On Friday, September 9, 2022, the new candidates and apprentice dancers of Baila con las estrellas made their entrance on stage. The opportunity for David Douillet to exchange his kimono for a leotard and try out a new discipline in which he excels (almost) as well as judo. If this first performance conquered the spectators, it did not convince Chris Marques…
And go to the show! After the spectacular entrance of Camille Combal, it is the turn of the new additions and famous faces to step on the DALS track. One more year, TF1 has opted for an eclectic cast with personalities that should literally step out of their comfort zone, as David Douillet more comfortable on the tatami than on the dance floor. But this judo champion has not said the last word about him and it is likely that he will surprise us in this 12th season that is especially awaited by the viewers.
After his recent victory in the new program made in M6″traitors“, David Douillet intends to win another medal. A great challenge for the 53-year-old judoka who did not hide his apprehension. From the height of his two meters for 130 kilos, this father of five children does not have the ideal profile of the star dancer. “Frédéric Pédraza approached me three or four years ago and offered me to do the show. He explained the concept to me and I asked if he was blind. For me it was impossible because of my physique.“, he told the press.
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Finally, the deputy general director of TF1 productions will have been able to find the words to convince him to participate in the program: “it was a wear job. Gradually the idea caught on. I started looking around and finally wondered why a guy like me, a former judoka, a competitor who weighs over 300 pounds, would refrain from dancing. Then I don’t know anything about dancing, is the antithesis of who I am, but I will learn. So it’s a complete challenge.“He told the press a few days ago.
Chris Marques highly critical of David Douillet
This Friday, September 9, 2022, David Douillet entered the dance with your partner Katrina Patchett. A moving performance in a sick Grand Corps Slam where the elevators followed one another. At the end of his show, her wife Vanessa Carrara joined him on stage and raved about her lover whom he found “very flexible“. An opinion far from being shared by Chris Marques who pressed the red bell, automatically sending David Douillet face to face without even uncovering his notes. With his face closed, the most titled judoka in history did not hide his disappointment with the jury. “For now, there are many imbalances. When you dance with Katrina, there is such a difference in weight between one and the other, that you should be able to control it […] should not hesitate […] is too weak for a first cousinjustified the veteran of the show. Comments considered very harsh, in particular by Camille Combal. Will David Douillet manage to soften the jury during this final test? He will continue…
