“This is going too far, friends! Please, I have a family, be lenient and respectful, at least for them”, declared Nico Capone on his social networks. The influencer is among the celebrities in the casting of the new edition of Dance with the stars, broadcast from this Friday February 16 on TF1. The candidate followed by 27.7 million subscribers on TikTok has already had to face a wave of hatred even before having been able to prove the extent of his talents on the floor of the show.
But Nico Capone can count on the support of many celebrities. Starting with Valérie Damidot, participant of the show in 2016. The one who had teamed up with Christian Millette explained on her X account (formerly Twitter) having also been the subject of criticism about her appearance when she participated in the program. “Don’t worry my darling. I had a blast and made 7 primes“can we read on his post.
Don’t worry my darling, I had a blast in 2016 and I won 7 awards! #teamdodus 💪🏻💪🏻🤘🏼😘 https://t.co/Fn59Ejd1VD
— Valérie Damidot 🥄🍳 (@DamidotValerie) February 16, 2024
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Inès Vandamme speaks out against hateful messages from certain Internet users
For this thirteenth season of Dance with the stars, Nico Capone teams up with Inès Vandamme. The dancer and host did not hesitate to express her dissatisfaction. In a video shared on Instagram last Tuesday February 13, Inès Vandamme, protested against grossophobic criticism. “I was shocked by the comments on Nico’s physique on social media. He has my full support & he knows it. Fatphobia must be punished” declared the young woman in the caption of her post. She continued: “I received dozens of messages like: “poor thing, you’re not spoiled”, “did you get confused with production to get the big one?””. In comments, Nico Capone thanked his partner : “I wanted to thank your words, like I told you I will be strong for you. Unfortunately I have gotten used to these comments, but I think I have things to prove. And I’m not going to let you down.” is promised”.
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