She decided not to mention it in the game, neither in her portrait nor on the set.
Alicia
, candidate for “Koh-Lanta: the immunity hunters”, eliminated Tuesday evening during the second council, reveals in several interviews that she suffers from cystic fibrosis.
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I am a person, an adventurer in my own right and I prefer to be judged for what I am and not for what I have
,” she explains to 20 minutes.
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I saw doctors every day during the adventure.
They gave me my pills on site in the morning, I was well attended.
We all are, actually.
We see doctors before the tests, after the tests, we can see them 24 hours a day if we call them.
I also saw a doctor upon leaving, in short, there was no risk,
she reassures in the columns of Télé Star.
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Sportingly speaking, you can see the difference, because I don't have the physique of everyone else
,” the red team candidate further explains to 20 minutes.
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In the second episode, we see at the end of the immunity test that I am knocked out.
complete.
I gave everything I could
,” summarizes this 23-year-old business leader from Ain.
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Validated medical tests
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Alicia has followed all the medical examinations and tests requested and carried out by the medical organization mandated for this.
She was validated by the doctors of this organization as being suitable for an adventure like “Koh-Lanta”
,” the production company ALP insisted on emphasizing to our colleagues.
Alicia also pays tribute to the production that gave her a chance.
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It’s rare today that productions want to change things and accept that people who are a little different can live their dreams.
» Since Grégory Lemarchal in season 4 of “Star Academy”, this is the first time that a candidate suffering from cystic fibrosis has participated in a game show.
The first part of the last episode of “Koh-Lanta: the immunity hunters” was followed by 3.7 million fans and 16.7% of the public.
An average score for the season currently broadcast on Tuesday evenings on TF1.