Here we go again for the candidates of “Pékin Express”! THE second episode of the show cult of M6 is broadcast this January 23 at 9:10 p.m.. This year, Stéphane Rotenberg took the competitors in Africa on “The Route of the Legendary Tribes“. The program celebrates its 20 ans. To celebrate this anniversary properly, the channel has decided to reintegrate the “mystery passengers”. Thus, celebrities will join the pairs to “officially” come and help them. So, we will see Elodie Gossuin, Glenn Viel, Bruno Solo, Norbert Tareyre or even Yoann Riou grab the famous red backpack.
The sports journalist was, moreover, the guest of TV Magazine to discuss his return to the show in which he already participated two years ago alongside Xavier Domergue. This time, Yoann Riou will accompany Enzo and Otis childhood friends in Tanzania and he was quite delighted. “I came across a fantastic pair, they are very kind and caring“, he declared to our colleagues. Always cheerful, the 46-year-old man did not hesitate for a second when he was asked to leave with one exception…
“When Thierry Guillaume, the producer, contacted me at the end of June, I told him yes straight away. (..) But I was at 106 kilos, it wasn't going well at all. I was out of breath as soon as I took a step“. Afraid that his weight would slow him down, the member of “Grosses Têtes” alongside Laurent Ruquier then decided to take matters into his own hands.
Laurent Ruquier: the journalist can be proud of Yoann Riou
It was then that the sports commentator said more about the program he put in place. More than a program, moreover, a drastic diet. “I lost 32 kilos in six and a half months“, he reveals. A resolution he made in the campaign. “After the Euro football, so I went green in Brittany, doing hike after hike. I lost a little less than ten kilos just before “Beijing”. And then that started me to lose, up to 32 kilos today“. A very good performance which demonstrates a mentality of steel.
If this weight loss helped him for the adventure, the former candidate for “Dancing with the Stars” is aware that it cannot be that beneficial for your health. “We're getting older, I'm 46… And TV is very physical. For example in “Pékin Express”, you trudge all day. If I had stayed at 106 kilos, I would not have been able to follow my partner, run like crazy, jump into cars and give 150%. And Now I feel so much better“adds the one who now devotes himself to the exercise bike.
-However, the friend of Laurent Ruquier cultivates a regret: that of not having thought of it sooner. “In “Fort Boyard” in particular, which I did three times. I tell myself that if I had been physically better, I would have coped better with the challenges. There was even a time or two when I refused because I wasn't feeling well“. Today motivated like never before, the future candidate of “Traitors” does not intend to stop therehe who has already changed part of his wardrobe. His new goal: “pass the 70 mark“That's all we can wish for him.
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