If Sam Haliti, 22, had caused a sensation in Koh-Lanta: the island of heroes, in 2020, he stood out from the casting of the show. And to convince the production to select him, he had recourse to an idea, to say the least, unusual. Indeed, the aspiring candidates give everything to stand out during the castings of the Koh-Lanta show and Sam is no exception to the rule. In an interview with JDD and published on August 15, 2021, he told how he managed to convince the production of Koh-Lanta to select him to participate in the cult adventure of TF1. According to him, he would have literally lit a fire in the hotel lobby to prove his abilities and maximize his chances of being one.
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Obviously, this stratagem did not go unnoticed and Sam, who dreamed since childhood of participating in the Koh-Lanta show, was able to make an impression in 2020 during the broadcast of Koh-Lanta: the island of heroes. , tour of Fiji. However, this edition was not easy for Sam who, once eliminated, moved many viewers. He also explains to the Journal du dimanche his disappointment. “I had taken a big slap. I tasted unfinished the first time.”
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Sam Haliti in “Koh-Lanta: the legend”
Fortunately, Sam will be able to take his revenge: he retries the Koh-Lanta adventure for the 20 years of the show on TF1. “I want to gain as much immunity as possible and become the typical adventurer”, he tells the Journal du dimanche. From Tuesday, August 24, 2021, we will be able to find Sam in Koh-Lanta: the legend. The 22-year-old will be alongside Claude Dartois, Clémence Castel, Coumba Baradji and Alix Noblat. If, this time, the Koh-Lanta show will be broadcast on Tuesday instead of the traditional Friday evening. Ready to change our habits to follow this eagerly awaited anniversary edition?