight times before being selected. It was an adventure that I always liked. I was really motivated. It’s a little bit of a young girl’s dream. I started to apply, I was 20 years old and it had become a little ritual each year to send my registration. I told myself that one day, it would work. It was the side of surpassing oneself and human adventure that attracted me. I like the intensity of this kind of experience, that’s what I’m looking for in my daily life.

“My daughters are super proud, they have stars in the eyes”

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

Was it the first time you have separated your two daughters so long?
Yes, the maximum we had done was three weeks in a context where we could call ourselves, talk to us, make videos, write to us … So so long and without news, it was the first time. But I left for quiet mind because I have 100% confidence in their dad and their grandparents. I knew they were in good hands. When we found ourselves, we put our mattresses in the same room and we slept every night together for three weeks.

What do they think of their mother in “Koh-Lanta”?
They are super proud, they have stars in their eyes. They were in total stress in front of the archery test where I almost was eliminated. When they understood that I was saved, they exploded with joy. It’s great to experience this with them, it’s incredible. When we walk, they will see people to tell them that there is Gaëlle de “Koh-Lanta”. (Laughs.)

What is your personal journey?
I moved a lot, I have a fairly atypical course. I grew up in Guadeloupe until I was 17 then I arrived in mainland France in Lyon where I spent my bac. I worked in catering because I didn’t know exactly what to do with my studies. I preferred to experiment and live things to learn. The best school is that of life. At first, I was super shy, I couldn’t express myself in front of people. And, after a year, I passed assistant manager, I had a team of eight people to manage. I worked in the sale of clothes and shoes.

“The break with my companion, the dad of my daughters, was a big electroshock”

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

When did you become a mom?
I was 23 years old, I had an existential crisis, questions about the world in which we live. I tackled everything to go and live with my companion and our child in ecovillages for 5 or 6 years. We have worked on farms in wwoofing mode. We worked by being fed, housed, laundered. I did a lot of incredible, hyper spiritual things. Living in community taught me a lot of things.

How did you get to your city life?
It happened with the birth of my second daughter. She was born at home, in a delivery pool. It was an incredible experience. I have always liked personal development and I wanted to transmit what I had acquired. I trained in coaching, I created my business, I accompanied people in professional conversions and in their personal development.

Sport occupies an important place also in your daily life …
Small, at school, I have always done a lot of sport. Even in high school, I had more hours in sport. Sport has always been present in my life except during this slightly green period where I was looking for more spirituality. The break with my companion, my daughters’ dad was a big electric shock. I found myself on my own with a business to manage, a house to renovate and two children. I immersed myself in sport to feel that I had physical and mental strength to manage everything.

Did the experience of “Koh-Lanta” upset things in your life?
Yes, a very simple thing but that also means a lot: my hair. As an antilula and Métis woman, I had a complex. I attached them all the time where I was making braids. Since my return from “Koh-Lanta”, I have let go of them and I keep them naturally. When I see myself in the show, I find myself much more beautiful with the released hair. It is a great victory for me to have overcome this complex. I also apply in my life this mutual confidence that I had with my allies of “Koh-Lanta” and which allowed me to move forward. I tell myself that you have to surround yourself with good people and move forward together. I let go a little bit that independent strong woman side that wants to do everything on my own. I accept a little more daily help. I agree to invest myself more in other relationships.

What is the meaning of your tattoo at the base of your neck?
It is a symbol of rebirth. The lotus flower is born in the mud, it rises and it is magnificent. It is to remind me that no matter where we go, we can succeed in doing very beautiful things and flourishing. There is also a small sun and a small moon, it is the feminine and male energies. I like this side at home. I can be in my masculinity in relation to my strength, but I can also be someone very soft. It is to remind me that there is no choice to make between masculine and feminine. And there is a small arrow to tell me to raise my head, not to be ashamed, not to be embarrassed, to always keep your head high whatever happens.