BEIJING EXPRESS 2023. The final of Beijing Express: The secret choice was scheduled on M6 this Thursday, April 20, 2023. The duo Xavier and Céline, boss and employee, won the victory against Alexandre and Chirine.
00:02 – How much money did Xavier and Celine win?
END OF LIVE. Xavier and Céline are the big winners of Beijing Express: the Secret Choice. Thanks to several reversals of the situation during the intermediate sprints of this final, and in particular a considerable delay taken by their opponents Alexandre and Chirine during the second event, Xavier and Céline finally won the sum of 31,280 euros to be shared.
04/20/23 – 11:45 p.m. – “I am devastated”, the reaction of Chirine and Alexandre
Alexandre and Chirine arrived only a few minutes after Xavier and Céline, noting their defeat at the same time. “They were incredible. We gave everything, we have nothing to regret”, note, good player, Alexandre. For her part, Chirine could not hide her emotion and her tears: “I am devastated, it’s hard to see the logo already torn.”
04/20/23 – 11:40 p.m. – Xavier and Céline win Beijing Express
Beijing Express revealed the finale of this season 17 this Thursday, April 20, 2023. After a very tight final race, it was finally Xavier and Céline, the boss and the employee, who won the Secret Choice final. Céline said she was “very proud of Xavier, who is still 60 years old. I am very proud of my boss”. To celebrate this victory, the employee finally agrees to go to familiarity with her boss.
04/20/23 – 23:10 – Which finalists do viewers prefer?
On social networks, the faithful of Beijing Express do not fail to comment on the facts of the games of the M6 program and to display their preferences for the pairs. For this final, it is undoubtedly Xavier and Céline, the boss and the employee, who are the darlings of the public. This was also the case for several weeks, since their arrival in the final was greeted by Internet users: ‘Fully behind Céline and Xavier here!’ chants one of them, when another writes on Twitter: “All of France will be there to support Céline and Xavier during the final.”
04/20/23 – 10:38 pm – The production had doubts about Alexandre and Chirine at the start of filming, find out why
The launch of the Beijing Express adventure was not easy for Alexandre and Chirine, who experienced a false start when the former refused to jump into the void on a zip line, suffering from excessive vertigo. They are forced to retire on this qualifying event. Stéphane Rotenberg even admitted it in an interview: “When I was told that they had stopped the race, I fell to the ground because I would never have thought that someone was not going to do this event. We wondered if Alexandre was really motivated, if we had made a casting mistake. I even asked myself the question of preparing the ‘spairs’ (substitutes)”. Finally, the couple proved their motivation and made it to the final.
04/20/23 – 22:07 – Alexandre and Chirine, the strategic couple who overcame obstacles
The start of season 17 was not easy for Alexandre and Chirine. The first being dizzy, the couple had to give up on the first test. Not easy for these two long-time friends who have been in a relationship for just a few months. But as the episodes progressed, the pair ended up revealing themselves, winning a few victories until they reached the final. However, they had to suffer criticism from some Internet users as they went along, which they always responded to on their respective social networks.
04/20/23 – 9:36 p.m. – Xavier and Céline, the pair who never went to a final duel
Xavier and Céline is one of the two pairs in the final in Beijing Express. Boss and employee for ten years in life, who uses the formal address to address each other, they quickly became one of the favorite pairs of viewers. The duo also stood out by never having been sent to a final duel, thus benefiting from the secret choice rule introduced in this season.
04/20/23 – 9:10 p.m. – The Beijing Express final begins, where to see it?
The moment Beijing Express fans have been waiting for has arrived: the Season 17 finale begins airing at 9:10 p.m. It is on M6 that you have to go to find out who of Alexandre and Chirine or Xavier and Céline will win this edition entitled “the secret Choice”. It is also possible to follow it on 6play in streaming, by registering for free on the site and clicking on the “live” tab.
04/20/23 – 8:35 pm – This unprecedented situation which completely disconcerted Stéphane Rotenberg
In the last episode of Beijing Express broadcast last week, Stéphane Rotenberg had to adapt to a completely new situation in the history of the show. This even forced the emblematic host of M6 to modify the rules of the show. During the first test of the semi-finals, a bungee jump, two teams forfeited: Alexandra and Laura on one side, and Alexandre and Chirine on the other. “It’s a unique case in history, said the presenter, obviously it’s singular but two last places tied, it’s two black envelopes, right away!” Fortunately, there will be no rule changes during the final.
04/20/23 – 20:05 – Production accused of favoritism on social networks
Beijing Express: The Secret Choice is particularly reacting to Internet users. Each year, the M6 show divides viewers, with some pairs adored when others are taken aback. Last week, Internet users accused the production of favoring Alexandre and Chirine, but also Alexandra and Laura, when the first pair managed to find a driver who agreed not to go to work to drive his passengers. For Internet users, the program is then “hyper rigged”, “it’s scandalous”. But the elimination of Laura and Alexandra has cooled the ardor of some, forced to recognize that this is only a game in which even the most deserving candidates can leave the adventure.
04/20/23 – 7:34 p.m. – What to expect for the Beijing Express final tonight?
The Beijing Express final is broadcast on M6 this Thursday, April 20, 2023. For this final episode of this 17th season, the race takes place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and will be punctuated by intermediate sprints which will allow the pairs to increase or decrease their kitty according to their position in the ranking. Every second lost is also 10 euros lost, before the final sprint which will crown the winning duo of the season.
04/20/23 – 7:00 pm – “It changes nothing”: Chirine and Alexandre react to accusations of cheating
Faced with accusations of cheating against them, Alexandre and Chirine have once again responded to the rumors on their Instagram accounts. On April 16, Alexandre went back in detail behind the scenes of this event: “We arrive at the event in order of arrival: the sisters first, Xavier and Céline, and us. The production does not assign us oxen, we are the ones who choose them so already, impossible to have an advantage over that. Two, the foam support is upside down, I agree but that does not change the meaning of the bell and whether it rings or not. It’s restored, I won’t go back to it.”
04/20/23 – 6:33 p.m. – Alexandre and Chirine accused of cheating
Alexandre and Chirine were the subject of many criticisms during this season 17 of Beijing Express. During the last episode, Internet users even accused them of cheating! The competing pairs had to cover a 3 kilometer trek by pulling oxen while carrying a yoke on which a bell was installed. If the latter sounded, the candidates had to stop for one minute. However, Alexander and Shirin’s bell never rang, as they came first by overtaking their opponents. Some netizens cried foul when they noticed that the yoke of Shirin and Alexander was upside down, and could have hindered the ringing of the bell, according to them.
04/20/23 – 6:03 p.m. – Favorites, Laura and Alexandra eliminated at the gates of the final
Since the start of the Beijing Express 2023 season, a third pair has stood out as the big favorite for this edition. These are Laura and Alexandra, the two sisters who accumulated several victories in the immunity tests and above all many amulets. However, they drew an eliminatory envelope at the gates of the final, paying their winnings to Alexandre and Chirine.
04/20/23 – 17:31 – Who are the Beijing Express finalists: the Secret Choice?
The Beijing Express final sees two pairs compete, as every year. For this season 17, Alexandre and Chirine, nicknamed by M6 “the strategist couple”, face during this final race in Rio de Janeiro Xavier and Céline, the boss-employee pair.
Beijing Express is an adventure game broadcast since 2006 on M6. This television show, presented by Stéphane Rotenberg, sees pairs go abroad every year. The goal: to survive thanks to the inhabitant and to go to different stages in the country, to rub shoulders with events that allow them to qualify for the rest of the competition.
The final of Beijing Express: the Secret Choice, 17th season of the adventure program, was broadcast on M6 this Thursday, April 20, 2023. Xavier and Céline, viewers’ favorite “boss / employee” pair, were crowned big winners, arriving only a few minutes before their adversaries, Alexandre and Chirine. They won 31,280 euros to share.
During the 2023 edition of Beijing Express, eight pairs compete in the M6 game in the hope of becoming the big winners of this season 17. During this edition, viewers can discover different atypical profiles and the careers of the following duets.
Beijing Express returns to the M6 program schedule from February 16, 2023. Viewers will be able to find a new episode every Thursday from 9:10 p.m. on the sixth channel. Generally, a season lasts two months and season 17 should therefore end in April 2023, if the Six maintains its usual broadcast rate. If you missed an episode, however, it is possible to catch up on replay. The day after its broadcast, the sixth channel put it online for eight days on its streaming and replay platform 6play.
How to register for Beijing Express? Castings for the 2024 season are open! Just go to the site casting-pekinexpress.fr and complete their application. To participate, however, you must be at least 18 years old and be able to make yourself available for 45 days in the 3rd trimester. M6 asks candidates to send three photos per person (portrait, silhouette and one summarizing the personality) as well as a photo of the pair. You must then fill in your personal information and answer several questions about your personality.