Does the ranking make you aware of your incredible progress in the game? You are still 8th with 50 victories and 369,000 euros in winnings!
Benoît: No, it's going too fast! (laughs) It’s going way too fast to realize that thing. In addition to that, Nagui likes to tell us: “You have surpassed this person, this person, this person”. It's crazy to hear, but it's true that to realize, it's even harder (laughs). I love when Nagui does that because we resituate ourselves a little and it's true that by thinking about it I have surpassed names that made me dream of and that I never thought I would surpass! These are all the people I've really admired, it's crazy…
What do we say to ourselves when we exceed 350,000 euros in earnings?
That's it, I'm dizzy (laughs). In fact, it's a level that was super important for me too because the first time I played, I played against Charlotte. And Charlotte has been a close review buddy of mine from the start and she was the first to set such a high bar among my friends. And I lost to her. So, going eighth meant passing Charlotte… I said to myself: “I’m overtaking the people I admired at the start”. I arrived at the revisions, it was already much too strong. I said to myself: “I could never reach that level, it’s impossible”. And in fact, the more I climb, the more I say to myself: “You are capable”. When I arrived on the show, I didn't particularly have confidence in myself and I still have little confidence in myself, really (laughs). But I see that I do it anyway. In terms of winnings, it's absolutely incredible! In terms of score, I more than surpassed myself. I'm so proud, really.
In addition to the financial gains, can we therefore say that the show has also brought you a lot on a human level?
I am very proud and it is something that I have said a lot during my career, precisely, when people asked me how I experienced it, pride is something that comes back and it is something that I I have little in life… I very rarely have the feeling of pride. So, right now, it's still tough and I'm not used to it so I'm very happy. It feels good. What's crazy is that before I had a tendency to demean myself a little, to have a low vision of myself and the show is making me realize that I am still someone one (laughs). The biggest gain I've had with my journey, I think, is there. There are the gains which are financial, which are crazy, everything we have just said, but the gain from what I have just learned about myself, from what I have just proven to myself, it It's crazy. It's really crazy!
