“I tell myself that I did well”, assures Grace who does not regret her abandonment in favor of Quentin

A twist in “Koh-Lanta, the sacred fire” this Tuesday on TF1. While we had left the ambassadors Grace and Quentin on the draw of the black ball that sealed the fate of the young man, the case took an unexpected turn. Once back in the reunified camp, the 39-year-old plastics technician from Ain surprised everyone by announcing… her departure. Quentin was therefore able to stay in the adventure. 20 minutes sat down with Grace to find out how she matured this decision and why.

When did you decide to leave “Koh-Lanta”?

My final decision, I took it the very day of my departure, but I started thinking about it from the start of the adventure. I was really coming in as a warrior but I didn’t think the lack of my children was going to be so strong. They are my pillars, when something goes wrong, I cling to them. To my husband too. If they didn’t know, they’ll figure it out when the episode airs. It was out of the question that I show all this to the other adventurers, I did not want to dampen their morale. I was waiting for the tests to transcend myself but I admit that, alone, at night, it was complicated. I made my decision just after the ambassadors, I told myself that three more weeks like that would be complicated.

So you didn’t go to the ambassadors as on a kamikaze mission, with the intention of leaving…

Before the ambassadors and Benjamin’s departure, I thought about giving up, but I told myself that I could still hold on. For me, it was out of the question for Gilles or Nicolas to be ambassadors because they are in tune with this adventure. Gilles learns a lot about him and Nico is a great adventurer. The only one who felt out of place was me. I went there looking for an electric shock, a sign of fate. If I shot the white ball, it was because I had to stay. But I did not have this electric shock. I panicked, even.

However, when you discover that you have drawn the white ball, you seem to rejoice…

At that time, I was mentally speaking to my parents, to the people I lost in my life and I said to them: “If you want to send me a sign, it is now. And this sign, they sent it to me except that I didn’t necessarily want it (laughs). I threw that white ball and picked it up in my hand, but it has nothing to do with Quentin. Today, I interpret this sign differently, it could be a way of saying: “Whatever happens, we are with you…”

When you debriefed the council of ambassadors with the other adventurers, had you already informed the production of your decision?

No. I asked to see someone from production afterwards. It was important for me to tell the ambassadors things as they had happened so that they wouldn’t be hijacked. I wanted to say with my words what I said and did.

You particularly charged Anne-Sophie and Esteban. Was it a way to steer future votes towards them?

I didn’t think about votes at all. I really wanted to release Esteban and Anne-Sophie. I explained why, that it didn’t change what we could experience after the adventure, that it was a game.

In particular, you apologized to Gilles for your departure. Did you have a real friendship with him?

I was close to everyone, but it’s true that Gilles is the most complete person in this adventure. He is funny in spite of himself. He is human. He discovers himself. We see that the adventure brings him something, and it’s wonderful to observe that. Me, I saw that conversely the adventure brought me nothing.

You were a crowd favorite this season. Do you think about his reaction?

It’s going to hurt and I’m sorry. I’m already thinking about how I’m going to explain this, with the right words, without jargon.

Today, do you regret having thrown in the towel?

I had regrets, then I didn’t have any more. The more the broadcasts progress, the less I have because it reminds me of the moods and the state of mind that I had on the set. I tell myself that I did well. I arrived a warrior, I left mom at 3,000%. But I forbid myself to tell myself that I am not a warrior. Where I can apologize is to the people who registered and to whom I took the place: sorry, I didn’t go to the end but, at least, I learned from it. Me, I needed a Koh Lanta to the Philippines to learn from it.

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