Denis Brogniart, master of “Koh-Lanta” for almost 20 years – © Laurent Vu / ALP / TF1
The 20 candidates and the four reservists of Koh Lanta All Star flew last Thursday for French Polynesia for the filming of the anniversary season of TF1’s adventure game. “To celebrate the 20th anniversary, we are going to put the small dishes in the big ones and there will be the cream of the crop,” Denis Brogniart promised at the microphone of Europe 1. Among the 370 candidates who took part in the game for twenty years, the production company of the adventure game, ALP, would have contacted only about forty candidates to participate in this special edition. Here is the cast unveiled by our colleagues from Figaro.
The 10 female candidates
The 10 female candidates are: Clémence Castel (36 years old, 3 participations, including two victories in season 5 in 2005 and during the Heroes fight in 2018, member of the final jury of Return of the heroes in 2009), Coumba Baradji (38 years old, 3 participations including member of the final jury of season 5 in 2005, eliminated at the orientation of the Clash of Heroes in 2010 and Revenge of the Heroes in 2012), Jade Handi (39 years old, 2 participations including a victory in season 7 in 2007 and finalist of the Return of the heroes in 2009), Christelle Gauzet (41 years old, 2 participations, including a victory in season 8 in 2008 and fourth eliminated from the Return of the heroes in 2009), Karima Najjarine (32 years old, 1 participation and member of the final jury for season 15 in 2016), Candice Boisson (24 years old, 2 participations and member of the final jury for season 16 in 2016 and Heroes fight in 2018), Clémentine Jullien (29 years old, 2 participations including finalist of season 17 in 2017, eliminated from Heroes fight in 2018), Cindy Poumeyrol (33 years old, 1 participation including finalist of season 20 in 2019), Alexandra Pornet (33 years old, 1 participation, including a victory in season 21 in 2020), and Alix Noblat (30 years old, 1 participation, including member of the final jury for season 21 in 2020).
The 10 male candidates
The 10 male candidates are: Patrick Merle (50 years old, 2 participations including finalist of season 9 in 2009 and member of the final jury of Heroes’ Revenge in 2012), Freddy Boucher (36 years old, 4 participations, eliminated from season 9 in 2009, finalist of the Clash of Heroes in 2010, member of the final jury of Heroes’ Revenge in 2012 and The New Edition in 2014), Claude Dartois (41 years old, 3 participations, finalist of season 10 in 2010 and of Heroes’ Revenge in 2012, eliminated from Island of heroes in 2020), Laurent Maistret (38 years old, 2 participations, eliminated at the pole test of season 11 in 2011 and winner of The New Edition in 2014), Teheiura Teahui (43 years old, 4 participations, finalist of season 11 in 2011, member of the final jury of Heroes’ Revenge in 2012, The New Edition in 2014 and Island of heroes in 2020), Ugo Lartiche (39 years old, 1 participation, including a victory in season 12 in 2012), Phil Bizet (50 years old, 2 participations, eliminated in the orientation of season 12 in 2012 and posts in 2014 in The New Edition), Namadia (37 years old, 1 participation, member of the final jury for season 12 in 2012), Maxime Berthon (34 years old, 1 participation, member of the final jury for season 20 in 2019), Sam Haliti (21 years old, 1 participation, member of the final jury of Island of heroes in 2020)
Six winners in the selection
Among the reservists, Sandro Gonzalez Schenan (36 years old, 1 participation, member of the final jury of season 17 in 2017), Loïc Riowal (21 years old, 1 participation, eliminated in the pole test for season 21 in 2020) and Béatrice Kaboré (30 years old, 1 participation, member of the final jury for season 20 in 2019).
Unlike the Americans who put 20 former winners in competition within Survivor: Winners at War, the Koh Lanta All Star cast will feature just six game winners.