He has more than 12,000 subscribers on Instagram, who support him and regret his departure from Koh Lanta: immunity hunters on the twenty-third day of the adventure. Ricky, the young adventurer from the Pyrénées-Orientales, regularly posts photos and videos for his audience. The themes it covers: Koh Lantaof course, for fans of the program, but also masculine emotionality or the benefits of perseverance. And it took perseverance for the young twenty-something to maintain his body as he has been doing for almost a year. In a video posted on Sunday April 14, 2024, he revealed his impressive physical transformation between the end of filming Koh Lanta in May 2023 and today.
“Don’t let anyone judge your looks!”
Ricky insisted he had gained 20kg since finishing the program. And this has nothing to do with the fact that food is restricted on the island where the adventurers live! Indeed, he boasted to his subscribers the benefits of sport and physical effort, which allowed him to gain muscle mass and please himself. He also accompanied the video with a positive message: “Don’t let anyone judge your looks! Be proud.” Many comments came to congratulate the young man for his physical development and some even found inspiration in it.
Sport is not a new passion for Ricky, who explained in his portrait for Koh Lanta having started karate at the age of five. “When I was little, I made myself harass. I was the little redhead, and I came home from school crying.” In 2018, he became French champion in the discipline, finished third in 2019 and vice-champion of France in 2020. A great revenge for this education assistant in a college. Despite its elimination from the program of Koh Lanta: immunity hunters after 23 days of adventure, the young man celebrates his victories and transmits an important value: It’s not the destination that matters, but the journey taken.