1. Florent Manaudou
The big dive for Florent Manaudou. The French swimming superstar, Olympic champion in the 50-meter freestyle in 2012 and recently double bronze medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will try to win this time, first place in “Dancing with the Stars”. He could take advice from another swimmer, Sami El Gueddari, a para-athlete who won the 10e saison.
During the last Paris Olympics, Florent Manaudou won the bronze medal in the 50 meter freestyle and the 4 × 100 m medley relay.
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2. Sophie Davant
The host moves on to the candidate. Sophie Davant, former presenter of the show “Affaire concluded” on France 2, will try her luck on TF1, after leaving France Télévisions in 2023.
3. Charlotte de Turckheim
Actress, director and comedian Charlotte de Turckheim also wants to add a new string to her bow by taking up the challenge of “Dancing with the Stars”.
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Charlotte de Turckheim is 69 years old.
4. Lénie Vacher
Youngest of this 14e edition, Lénie became known last year thanks to “Star Academy”, another TF1 entertainment. She was then eliminated in the semi-finals. Last September, she released two singles: “I’m No Longer Afraid” and “Sans toi”.
5. Fair Rami
World champion in 2018 without even having played a match, Adil Rami, who hung up his boots in 2023, will still have competition… Now a consultant and producing streams on Twitch, the young 39-year-old retiree will also participate in the fourth season of the show “Les Taîtres” on M6.
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In the center, Adil Rami after the victory of the French team at the 2018 World Cup.
6. Eve Gilles
She announced it live in front of millions of viewers. During the Miss France 2025 election, Ève Gilles, winner of the crown the previous year, revealed her participation during an exchange with Fauve Hautot, dancer in DALS and juror of the competition at the time. She is not the first beauty queen to attempt the adventure since seven Miss France have graced the dance floors of the show, the last being Amandine Petit in 2022.
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Ève Gilles was elected Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais then Miss France 2024.
7. Julie Zenatti
The 43-year-old singer, revealed by her interpretation of Fleur-de-Lys in the musical Notre-Dame-de-Paris in 2000, surely has the experience necessary to go far in the competition. The songwriter of eight albums had already participated in another TF1 show, “Mask Singer” in 2019, and finished on the podium in third place.
8. Claude Dartois
The regional stage. The record holder for individual victories from “Koh-Lanta”, the other flagship program of Europe’s leading channel, will attempt a new challenge that is still just as sporting.
9. Jungle
Propelled to the forefront with his title “Little Genius” which has more than 200 million streams on streaming platforms, Jungeli will be able to show off all his talents during this edition.
10. Nelson Monfort
Retirement, very little for him. After saying goodbye to the major sporting competitions broadcast by the France Télévisions group, Nelson Monfort, 71, still wants to show that he loves the challenge.
11. Mayane Sarah El Baze
Recently revealed thanks to the huge success “Un P’tit truc en plus” directed by Artus, Mayane Sarah El Baze, 20-year-old actress, joins this already well-stocked cast. She is the first personality with Down syndrome to participate in the show.
12. Frank Lebœuf
Another world champion who wants to show off his best hip swing, Frank Leboeuf, central defender of the victorious French team in 1998, will also participate in the show. Well known for his outspokenness on the radio, Frank Leboeuf has also already participated in a number of shows on TF1 including “Mask Singer” in 2019 and “Une Famille en or” in 2024.
