This Friday, March 8, at the end of the third Dancing with the Stars bonus, it was Caroline Margeridon who was eliminated from the competition. The buyer of Deal concluded speaks to Télé Star about this defeat and her experience within the TF1 show.
Télé Star: Not too disappointed to be the first eliminated from Dance with the stars ?
Caroline Margeridon: No, I’m super proud because I didn’t even think I’d be able to do a dance. Christian [Millette, son partenaire de danse, ndlr] taught me a lot. I never thought, at 57, that I would be capable of it. I’m sad for him but it was a great experience. You need good cojones to put yourself in danger like that. I would have loved my life if I had participated in the first live bonus but I realized that I am not a competitor. I don’t want to eliminate people. That’s why, in the end, I’m glad I left first.
The fact that the public has voted 83% in favor of Cristina Cordula is more of a relief than a crushing defeat?
Oh yeah ! Plus, Cristina is a lovely woman. That would have really hurt me. We quickly became a family. They almost made me cry when they came to hug me at the end. It was horrible ! Everyone writes to me, we FaceTime each other. Even Chris sent me messages. The jurors told me they missed me and praised my progress. I feel like I won Dance with the stars. I wish this experience to everyone. It is magic. If I had to do it again, I would do it… but I would prepare myself a little better physically. There, I arrived in big marshmallow mode anyway (laughs).
To make matters worse, you were hurt.
I damaged my floating rib before the first prime. You should know that I don’t do sports at all. The lucky thing I had, according to Christian, was that I was muscular – don’t ask me how, I have no idea. One day, while we were doing a lift, as I was talking, I didn’t think about sheathing. And then, holy cow, I felt something horrible! The show’s physiotherapist told me that my floating rib was damaged. I didn’t tell Christian for fear he would think it was his fault, when it was mine. On my first dance, I was in great pain. But that’s not why I lost. Without injury, I lost too.
Caroline Margeridon: “It was obvious that I was going to lose, I was prepared for it”
Did you expect this elimination?
When I accepted DALS, I didn’t realize it would be so physical. As much as dancing alone, I know how to do, ballroom dancing is very technical. I would have needed preparation in advance. If I had had one more chance… We were getting better and better at it. I could have made a great improvement. But the bar was so high. Having 16 points in the first prime, it was obvious that I was going to lose. I was prepared for it. Maybe that’s why I took it so well.
Between Deal doneEurope 1 and your businesshave you not taken this competition over your head?
No, I tried really hard. I had six hours of training in the morning and we even danced at night – which is not in Christian’s contract. That’s why my daughter reacted a little by saying that it was shameful and that she was very sad to see these notes. She still can’t digest it, anyway. Neither does my son. He told me: “Mom, I don’t prefer to write on the networks, I would be much more violent than choupi”. I love them so much, my loves.
Do you share their opinion?
No, and I don’t blame the jurors at all. What I can understand is that I have really evolved. I had the most technical dances to do. I would have loved to have a contemporary too. I understand that my children don’t digest it because they saw me damaged, dancing at night with Christian, going to bed late and getting up early.
We saw a video where Christian Millette, exasperated, raised his voice. What were your relationships?
He made me laugh! My problem is that I don’t breathe, I talk. Which makes learning and assimilation complicated. One day, he couldn’t take it anymore. He tried to shout at me but with a smile that made me and him burst out laughing. But it’s my love, it has become my life, one of my babies. We call each other every day. He really deserves to win Dance with the stars and I’m sure that will be the case with Dancing with the Internet Stars. He is exceptional. It’s about life, it’s about death.