INTERVIEW. Elsa Esnoult (Les Traitors): “I don’t want to miss out on my life as a woman”

Télé Star: Why did you agree to participate in traitors ?

Elsa Esnoult: I was seduced by the concept of the game. It’s something I had never done. Being with 13 other people and having to hide my identity from them made the game very interesting. So I wanted to test myself.

Were you disappointed not to take on the role of traitor ?

Of course, at the start, I absolutely wanted to be. I told myself that it could break this image that people have of me as a sweet and kind girl, that it could spice up my game and that it would amuse me. Finally, I found much more interesting the mission of loyal to discover the identity of the traitors.

Did you find it easy to unmask them?

No, it was super complicated. Everyone wanted to save their own skin so we all ended up creating alliances. Who can I trust? Who can be a traitor? How are you going to believe me? We were constantly asking questions.

Elsa Esnoult: “In Les Traitors, I was in constant survival instinct”

What was your strategy?

I took it slowly. Not knowing anyone, I couldn’t know who was capable of lying or not. So I let a little time pass to get to know them. Hear them speak. See them react. I remained equal to myself by being discreet and observing.

And there was this pact with Clémence Castel and Delphine Wespiser.

It’s true that I created this affinity that did me so much good. It happened naturally. I wanted to trust them no matter what.

Except that Clémence Castel was one of the traitors…

This skewed my doubts a bit. I was taken in by my own feelings. I lied to myself, convincing myself that it didn’t matter, that anyone could. That’s what makes this game great, I was lost, I had my doubts about everyone.

How did you experience the particular conditions of filming?

Because of the camera, the game is non-stop. When you go to bed, you think about the game. Same thing when you wake up. Especially since there was this anxiety to know if we were going to be eliminated or not. I was really playing for the association. I wanted to win for them. So I had the impression of being in constant survival instinct. It was terrible. Despite this permanent tension, we were also united. We were all united and attached to each other.

Elsa Esnoult: “Taking a break would scare me”

At the start of the school year, you will take your Fanny back in The mysteries of love. Aren’t you tired?

Absolutely not. I really like this character. I want to protect her, to defend her. It is constantly evolving so there can be no weariness. I don’t go around in circles. And what’s great about this series is that we mix reality with fiction a little bit. Everything that happens with Fanny happens to Elsa too. So we are preparing the sixth album in Nashville where Fanny is going to do a concert. I would play my whole life in this series, if given the chance.

You have a mile an hour life. Do you manage to make time for yourself?

It’s true that I have a pretty intense life but I try to allow myself a few short days off. You have to leave room for privacy. My family and my animals are very important to me. Fortunately, I can rely on my hard core, but it’s true that I work a lot – because I want to. I assume you should strike while the iron is hot. As long as I am given the opportunity to exercise my passion, I seize it. I enjoy it as long as life gives me this gift. Taking a break would scare me.

You told us to consider the possibility of make a baby alone. Is it still relevant ?

I don’t really know where I am on that side. For now, it’s set aside. I said that because I was afraid, I wondered how I was going to live my life one day. As a woman, we put pressure on ourselves. I don’t want to wake up one day thinking that I may have missed out on my life as a woman.

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