M6 broadcast the fifth episode of season 7 of
"Married at first sight"
on Monday evening with, among the seven couples formed by experts Estelle Dossin and Gilbert Bou Jaoudé, that of Jessica and Pascal.
These two fitness and bodybuilding enthusiasts agreed to meet and get married in Gibraltar with an estimated 77% compatibility.
After a long ten-year celibacy, the business manager who shares her life between Yutz, in Moselle, and the surroundings of Montpellier, in Hérault, methodically follows the process of the show alongside the 50-year-old sports coach , father of a 23-year-old daughter.
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LE FIGARO. - What was the trigger for your registration to “Married at first sight”?
Jessica.
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After several romantic failures, several meetings with men who did not want to commit, the idea came to me to register while watching season 6 with my best friend.
Everything is fine in my professional life but my sentimental life is a failure.
I can't find someone serious who can love me for who I am.
At 40, after several years of celibacy and fruitless attempts, I approached this experience with the experts with total sincerity.
In your presentation, you say that you came out of a phase of celibacy of about ten years…
I devoted most of my time to my projects since I did not meet a man with a serious commitment.
I haven't introduced anyone to my parents for ten years.
But if, during this period, a man had wanted a real relationship, I would have found the time and energy necessary to devote myself fully to it.
There must be reciprocal love, common values and the will to move forward together.
Have you ever had long relationships?
Yes, I had two beautiful relationships.
A first which lasted practically ten years and another of five years.
I got along very well with these two companions, they were two wonderful men.
With the first, we didn't want to face a painful breakup and we moved ahead of things by walking away.
With the second, time got the better of the passion in our couple.
We parted wisely, without drama, deception or hard feelings.
My single life really started when I was 31.
“I managed to overcome my illness through willpower and fighting spirit”
Jessica from Season 7 of “Married at First Sight”
With “Married at First Sight”, you had to introduce your parents to a man you didn't know at all…
(Laughs.) To bring them with me in this extraordinary experience was a test.
But we got something very positive out of it.
When the wedding day ended, my parents texted me saying they love me while we are shy when it comes to talking about feelings in our family.
But with this crazy adventure, they appreciated being able to accompany me.
They told me that they grew up with me and that they support me.
The fact that my parents let go in this way with these very strong words, I had already won everything.
Not a week goes by without my mom sending me hearts and telling me
The experts of “Married at first sight” say that your life has changed because of a serious illness that has weakened you…
It's a passage in my life that was very complicated and that I don't talk about much.
To date, I'm stabilized but I'm still taking care of myself with controls.
This illness broke out when I was 29 due to severe stress.
I managed to overcome it by force of will and fighting spirit.
I learned to better understand my body and better control my food hygiene.
Sports activity has helped to considerably reduce my state of stress.
I gave a professional extension to all this personal investment.
What is your professional background?
I started working as a hairdressing apprentice at the age of 15 and stayed in the same salon until I was 30.
I opened my own hairdressing salon, Kâlys, in Yutz in 2012 then I added a well-being dimension, in a new company, with a spa (institut-kalys.fr).
And my third activity has been, for three years, that of specialized nutrition coach for women (jessi24fit.com).
I love making people happy, making them feel good about themselves.
“It was not possible to skip the stages”
Jessica from Season 7 of “Married at First Sight”
How did you imagine this "mister 77% compatibility" before meeting him in Gibraltar?
I need someone caring, thoughtful and who knows how to communicate.
During the tests, I had given my preference to a profile of a man who was in my age group, 35-45 years old, but I was aware that anything could happen.
I was hoping for a crush, both physical and mental, a complete alchemy.
What were your first impressions on discovering Pascal?
I found him charming, we immediately laughed a lot together.
In many ways, we are very much alike, it's very disturbing.
He could almost finish my sentences.
He was personable and immediately put me at ease.
Looking at the episodes, you give the impression of not being charmed and your interview with Estelle Dossin sounds like a call for help…
I don't judge someone without knowing them.
At the time of the banquet, I had only met Pascal for a few hours and I still had a lot to learn from him.
I let our budding story move forward by being open, curious and optimistic.
Either the chemistry is created or there won't be.
When I talk to Estelle, I give myself the chance to discover Pascal.
This experience is serious and deep for me.
After the marriage consent, you simply kiss each other. Did you envision this moment in this way?
Even if our story begins with a marriage, because the concept of the show requires it, and takes place completely upside down compared to a traditional relationship, I keep certain values.
Without wanting to disrespect Pascal, it was not possible to skip the steps.
When you meet someone for the first time, you don't kiss them on the mouth within minutes!
(Laughs.)
“I had lost this habit of having a man who helps me”
Jessica from Season 7 of “Married at First Sight”
On the other hand, unlike other couples in the past in "Married at first sight", you agreed to spend the first night in the same bed as Pascal... At this moment, he's
my husband, I want to learn to find out.
Sleeping in the same bed does not mean that something will happen.
It's like the wedding kiss, there are steps to follow.
Why did you refuse Pascal to help you undo the first buttons on the back of your wedding dress?
It's because of my character!
(Laughs.) It's not at all against Pascal but, at this point, I'm still this woman who's been doing it on her own for ten years and I tell myself that I'm going to get there on my own.
I had lost this habit of having a man who helps me.
It's my temperament that is expressed while Pascal is very attentive.
I respect him enormously, he has a lot of great values and I didn't want to be mean to him.
What did you learn about yourself from taking part in “Married at First Sight”?
It's an extraordinary experience.
The woman I was before the show is no longer the woman I am today.
It made me evolve.
I agreed to let myself be carried away and to let go when, in my daily life as a business manager, I am used to controlling everything.
It was a personal learning to question myself on the reflexes of my existence.
I learned to relativize more.