“Difficult for me”: Céline Géraud opens up about her excessive and “violent” diets

Guest on the show “Chez Jordan” on January 20, 2025, Céline Géraud confided in the many diets she did for her competitions. According to him, they were excessive and “violent”.

© Capture C8 Céline Géraud confides in her diets.

IN BRIEF

• Céline Géraud, former judoka and journalist, shared her journey and personal life on January 20, 2025 on “Chez Jordan”.
• She spoke about the sacrifices associated with her career, including strict diets to maintain her weight.
• Discover her secrets in our captivating article.

It was time for Céline Géraud to confide. On Monday, January 20, 2025, the champion went to the set of “Chez Jordan” to talk about her childhood, the death of her mother, her private life and of course her career. The former French judoka who became a journalist and television host spoke about her time on the air but especially her incredible journey on the tatami.

As she revealed to Jordan de Luxe, her rise was not without sacrifices. “I eat healthy, I don't drink, I don't smoke.” she first assured on C8. Then, she revealed that she had had to submit to many diets that were not always easy to always be on top. “I was on major diets, I lost between 5 and 7 kilos at each time with weight gains in between.” she confided.

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Céline Géraud on diets: “It'éwas very restrictive”

Fortunately, this weight management did not upset anything. Céline Géraud only regretted that at the time she did not été followed more than ça. “We followed the few recommendations of our doctors, but it was difficult for me. At the same time, it teaches you rigor. They were fairly violent diets that required a certain rigor and a level of demand at all times. You go from everything to nothing, it was very restrictive.“ she added.

As a reminder, Céline Géraud was crowned European team champion in 1985, vice-world champion in judo (in -61 kg); third in the individual European Championships; European team champion the following year, French judo champion in 1986 and 1987, among others. A sacred record of which she is more than proud.

Céline Géraud: “Good news”, she applauds the departure of Monfort and Candeloro from France Télévisions

During her appearance on C8, Céline Géraud also spoke about the departure of Nelson Monfort and Philippe Candeloro who marked the history of skating on television. These two personalities were replaced by Marie-Christelle Maury and Nathalie Péchalat who are now accompanied by Annick Dumont. A change that occurred in November 2024. For the champion, this is “good news” for the channel. “It's a new cycle” she concluded.