Paul, champion of the “12 Coups de midi”, reveals himself in his autobiography

Paul, candidate of the 12 strokes of noon.

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He was the darling of the faithful of the

.

Last year, from April to October and at lunchtime, Paul El Kharrat regaled the TF1 audience with his general knowledge.

In 153 participations, he amassed more than 691,000 euros in earnings, which places him on the podium of the biggest winners of the show, behind Eric and Christian Quesada.

After his elimination from the game, the 20-year-old young man was contacted by "many" publishing houses offering to tell his story in a book.

HarperCollins won: 

this Friday.

This additional victory - he only counts 152 in

- is the daily awareness-raising work of people with autism that he was able to accomplish through his television and media visibility.

Paul was diagnosed with Asperger's in 2015 at the age of 16.

A turning point in his life, which he recounts in the pages of his book, which he presents as “educational” and “didactic”.

“I do not consider myself a spokesperson,” he

.

But he says he is delighted if he can, through his story, "inspire other people with the syndrome, make them want to move forward" or even enlighten "families who are in difficulty to help. their child to better integrate into the world ”.

"People with autism say they were diagnosed thanks to me"

His hundreds of appearances on TF1 found an echo with the public who flooded him with letters and messages on social networks.

"The vast majority congratulate me, some people with autism have told me that they have been diagnosed thanks to me or have more confidence in themselves," he says.

Paul says he is "rather varnished compared to other candidates" concerning the negative messages.

Nevertheless, over the course of his victories, some unkind souls accused him of being favored by the production of the

, others fell into insult.

“It's sadly normal to be cursed and criticized, deplores the champion of general culture.

Some are just there to pour their poison on social media.

They believe that anything goes, well hidden behind their screens.

I don't want to answer them, they are unworthy of answers.

They should just have shut it up, I'll never meet them, they can criticize as much as they want, I don't care.

"

"If I start to look on the wrong side, it's going to be destructive"

The young man, who has since resumed his student life in Grenoble, tries to spare himself the negativity.

"If I start looking on the wrong side - which I do very often - it's going to be destructive, cause me depression and I don't want that anymore," he slips to

.

In his book, he does not ignore this darker facet, less flashy than the TV shows.

“It's part of my life,” he says.

He tells about the tensions in his family or the emotions that sometimes overwhelm him.

In a chapter, he returns to this episode where, during a filming of

, the host Jean-Luc Reichman has fun with a fly, which he captures in his hand and kills, under the laughter of the assembly.

“I find that as ridiculous as it is pitiful!

I am angry, indignant, as much by the act as by the reaction of the assistance.

Am I the only one to feel this barbarity, this impression of being at the bullfight?

The public's joy stirs my rage, ”he wrote in

.

He continues by narrating his anger, his return to the boxes and his desire to quit the game at that time.

Passages like this give all its roughness to the generally agreed upon exercise of the small screen celebrity testimonial.

"I'm still alone"

From one chapter to another, Paul recounts his experience of television but also the significant moments of his young years, spent between Réunion, Martinique, Eure-et-Loire and Isère, according to the changes. of his civil servant mother.

He hides nothing of his loneliness.

"That's how I lived a good part of my existence: alone, reading books in a CDI," he says to

.

He admits having difficulty reaching out to others.

“Before the show, other people didn't want to come to me maybe because I didn't seem friendly to them.

Since the show, the others have not come to see me so as not to bother me.

The reason is not the same, but I am still alone ”, he analyzes.

He has no regrets about

his participation in the

.

He describes his adventure as “incredible” and “exceptional”.

His new objective would be to answer

,

"For an association" or to rub shoulders with the tests of

.

“It's physical, but it doesn't bother me, I'm used to playing sports, to surpassing myself.

As they say: "A healthy mind in a healthy body".

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