By Leila Messabih | Editor
On television, nothing escapes him, from entertainment programs like Top Chef or Koh-Lanta, to more serious ones like television news or debate shows, nothing escapes him. In short, everything related to the small screen and the media is his domain.
It’s a sad story that of Mélissa, adventurer of “Koh-Lanta, The Cursed Tribe”. This mother from Fréjus indicated in front of the TF1 cameras that she left the family home at a very young age. In an interview for “Purepeople”, she confides a little more.
After 10 years of absence, Mélissa (Koh-Lanta) finds her mother… who died of illness 2 weeks later
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The sixth episode of Koh-Lanta, The Cursed Tribe was broadcast on Tuesday September 24, 2024 on TF1. An evening marked by an elimination, that of Mélissa who attracted almost all of the votes from her yellow team. Earlier in the game, this store manager spoke of her strong temperament and revealed that she was raised rough. Because if today she seems to be an accomplished woman, the adventurer went through difficult times when she was younger. For Purepeopleshe says.
“I left home at 17 and a half years old after major family conflicts. I really needed to be independent and make my own decisions“, remembers the former member of the cursed tribe who was able to join the yellow team. And continues her story: “I am a very mature person. I built myself a bit on my own because I didn’t really have a family around me. When I left, I also stopped my studies. So I also built my professional career alone. I met my husband, a stable family, a stable marriage… I am proud of what I have accomplished. It’s true that I’m tough, but it has served me well in my life journey. Now, it is true that I could be a little more tender. I’m working on it.“
Koh-Lanta 2024: Mélissa accompanied her mother until her last breath
Now 35 years old, Mélissa has come a long way. She even reconnected with her dear mother a few years ago. “My mother died in 2020. We met again after 10 years of not seeing each other. She was in the terminal phase of cancer without anyone knowing it, she died two weeks later. I accompanied her to her hospital bed. I absolutely wanted to say goodbye to him. I saw him die“, confides the adventurer. And adds: “And I think that’s also where I got this desire to test myself mentally. It’s complicated to mourn someone you haven’t seen for 10 years. I needed to draw on certain resources, the challenge is enormous. I did a lot of work on my own and so I wanted to go to Koh Lanta test myself in his memory.“A very nice tribute.
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