Trivia / Fort Boyard

• The Other Darrin:
  • Yann Le Gac replaced Michel Scourneau as Père Fouras in 1991, though he's very much The Pete Best given how long he's been in the role. He was briefly replaced by Didier Hervé in 2002, but came back the following year.
  • Kareen Le Portier briefly replaced Monique Angeon as Felindra (the tiger tamer) in 2006. Monique Angeon then came back in 2007.
  • Blanche was first played by Louise-Marie Hustings (in 2011), then by Raphaëlle Lenoble (in 2012), and finally by Delphine Wespiser (since 2013). The latter is very much The Pete Best.
• The Pete Best:
  • Michel Scourneau played the Père Fouras for only one season, the first, in 1990. Yann Le Gac replaced him the following year, and he's been in almost every season since, shaping the character as we know him.
  • Delphine Wespiser as Blanche since 2013 (the third performer at that). Being one of the most enduringly popular winners of Miss France (2012 for her) has something to do with it.
• Playing Their Own Twin: Blanche and Rouge are twins, and they are played by the same performer, Delphine Wespiser.
• Promoted Fanboy:
  • French musician Francis Lalanne was a contestant on the show in 2005. He was such an enthusiastic candidate and the episode in which he appeared grew so famous that they simply had to hire him as a Trialmaster. Thus "Narcisse" was born, and became the sole professor at "Boyard Academy" in 2018.
  • Mamadou, who plays Big Boo since the 2020 session, is a longtime fan of the show.

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