“Can I read what you wrote?” »To this question asked by Clément Rémiens, Raphaëlle does not know what to answer. Monday, in Paris, the 17-year-old girl loses her means somewhat in the face of the actor of the series Here it all begins who asks to discover his little motivational text, golden ticket that allowed him to meet him after winning a competition launched by 20 minutes. Sitting cross-legged in the comedians’ lodge, the hero of the TF1 soap opera takes the time to read his few sentences. “I agree with you on a lot of things,” he said, returning the message to her.
Shortly after, Benjamin Baroche in his turn arrives in the interview room. A few seconds before, he was on the stage of the auditorium of the City of Science and Industry. There, about a thousand fans cheered him as part of a convention organized around the series. In total, 27 actresses and comedians were gathered to celebrate the first anniversary of daily fiction. In the room, the spectators laugh when they discover the blooper, fail to scarce themselves to receive gifts from the hands of the actors and actresses and sing the credits performed by Gims.
One floor lower, Raphaëlle struggles to realize what is happening to her. “Hyperstressed”, the fan ofHere it all begins dreamed the night before that she did not arrive on time for the appointment. Finally, thanks to the big lead she’s taken so that her nightmare doesn’t come true, she can take a breather before meeting the two actors. For fifteen minutes, the young girl asks the questions she wishes to those who slip into the shoes of Maxime Delcourt and Emmanuel Teyssier every day. In total, she prepared fifteen at home in just “ten minutes”, she promises. Taken by time, it will only be able to place seven.
“It exceeded all my expectations”
“I love him too much, I adore him,” she exclaims about Clément Rémiens leaving the room, after having had the right to his photo with the actor. I am shocked at all the compliments he gave me. With tears in her eyes, it takes time for Raphaëlle to come back down to Earth. And even when we contact it again the next day, we feel that it has not really always landed. “I think about it a lot, I’m a little muddy, I don’t know…”, she says.
“I expected to be more intimidated and the feeling went well. What stood out to me the most was the fact that they were also affordable and responsive to questions. It exceeded all my expectations, ”she sums up. At the end of the day, Raphaëlle was able, this time like everyone else, to obtain autographed photos from other actors. Still disturbed by her meeting with Clément Rémiens and Benjamin Baroche a few minutes earlier, she did not even think about taking selfies, like the majority of the other fans did.
If she wants to make up for her mistake, she can go to Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze, in the Gard, where Here it all begins. In front of the gates of the fictitious institute, dozens of fans flock to meet their idols every day. In the coming weeks, cameras should appear on the village square to collect their words, since TF1 is preparing a documentary on the success of the series. It will soon be broadcast on one of the group’s channels.