On the night of May 15 to 16, Thomas Chisholm, noted candidate for season 12 of “Top Chef”, was rushed to Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris after his knife attack in the middle of the street.
It was 1:40 a.m. when, on his return home after participating in the Taste of Paris festival, he was involved in a brawl and seriously injured in the back of his left thigh.
Two months later, the 29-year-old Franco-American gives his news.
“
I wake up even more passionate and motivated than ever!
“, he writes on Instagram in the caption of a photo where he appears with a smile on his face, on the terrace, crutches in hand.
After thanking the approximately 37,000 people who follow him for the messages and support, he says he is "
looking forward to celebrating his return
" to Choco, an establishment in the 10th arrondissement of Paris which he runs.
And to specify: “
On our side, we continue to create and we continue to try to be better every day!
My team is here to make you love all summer while waiting for my complete recovery!
".
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Born in New York, Thomas Chisholm had participated in “Top Chef”, season 12, offered on M6 at the start of 2021. Protected by Michel Sarran, he had left the adventure after nine weeks of competition.
After his attack in May, an investigation was opened.
A few days later, a 19-year-old man was charged and remanded in custody.
According to
Le Parisien
, it was not about the man who injured the ex-candidate of the M6 competition but who would be at the initiative of the brawl.