Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Vaimalama Chaves gave an interview to Gala. A month after her participation in Fort Boyard, on France 2, Miss France 2019 returned in detail to this bad experience.
In recent years, many Miss France have participated in Fort Boyard, on France 2. If Vaimalama Chaves had enjoyed his first three appearances on the show, she has a bad memory of her last experience on the Fort. Saturday August 20, 2022, the young woman had refused to participate in an event involving spiders. Not feeling capable of overcoming her phobia, it was despite the fact that she could have given her team clues that Miss France 2019 had dropped, facing Olivier Minne: “The choice, it is not cornelian. It’s no !“The facilitator had then reminded her that she could help the association. Again, the young woman had declared:”It’s not my problem, it’s dead!“Angry, many netizens had criticized her.”This girl is a disgrace! You are going to Fort Boyard for an association. The principle is to overcome your fears!“, could we read in particular.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in the columns of Gala, Vaimalama Chaves pointed the finger at the production of the game show. Cash, it has indeed indicated: “I had told them in writing that I wouldn’t touch the spiders, and they tried to force my hand. I refused. Results ? I get drooled over while passing for haughty.“Tuesday August 23, 2022, it was in story, on Instagram, that Miss France 2019 had mentioned the controversy. Annoyed, she had shared: “I had said before that I would not go to spiders. It was my only condition to my participation. They tried to force me to give in, but no, it’s no. It is also consent. And ‘convincing me to go’ by the media pressure that this show would bring was blackmail.Finally, she added:My no remained no. I only have one word, and if it’s true in real life, it’s also true on TV.“
Fort Boyard’s response
In an interview given to TV Magazinethe production of the game presented by Olivier Minne responded immediately to the controversy and assured that it “does not constrain anyone when an insurmountable phobia is stipulated by a participant.” Finally, the production company added: “In this program, Father Fouras took out the ‘cornélien choice’ asset. Also, Vaimalama had the choice of being able to face this phobia for two clues or to give way to another candidate, but for only one clue. She preferred that another candidate go there, Caroline Margeridon.“
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Vaimalama Chaves
Saturday August 20, 2022, Vaimalama Chaves had refused to participate in an event involving spiders.
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Vaimalama Chaves
Not feeling capable of overcoming her phobia, it was despite the fact that she could have given her team clues that Miss France 2019 had let go, facing Olivier Minne: “The choice is not difficult. is no!”
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Vaimalama Chaves
The facilitator had then reminded her that she could help the association. Again, Vaimalama Chaves said: “It’s not my problem, it’s dead!”
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Angry, many internet users had criticized Vaimalama Chaves.
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Wednesday September 28, 2022, in the columns of Gala, Vaimalama Chaves pointed the finger at the production of the game show.
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Vaimalama Chaves
Cash, Vaimalama Chaves said, “I told them in writing that I wouldn’t touch spiders, and they tried to force my hand. I refused. Result? I get drooled on while passing for haughty.”
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Tuesday August 23, 2022, it was in story, on Instagram, that Miss France 2019 had mentioned the controversy.
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Vaimalama Chaves
Annoyed, Vaimalama Chaves had shared: “I had said before that I would not go to the spiders. It was my only condition for my participation. They tried to force me to give in, but no, it’s no . It’s also consent.”
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Finally, Vaimalama Chaves had added: “My no remained no. I only have one word, and if it’s true in real life, it’s also true on TV.”
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Vaimalama Chaves
In an interview granted to TV Mag, the production of Fort Boyard had responded in the wake of the controversy and assured that it “does not constrain anyone when an insurmountable phobia is stipulated by a participant.”