Attached to the TV section, Hiba Semali devotes herself to the small screen. The Voice, Koh-Lanta, Top Chef, Secret Story, Star Academy and even Les Marseillais have no secrets for her.
It was a terrible mishap that happened to a former “Top Chef” candidate. The young woman was in her restaurant when a man burst in. On the sidelines of the broadcast of the 15th season of the program on Channel 6, she talks about this evening that she will never forget.
“He closed the door, pulled me into the garden”: A former Top Chef candidate sequestered in her own restaurant, terrifying story
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For several weeks now, M6 has been broadcasting the 15th anniversary season of Top chef. Loyal viewers follow the achievements of the candidates still in the running as well as the elimination of some of them, all under the eye of brigade leaders Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet, Glenn Viel, Hélène Darroze, Dominique Crenn and Stéphanie The Quellec. Before joining the members of the jury, the latter participated in Top chef as a candidate. She is even one of the former winners of the famous culinary competition. Alongside the broadcast of the cooking show, another participant gave her news. And the least we can say is that she came close to the worst behind her stove…
It was in 2018 that viewers discovered Justine Imbertcandidate for the ninth season of Top chef won by Camille Delcroix. Last March, she told on the airwaves of France Blue Vaucluse that she had just experienced a traumatic event one evening in her restaurant At the Carmelite Garden, located in the heart of Avignon. While dozens of gunshots were heard around 10:45 p.m. near her establishment, the young 31-year-old chef was surprised to see a stranger arrive: “After hearing the bangs, I immediately heard my door chime. That’s when a young man dressed all in black entered. He closed the door, pulled me into the backyard and told me he was being shot.“Sequestered in her own restaurant by this man on the run, she saw her life pass by.”We lay down. We looked into each other’s eyes and said we were going to die“, she added.
Justine Imbert (Top Chef) in shock after the events
The horror ultimately only lasted a few minutes since the intruder quickly left the establishment, leaving Justine Imbert alone and frightened – the customers had all already left when the man arrived. Still in shock two days after the incident, she clarified: “What happened is relatively very serious. At the time, I didn’t really realize it was kidnapping. Today I’m in relative shock.“An evening she won’t soon forget…