Every year it’s the same thing: the new candidates of Koh Lanta say that their participation in the show represents the fulfillment of a dream, but each time they seem unprepared for the adventure. Among those who don’t know how to build a cabin, make a fire, use strategy or direct a compass, we still wonder what they had in mind when they registered.
However, as the production assures, even if the images of these adventurers/broken arms are not always flattering on screen, making them appear more like burdens than anything else, no one would have yet criticized the editing. “In over twenty seasons, we have never had any complaints from adventurers who would not recognize themselves in the show“, declared Julien Magne to Télé-Loisirs.
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This candidate never seen in Koh Lanta
Well… almost. In reality, a candidate from Denis Brogniart has already lodged a complaint with the teams of Koh Lanta. His name? Joëlle. Its particularity? You’ve never seen her on screen. Recruited in 2009 during the edition Palauthis adventurer simply asked never to appear in the episodes.
“During editing, one person was cut entirely at their request.“, he revealed. The reason? She was not afraid of being fired after having participated in the game during a sick leave (poke Adil Rami with Fort Boyard and OM), but she would have had a bad experience with her adventure. “There had been a big mistake during the selections and she is someone who was very frustrated to be eliminated from the first day of the adventure“, whispered the producer.
As Télé-Loisirs found, Joëlle actually spoke on the subject at the time. And obviously, this retired teacher couldn’t stand… the concept of strategies in the game.”I was sacrificed. I was manipulatedshe lamented in 2009 to L’Indépendant. Conditions like that for the Koh-Lanta of heroes okay, Fear Factor too, but not for the Koh-Lanta of anonymous people. I was inconsolable.“
We don’t dare imagine the atmosphere during family board game games…
