“Go ahead my Nathou, start! » « Ah ah, I suspected that you were going to put the old woman first… » To hear them winnow and laugh throughout the interview, it seems that they have been friends for several years. And yet, Nathalie, 58, and Angie, 29, would surely never have met if Beijing Express did not exist. The adventure show, back this Thursday evening on M6 for a 17th season in South America, chose these two women from different social backgrounds to form the pair of strangers, a team always eagerly awaited by viewers. Will they shine as much as Fabrice and Briac, the emblematic duo that everything opposed? In Bolivia, the adventure got off to a strange start.
“When I saw her, I couldn’t see if it was a man or a woman because I didn’t have my glasses on,” laughs Nathalie, from Saint-Nazaire, head of several companies specializing in real estate. I was relieved to see someone strong, I told myself that she had to hold the road physically! It must be said that Angie, mother of a 4-year-old girl, joined the army for several years before becoming a bus driver and then a truck driver in the Paris suburbs. The one who had never travelled, unlike her buddy who already knew Chile, Brazil or Peru, had only one wish: “Go for it, eyes closed, and avoid confusion”. “When I saw that she was old, I said to myself: “Ah yeah, anyway!”, recalls the candidate. But afterwards, I perceived that she was dynamic, that she was not going to drag her feet. »
“In from the first test”
Was this “niaque to surpass themselves” that they say they share enough to put aside their many differences? “There were times when I didn’t understand anything she was saying, we don’t speak the same language!, laughs Nathalie, mother of two grown children. “The seum”, “revere”, all that, I have a little trouble myself, but we had a good laugh! “Angie, she was surprised by the look of her partner’s clothes, especially at night…” You have to watch the show just for the pink pajamas that Nathou bought especially for the adventure, says-t- her, still laughing. Frankly you see it, you’re scared! He is extraordinary! »
Beyond these anecdotes, and without revealing their background, the two women say they “got into it from the first test” and feel proud of their experience. “We are in a young society, so it’s good to show that we can be in good shape at my age, believes the 50-year-old, who practices Nordic walking and running but has not prepared more for the broadcast. I did my best, while remaining zen and without breaking the candidate. There are times when I could and times when I couldn’t! For the pugnacious Angie, the benefits were also very personal. “In life, I have a shell, I don’t let my loved ones see too much what is going on inside, confides the youngest. In beijing, there is a side where I open up a bit, so they will find out. »