INTERVIEW. On the occasion of a documentary dedicated to cult personalities from reality TV romance shows, broadcast this Thursday, November 14 on W9, Brandon, emblematic candidate of Temptation Island, gave his news to Tele-Leisure.
More than twenty years after Brandon's experience in Temptation Islandhis first name and his face remain engraved in the minds of viewers. W9, which is offering a new documentary dedicated to romance shows this Thursday, November 14 at 9:10 p.m. titled From seduction to temptation, 20 years of dating shows on TVhas also returned to the legendary stick scene. “People often talk to me about this, it was 20 years ago, it's always nice to go back to the past“, he certifies, while tempering that he especially likes to live in the present. Today retired from media life, Diana's ex-boyfriend, with whom he continues to communicate from time to time, agreed to tell us what his daily life was like.
“I got closer to nature” : Brandon (Temptation Island) talks about his new life far from the cameras
Flagship candidate for reality TV in the 2000s, Brandon certifies that he wanted to move away from this environment after an appearance in Angels 2in 2011 on NRJ12. “I did this show to prove that I wasn't just a muscular boy with long hair and so that the image of Temptation Island don't follow me all my life“, he admits. Professionally, he flourished as a maître d'hôtel, a profession that he still exercises occasionally. “Today I got closer to nature“, he emphasizes. Far from the hustle and bustle of Paris, the one who was scammed out of 65,000 euros turned to careers in “land and sea“working as an oyster farmer, fishing, salt, oysters, vines and even potato harvests.”I'd rather put my hands in the mud and farm“, smiles the man whose dream is to have his own self-sufficient farm.
“I did a lot of castings” : Brandon (Temptation Island) participated in two very famous game shows!
Before acquiring a little notoriety thanks to Temptation IslandBrandon had cut his teeth in many other environments. A bartender in a famous Parisian establishment, the young man was noticed by a modeling agency. “I had no idea what it was, but I ended up being one“, he remembers. With his advantageous physique, he paraded and represented the greatest such as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Thierry Mugler. This was followed by filming for advertising, extras and even theater. “I did a lot of castings“, he still laughs today. Over the course of his encounters in the industry, he even participates in two television shows : The bigdil, whose return is planned very soon, et WATCH YOUR STEP. “It was before reality TV burned me all over“, he seems to regret a little.
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