Eight months will have passed between the last season of
“Koh-Lanta”
and the new one.
Tuesday February 21, at 9:10 p.m., TF1 will broadcast the first episode of “Sacred Fire”.
This 24th edition, shot in the Philippines, brings together twenty candidates aged 22 to 56.
These ten women and ten men were selected for their
“classic”
profile .
Indeed, this year, the production preferred to select candidates resembling Monsieur and Madame Tout-le-Monde such as a cheese maker, a sailor, a market gardener, a family assistant, a fiber splicer... However, some of these adventurers have a more atypical background like Julie, professional footballer, Helena, candidate for “Ninja Warrior” or even Rudy, participant of “The Mud Day”.
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Who says new season, says novelties.
If the principle of the game does not change, the production has imagined a new rule to
"unseat"
the candidates.
"These adventurers, for the most part, are fans of 'Koh-Lanta', they know the inner workings of the show like the back of their hands" , underlines
Denis Brogniart
rightly
.
This is how they will have to deal with the famous sacred fire.
A lava stone talisman allowing its holder, in defeat during the immunity test, to protect himself or one of his teammates.
In case of victory, he can go to the opposing tribe, try to interfere in the strategies and intervene in the council by protecting an adventurer of his choice.
"It's going to be the big comeback of the strategy
," promises the host.
The 20 candidates of “Koh-Lanta, the sacred fire”
Nicolas
, 43, entrepreneur from a pharmaceutical consulting company in Corsica (2A).
In the past, he was a physical trainer in the army, a lifeguard.
He practices spearfishing.
Helena
, 27, physiotherapist and sports coach in Belgium.
The young woman, with a strong character, was a high-level gymnast, practiced triathlon, horse riding and Thai boxing.
Loyal 'Ninja Warrior' viewers will recognize her as she competed in 2021 but failed the 3rd hurdle.
TF1 had initially contacted her to participate in “Koh-Lanta”.
You have to believe that his profile caught the eye of the production.
Helena in "Ninja Warrior" on TF1 Laurent Vu / TF1
Frédéric
, 33 years old, commercial director, in Hauts-de-Seine (92), negotiator in a consulting firm.
Tania
, 22, dietitian-nutritionist in Seine-Saint-Denis (93).
His mother, of Serbian origin, was a professional handball player.
Rudy
, 41, metro driver in Val-de-Marne (94).
He is a single father of two young women.
He practices kickboxing.
In April 2019, he took part in the L'Équipe channel show "The Mud Day, la course dans la mud" presented by Virginie Guilhaume and Yoann Riou.
Laura
, 32 years old, aquatic photographer in Charente-Maritime (17).
This former ASPTT Saintes swimming champion chose to live in her truck.
Gilles
, 31 years old, market gardener, farmer and cattle breeder in the North (59).
He is the father of two little girls.
Julie
, 33, footballer in Essonne (91).
She was one of 23 players from the France football team to participate in the 2019 World Cup as a central defender.
Esteban
, 40, salesman, manager of a tie and street vendor store in Eure-et-Loir (28).
Always benevolent, he is passionate about hypnosis and magic.
Grace
, 39 years old, plastics technician in Ain (01).
She is the mother of three boys.
Benjamin
, 23, sailor in the Bouches-du-Rhône (13).
He works on a ferry and has been spearfishing since a very young age with his dad.
Clémence
, 27 years old, fiber optic splicer in Charente-Maritime (17).
Martin
, 30 years old, cheese maker and trader in Switzerland.
He is a graduate of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, he has become a trader in raw materials, he is at the head of three cheese dairies.
Célia
, 49 years old, family assistant in Calvados (14).
This mother of two grown boys practices wrestling.
It's been 14 years since she enrolled every year in "Koh-Lanta".
Anne-Sophie
, 35, zumba teacher in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54).
She participates in “Koh-Lanta” for her two disabled parents.
Emin
, 56, operational director of Brussels Expo in Belgium.
It's been 20 years since he joined "Koh-Lanta".
Élodie
, 35, marketing and communications manager for board games in Belgium.
She is also a singer.
Alexandre
, 34, automotive logistics manager in Seine-Maritime (76).
He left school at 17.
Christine
, 49 years old, dog trainer in Gironde (33).
She is the mother of four children and grandmother of 7 grandchildren.
Quentin
, 26, carpenter in Moselle (57).
Precocious, he did everything very young.
He had his first apartment at 17, he became an owner at 19, a father at 23.
At 19, he was involved in a motorcycle accident and was in a coma for two weeks.
In 2020, he was the victim of a violent assault with a cutter when he dropped off his daughter with her nanny.