Gilles Nicolet is the Sole Survivor of Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta.
Gilles reached the merge but was relegated to the minority after David Noël's blindside. Following the pagonging of two of his former tribe members, Gilles and Françoise Avignon attempted to blindside William Lecomte, but they ultimately failed when Michèle Valembois was eliminated instead. The two convinced Guénaëlle Biras and Patricia Tanguy to vote out William for his deceptive behavior, but Françoise was voted out at the final five after Gilles won immunity. After surviving the Fallen Comrades challenge and winning the Final Immunity Challenge, Gilles made it to the Final Two against Guénaëlle. He received three votes from his original tribe members, plus Michèle, allowing him to become Koh-Lanta's first Sole Survivor.
Profile[]
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- Age: 35 - Célibataire
- Profession: Rédacteur pigiste
- Ville: Gironde
- Passion: Le foot, la pêche en eau douce, le modélisme et le cinéma
- Devise: Garde au jeu un espace, sinon jeunesse passe
- Profil: Le samouraï
- Il aime: Les liaisons dangereuses de Choderlos de Laclos, les acteurs avec des "tronches", la maison de campagne de son enfance, les petits sachets de lavande dans le linge, sauver une abeille qui se noie dans une piscine
- Il n'aime pas: Les filles avec des caniches abricots, les compliments, les mecs qui klaxonnent, demander de l'aide, les gens qui doublent dans les queues, l'air de rien
Gilles est rédacteur dans une agence de communication. Normal, il adore les mots, il aime jouer avec, les mettre au service de son imagination. Ce goût déborde très largement le cadre de son travail puisqu'il a écrit, pour le plaisir, des sketches, des spectacles entiers, un roman… Professionnellement, il n'a pas tout de suite utilisé son amour des mots, son sens de la formule. Gilles a d'abord fait des études de droit à Lyon, puis une école de commerce en région parisienne avant d'intégrer une grosse société vendant des vins et alcools. Il s'y est occupé pendant cinq ans de promotion. Mais, il y a quelques années, il s'est brutalement lassé de cette vie de jeune cadre dynamique. Il a eu envie d'indépendance, d'un secteur plus créatif. Il s'est donc tourné vers ce qu'il savait faire, l'écriture, et il est devenu rédacteur pigiste dans une agence de communication dans le Sud-Ouest. L'indépendance, c'est un peu son credo. Ce qui ne l'empêche pas d'être extrêmement proche de ses amis. Il est entouré d'un groupe solide qui date du lycée – des amis de vingt ans puisque Gilles a 36 ans ! -. Si beaucoup se sont dispersés aux quatre coins du pays – ou même du monde, pour certains -, ils restent très soudés et comptent énormément pour Gilles. Il y en a toujours un ou deux pour partager sa passion, très ancienne, pour le foot. C'est d'ailleurs comme ça que Gilles résume – en riant - sa vie : « les amis avant tout, l'écriture autant que possible, et du foot, le reste du temps »…[2]
Koh-Lanta[]
Gilles joined the majority of his tribe in voting out Marie Besnier, Jean-Luc Fiorina and Sandra Acabado in Lanta-naï's three pre-merge Tribal Councils, only receiving a single vote from Marie at the first Tribal Council. However, at the merge, Korok member William Lecomte broke his promise to Lanta-naï's Françoise Avignon and told his former tribemates about the Ambassadors vote against Lanta-naï member David Noël. This allowed David to be blindsided in a 6-5 vote, causing Gilles to fall into the minority and leaving the remaining former Lanta-naï members vulnerable to a Pagonging. Stéphane Bertheau was then voted out by the Korok alliance for being the biggest challenge threat.
Gilles was the next to be targeted, but as Géraldine Doyen asked to be voted out, the merged tribe unanimously voted her out over Gilles. Subsequently, Gilles won the next Immunity Challenge, saving him. He approached Michèle Valembois and Romain Bissol in an attempt to blindside William for his deceptive behavior to try and save Françoise as the only former Lanta-naï member without immunity. Patricia Tanguy and Guénaëlle Biras overheard this, and after Romain joined Patricia and Guénaëlle in an act of loyalty, Michèle was voted out. Gilles and Françoise then successfully convinced Patricia and Guénaëlle to vote out William, though they wanted to stick with Romain for the next vote, leaving Gilles in the minority. After Gilles won individual immunity, Françoise was voted out by the former Korok members.
At the final four, Gilles survived the Fallen Comrades challenge, and Romain was eliminated. On Day 42, Gilles won the Final Immunity Challenge, guaranteeing his spot in the Final Two. He voted out Patricia, electing to take Guénaëlle to the end. With one representative from each original tribe, all but one jury member voted for their former tribemate to win. Michèle, however, respected Gilles for trying to save her at the final seven, as Guénaëlle tried to vote her out, and voted for Gilles, allowing him to win in a 4-3 jury vote.
Voting History[]
Episode | Gilles's Votes |
Voted Against Gilles |
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1 | Marie | Marie |
2 | Lanta-naï Tribe Immune | |
3 | Jean-Luc | - |
4 | Lanta-naï Tribe Immune | |
5 | Lanta-naï Tribe Immune | |
6 | Sandra | - |
7 | Michèle | - |
8 | Romain | - |
9 | Géraldine | - |
10 | William | Individual Immunity |
11 | William | Romain, William |
12 | Romain | Individual Immunity |
13 | Patricia | Individual Immunity |
Jury Votes for Gilles |
Françoise, Géraldine, Michèle, Stéphane | |
Sole Survivor, Day 43 |
Post-Koh-Lanta[]
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Trivia[]
- Gilles is the first person to win Koh-Lanta.
References[]
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