David Douillet touched by the surprise of the “wife of [sa] life”

“They are my energy.” On Friday, September 9, Dance with the stars was making a comeback on TF1. On the program, always the same recipe, celebrities of all ages and backgrounds to try their hand at dancing. And among the candidates, there were a great French sportsman, but in a completely different category: the judoka David Douillet. And for the occasion, the Olympic champion unveileda touching waye.

And the task was not easy for the judo heavyweight who started the competition with an american smooth on the song ladies of Grand Corps Malade. If it was her partner, Katrina Patchett, who provided all the choreography, at the end of the song, the dancer slipped away to make way for Vanessa Carrara, sportsman’s wife. “I really didn’t expect it, entrusted David Douillet to Camille Combal. First I heard something happening behind me, someone running away and I was like, ‘But where is she going?’ And then I see the woman of my life.” A touching moment during the broadcast, although the former minister was the first to leave the adventure.

A close-knit family around David Douillet

In order to make himself known a little more, the former judoka presented his home and his family to the teams of Dance with the stars. With Vanessa Carrara, his companion since 2014, they are the parents of a little white girl, 6 years old. But David Douillet also lives on a daily basis with his wife’s two daughters, Romane and Agathe. “He is surrounded by women and he loves it”, assured his wife. If he first confirmed, the judoka then explained that he had “struggling to exist” before getting teased by his wife and confessing that he’s actually “a pasha” and that his family is his “energy”.