Throughout his adventure in Koh-Lanta, The Cursed TribeSophia led her boat well. She was never targeted for advice and knew how to use strategies when necessary. But unfortunately, everything stopped for her during the last episode broadcast last Tuesday, November 19 on TF1. It was after an eliminatory event that the beautiful brunette was forced to leave the game. Purepeoplethe adventurer who separated from her daughter's father returns to her departure, but not only that.
When Denis Brogniart announced that the last one would be eliminated, how did you feel?
A mixture of lots of emotions and above all a lot of stress. The events where the stakes are very high like this are the worst for me mentally. I knew I wasn't leaving in good conditions: I was immediately negative. Besides, I think that's what made me lose. I didn't tell myself that I was going to win. I didn't know how to manage my stress, I put too much pressure on myself. Like most events where I knew that I was expected around the corner because I am very sporty and I have an amazing profile. So I put incredible pressure on myself each time and then I lost my temper. These are tests which are often rather short, where you have to give everything straight away. We don't have time to think, we have to send and normally there is no room for pressure but here I didn't know how to manage it.
What was going through your head when you were eliminated?
It was quite paradoxical. There was a side of me that was sad because I lost near the final. But at the same time, there was also a relief because the adventure is very, very difficult. I'm not going to lie to you, when I realize that I'm eliminated, I tell myself that I'll finally be able to return to real life. For a split second, I told myself that I was going to be able to get out of this hell. Because, for me, the last few days were truly hell mentally and physically. I was at the end of my strength. And mentally, I broke down more than once. And then when I saw that the ex-yellows were potentially going to go to the final, that reassured me. For my part, I gave everything.
You burst into tears, indicating that you are unhappy with the fact that you did not perform in the game… How did you feel?
I put pressure on myself from the start in the events because physically, I could impress more than one person. Except that I found myself facing challenges for which I had not prepared. I was more into endurance sports where you had to hold on for the long haul. In Koh-Lanta, we were more about games of skill where you have to give everything straight away. If I had to do it again I would put a lot less pressure on myself and I would prepare better, I would analyze the tests better.
Your comrade Charlotte seems saddened by your departure, what is your relationship like?
From the start, in the boat, we were already next to each other. Then, throughout the adventure, we remained very close. Charlotte was the only person I trusted completely. I remember a discussion where we promised to never promise anything to each other. And finally, we have always been faithful to each other, always straight. I am proud of his journey. On the first part of the adventure, she was a bit like me, not being able to perform on the tests. Then she revealed herself, she had this click that I didn't have. I'm happy by proxy: even if I don't perform, it relieves me to see her do it.
Earlier in the game, you turned the tide by eliminating Frédéric, the yellow captain. How did you come up with this idea?
I've been mad at Frédéric for a while, ever since he turned around and broke the first alliance we had between five of us with Jacques, Charlotte and Lola. He turned around without warning Charlotte and me, and he chose to eliminate Lola. I never forgave him and was always suspicious of him. I felt he had created another alliance with the boys. Before reunification, we couldn't do anything since we were in the minority with Charlotte. But we kept this resentment, we were just waiting for the right moment. Besides, to the ambassadors, I could have put his name, you can see me hesitating. But I preferred to save my yellow team. In archery, I found that it was the best moment: I knew that the ex-reds were not against the idea of eliminating Frédéric. Especially since he had voted against Ugo in the council and the latter was somewhat angry with him. It was the ideal moment and I think we played it very, very well with Charlotte.
At this point in the adventure, you seemed to be sidelined, how do you explain it?
It absolutely was. We also hear Frédéric say that Charlotte and I are the last wheels in the carriage. No one ever told us clearly but we had a good feeling about it. Charlotte was always the backup vote, in case there were ties. We felt that there were the boys on one side, then Charlotte and me as options. If we hadn't eliminated Frédéric, I'm sure we wouldn't have gotten this far in the game.
Since then, you have been voting again with the ex-yellows, how do you explain it?
Me, I was especially angry with Frédéric because it was he who had changed his mind. I had nothing against the other ex-yellows. I think that at one point we said to ourselves that we were stopping alliances and counter-alliances and that we had to move forward together. We all trusted each other, we all got along very well together, there was no animosity. And then, if we had rallied with the ex-reds, we would also have been the last wheels of the carriage. Whereas there we found ourselves on an equal footing with the ex-yellows.
What do you have to say to those who call you “simplistic”?
You really have to be wary of appearances, which are sometimes deceptive. I am aware of the image of a somewhat simplistic girl that I can project. But the big lesson is that I was strategic more than once and that I had control of the eliminations more than once. At each council after the reunification I was happy with the person who was leaving. I think I've proven that I'm not that simplistic girl. On the adventure, I had no vote against me and I knew how to lead my boat.
Who do you want to see win at this stage of the game?
I'm going to be cash, I would like one of the ex-yellows to win. And if it could be Charlotte, I would be the happiest. This has been my partner from the start. She fully deserves it, you just have to see her journey throughout the whole adventure.
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