The cameras continued to roll during the scene, and M 6 decided to broadcast everything. The episode of “Nightmare in the Kitchen” broadcast this Wednesday evening surprised viewers with an unusual sequence. We follow the discomfort of the restaurateur helped by chef Philippe Etchebest in live conditions.
The cult chef of M 6 had a meeting this Wednesday evening with Julien and Stéphanie, owners of an establishment in Bourg-lès-Valence, in the Drôme. After 40 minutes, the episode takes a surprising turn.
In the middle of service, the cook Julien breaks under the pressure of the orders. “I don’t know where I am anymore,” he says to the camera, patting his slightly pale face. While the chef turns to Stéphanie to question her about the situation, Julien collapses with a crash in front of his oven.
“He breathes, he moves”
A few meters from the scene, chef Etchebest rushes to the scene. “Put it to the side, put it to the side,” he says while Stephanie begins to panic when she sees her partner on the ground: “Wake up Ju’, wake up!” »
“He breathes, he moves, there he is in PLS (Lateral safety position), you have to call the firefighters there,” continues the chief presenter. Cloth of cold water, legs in the air… The scene takes place behind the cameras left on the ground, but turned on to follow everything.
“Given Julien’s condition, with my teams, we decided to stop everything,” indicates Philippe Etchebest in voiceover. The show will still broadcast the arrival of help and the first examinations on Julien. “I didn’t have time to turn around, he wasn’t well, he was unsteady. In my opinion he fell dead, I was next to him, he was talking and boom, I heard the noise,” he told the firefighters.
Victim of vagal discomfort, Julien will return to his place in the following days. Filming was able to restart. The show ends with a bad rating. The couple had to close their establishment.
