Teddy Riner and his lover become hosts of “Love is blind”

From the Olympic Games to reality TV, there is only one ippon. We learned this November 21, 2024, in the columns of Le Parisien, that Teddy Riner, five-time gold medalist at the Olympic Games will soon animate “Love is blind“, sur Netflix.

A job which was entrusted to singer Nick Lachey, once a member of the boy band 98 Degrees, in the United States. And he has hosted the program for 7 seasons with his wife, Vanessa. In France too, production has decided to trust a couple.

Teddy Riner engaged to his wife

Teddy Riner will therefore not be alone on the air. Indeed, the platform also hired his wife, Luthna Plocus. A couple for over 15 years, they are parents of two children. A boy, Eden, born April 1, 2014 and a girl, Ysis, born in September 2018.

This is not the first time that Teddy Riner has left the tatamis for television. Already in the fall of 2019, the judoka had already animated “The Race of Champions“, for France Télévisions, a sports program filmed at the Stade de France. However, his contract was not renewed.

Since July 2024, the popularity rating of Teddy Riner skyrocketed. Even before his extraordinary record, the athlete also participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. He had lit the cauldron with Marie-José Perec in the Tuileries gardens, just before “Hymn to Love” by Celine Dion.

Enough to guarantee significant audiences for “Love is blind” France, maybe even across the world.

Filming has already started

The concept of this reality show has already been sold in many countries around the world. And notably in Brazil, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, the Emirates, and Italy. In France, reality TV is expected for 2025 on the Netflix platform.

Moreover, the filming has already started between Morocco and Swedenexplains the Parisian. This is probably the reason why Teddy Riner was in Rabat on October 28, 2024, during Emmanuel Macron's state visit to King Mohammed VI.

Not enough to disrupt Teddy Riner's sports training, however. The champion informed his fans last summer that he was going to continue training. Its deadline: 2028, date of the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles.