Bruges native of bruges, Robbe De Backer (30), the final of Expedition Robinson won Four. 300 fans and almost all candidates from this year followed the last episode on big screens in the Kingsclub in Bruges. “Come here a lot of friendships,” marvels the winner.

Robbe, Nele and Arnaude made Thursday in a blood-curdling finaleaflevering on Four under each other who the ultimate survivor is. That Robbe De Backer, a cousin of world star Wouter De Backer alias Gotye, the winner would be, had almost 7 in 10 readers of HLN.be previously predicted. He made that expectation is also true. “Gosh, I myself really encountered in Expedition Robinson,” says the native of bruges, who in Torhout lives. “That refrain, I have learned on the bike. During the recording, I have my limits have shifted.”

Steak barbecue

successfully so, because among the more Conventional Velghe (37) restaurant Le Kok sur Mer in Vlissegem when The Cock had to be beaten for her regiogenoot. They remained as the final opponent. “What we have is a beautiful time to be polite”, congratulates her opponent Robbe. “The program made me become a different point of view on life. So am I now less with work and more with the family busy. I’m on the island also 7,5 kilograms of lost weight (laughs). There are now four. The first thing I’ve eaten are sugars: sweet belgian waffles, snickers… That went there very quickly.” Also Robbe hit eight kilograms to lose. “I longed for a nice steak on the barbecue. That is also the first thing I ate when I returned home. The pounds are there now, though.”

Applause

The Kingsclub proved to be the ideal location for a joint kijkmoment. On several screens were 300 attendees, including a dozen participants this year, the last episode. When Robbe the victor turned out, went to the hands on each other. He wins 25,000 euro. “We have a long enough silence to keep,” laughs Robbe’s mama Els Janssens. “When Robbe five weeks on the island was we have his shop in the Langestraat in Bruges held. The customers could then still don’t know. We fabricated an excuse that he was on vacation. But five weeks is really long.”

Brocante Cafe

What is left is the friendship. Robinson Robbe can only agree. “We have not only on the island a fine time to be polite, but also after. The episodes we watched over the last few weeks always in my Brocante Café in Langestraat. That friendships are valuable.” After the applause followed Thursday an after party. A number of candidates have remained in Bruges to sleep. Reason enough for a love party…