Les 12 Coups de midi: Emilien arrives late to filming for the first time! He explains

He is a phenomenon. Since September 2023, Emilien, the champion of the show The 12 Coups de midibroadcast on TF1, fascinates viewers. Thanks to an impressive general knowledge and a flawless spirit of deduction, the candidate manages to surpass all his opponents. So much so that he now has over €1.6 million in his kitty, as well as 14 mystery stars to his name.

Emilien late for filming for the first time, here's why!

Present for more than a year, the 21-year-old from Vendée is now accustomed to working on Jean-Luc Reichmann's set. But this Monday, November 18, 2024, he arrived late for filming for the first time! A situation that the facilitator of 12 Midday shots did not hesitate to mention at the start of the show: “We almost waited for you!“, thus launched Jean-Luc Reichmann to the candidate. “Yes, I arrived a little late“, replied Emilien. “But yes, but that’s not Emilien at all, arriving late!“, then retorted the host. Finally, Emilien confided that he had arrived late for a very specific reason…”In fact, as I was about to get into the taxi to come here, I was stopped by a group of young people who had motor disabilities, and who shared with me a message that I found very pretty. So I was very happy to arrive late“, he first explained before continuing: “These are people who told me that Les 12 coups de midi is really a bubble for them at lunchtime. A bubble of happiness, a bubble of pleasure. And that it was an hour that made them feel good in their day.“A touching statement that was worth being late for:”It's for a good cause!” and launched Jean-Luc Reichmann.

Emilien's mother impacted by her son's notoriety even at his work!

It must be said that this is not the first time that Emilien has been arrested in the street for his role as Maître de midi. Even those close to him feel his notoriety! On Thursday November 14, 2024, Fabienne, the champion's mother, explained that, in her work as a nursing assistant at the hospital, “everything revolves around Emilien.“The latter even received a gift from one of her patients:”There is a gentleman who came to do x-rays and he left a small envelope for me and it was to offer me a microlight course because I am Emilien's mother.“