It’s back to school in “Here everything begins”! TF1 has just unveiled the faces of all the new students who will join the Institute’s first-year promotion in a few weeks… Discover them below.
At each start of the school year, it’s the same story on the side of the Auguste Armand Institute in Here it all begins: the new class of first-year students arrives at the castle!
After the introduction of Samia, Billie, Ethan, Vic or David (without forgetting Livio for the master) last year, new blood is about to revitalize the intrigues of the TF1 soap opera which opens another chapter in its history. .
The new promo of “Here it all begins”
The channel (which broadcasts fiction from Monday to Friday from 6:30 p.m.) has just presented to fans via an official press release all the characters (as well as their interpreters) who will be behind the stoves of the prestigious cooking school in a few weeks.
As we already knew, some are already well known to viewers… Here are: Léonard, Maya, Malik, Pénélope, Jim, Carla, Thibault, Bérénice and Souleymane.
Will they succeed in impressing Hortense (Catherine Davydzenka) and Leroy (Stéphane Blancafort) who find themselves in charge of organizing the entrance exams? These new teachers, meanwhile, will they manage to find their place: will it be taken seriously in its role as leader and teacher? Will he not lose his students because of his unusual methods? To be continued in Here it all begins…
Souleymane (Dembo Camilo)
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“Souleymane will pass his entrance examination this year and join the Institute, but this time to train as a future chef. He is over-prepared, but has not spoken to his father about it, for fear that he does not add additional pressure.
He will therefore abandon the vegetable garden but will always keep a passion for all that.”
Berenice (Berenice Tannenberg)
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“She’s Constance’s half-sister. Despite their 20-year difference, a great affection binds them.
Bérénice is a shy, observant, hypersensitive girl. The Institute attracts him as much as it frightens him. Indeed, suffering from school phobia, she followed all her high school by correspondence.
As soon as she arrives, Bérénice is overtaken by her old demons: stress, embarrassment, pressure, need to isolate herself, want to let go of everything and leave… And being hosted by Teyssier will only increase her anxiety. .”
Thibault (Felix Pacaut)
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“Thibault is the youngest son of chef Marc Leroy and Jim’s little brother.
Thibault knows what he wants in life, he has a team spirit and a devastating smile that allow him to naturally unite around him. A good companion, Thibault is a loyal person on whom you can count with your eyes closed. He is also a confidant who always gives good advice.”
Carla (Aaricia Lemaire)
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“The only child of a very wealthy family, Carla received a very privileged upbringing, which made her a confident young woman who allows herself everything and does not hide her ego.
Accustomed to luxury, she is the only candidate not to be impressed by the castle upon her arrival. But behind her haughty air, she is very concerned about the gaze of others. Her sarcastic humor will bring her closer to Bérénice, whom she will defend against everyone.”
Jim (Loan Becmont)
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“Jim Leroy is the eldest son of chef Marc Leroy with whom relations are particularly tense. Fortunately, he gets on better with his brother Thibault. A former soldier, he spent two years as a cook in a submarine, but he left the army abruptly without explaining himself.
He has a quirky and old school side that he assumes. Charismatic, imperturbable and direct, he has a fine analysis of people. Behind his silent appearance, he has a real sense of the collective.
Jim arrives to take the Institute exam. He has always loved this place where he has fond memories of the time when his father taught there. He is happy to find Teyssier whom he admires.”
Penelope (Laurence Facelina)
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“Sparkling, impertinent, passionate, cash and … thirty years old. Penelope wants to retrain, and she’s not going to let her age stop her. But her generosity and her humor allow her to make friends with the youngest.
In full professional retraining, Pénélope arrives on the first day well prepared. Despite the bewildered looks of the other candidates who take her for a new misguided teacher, Penelope does not let herself be disconcerted and launches herself with determination.
Malik (Oscar Al Hafiane)
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“Charming, full of self-mockery and energetic, Malik is a good comrade, quite first degree, honest, and sincere. He likes to be seductive with others without being heavy. Very comfortable, he quickly manages to sympathize with everyone he meets!
In the kitchen he has a rare talent: the absolute palate. In other words, he knows how to reproduce recipes to perfection. But when it comes to being creative, the difficulties begin.
Malik arrives at the Institute to take the 2023 exam, but also to find Ophélie, a girl from the Institute with whom he spoke on a dating app all summer. In reality, Ophélie is Amber, who registered on the application under a false name, without using a photo of herself. Seeing Malik arrive, she panics and hides from him that she is Ophelia.
Leonard (Tom Vilan)
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“Léonard grew up in a home, where he met Salomé and Maya, who became his loving family.
He is a whimsical and positive young man, flamboyant and sometimes too curious, who is not afraid to speak his mind. Very sociable, thanks to his charismatic and sunny side, he quickly makes friends with people.
After a month of internship alongside Salomé, will he succeed in joining the Institute and realize his wildest dream?
Maya (Alexandra Favalli)
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“Maya is a cute and endearing young girl. She has spent her whole life in a foster home with Salomé and Léonard, and has developed an emotional dependence that comes to her from her difficult past. She has a huge fear of abandonment.
Maya is very whole in her relationships, and can quickly get jealous.
After a tense reunion with Salomé, she is now at peace and motivated to return to the Institute. Gradually she regained a taste for cooking thanks to the summer internship, and met Ethan. But his inferiority complex risks preventing him from being among the top twenty…”