He was not not favorite however he prevailed. Following his victory within the 2026 version of “Dancing with the Stars”on TF1, Samuel Bambi answered questions from 20 Minutes. The comic’s first phrases are for his dance associate, Ana Riera.
Removed from the picture of a barely loopy troublemaker that viewers might have had of him during the gameSamuel Bambi praises the work and the trials he went via in the course of the three months of the present.
The day after your victory, what’s your predominant feeling?
I am simply very completely satisfied to see that our work is being rewarded with Ana. It was an especially lengthy journey, lasting greater than three months, an actual journey product of sweat and doubts…
When did you begin to consider victory was doable?
To be sincere, I by no means thought of successful, not for a single second. Neither Friday night, nor earlier than. My solely objective, every week, was to have enjoyable on the ground and above all to honor Ana’s arduous work.
You are speaking about Ana Riera, your associate. We felt a really sturdy connection between you.
Ana is an unimaginable woman, so passionate. She totally deserves this victory, it’s hers above all. When you had seen us in rehearsal… We had been bickering on a regular basis! We had such a want to be demanding that we generally left apart politeness and sort phrases. We had been going straight to the purpose. To perform nice issues, it’s important to work, and we had been completely on the identical web page on that. I appreciated this uncooked frankness, it allowed us to maneuver ahead extra rapidly.
You already had a “showman” picture. Did this assist you study ballroom dancing?
In my present, I discuss Michael Jackson, the moonwalk… I at all times put just a little dance within the present, I just like the rhythm. However watch out, it was by no means at this stage of requirement! Ballroom dancing is a totally new self-discipline, a world aside. What actually helped me was once I performed a little bit of a personality within the work.
You say you labored very significantly however on the bonuses, you had been slightly relaxed…
As soon as arrived at Prime, after having labored lots, the target was rest. There isn’t a higher efficiency than if you mix technical mastery with enjoyable. We should not overlook that it’s leisure, a sport. Camille Combal is hilarious, so I used to be simply having enjoyable passing the ball again to him. And with the opposite candidates, we turned a household. We have been going via the identical journey collectively for 3 months, we all know what everybody’s going via. Once we found different folks’s dancing, there was actual ethical assist, particularly after we all discovered ourselves just a little unpleasant at first of rehearsals (laughs). All of us needed to supply the absolute best finale to the viewers.
Simply earlier than the ultimate verdict, we felt you tense. How did you handle this stress?
The stress all of a sudden elevated. However I managed to seek out the comfort essential to savor the second slightly than endure it.
Does this victory change something for the remainder of your profession as a comic?
I really feel a brand new deal with myself and my work. It is rewarding, nevertheless it’s additionally a duty. I’ve to return this affection to the general public by making even higher exhibits. This victory is a driving drive for the longer term.
