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TAR CANADA 2 Contestants -Alain Chanoine and Audrey Tousignant-Maurice (Engaged)
Leafsfan:
ALAIN AND AUDREY LEAVING ‘AMAZING RACE CANADA’ WITH THEIR OWN GRAND PRIZE
As much as Alain Chanoine and Audrey Tousignant-Maurice wanted to win “The Amazing Race Canada,” the eliminated couple from Montreal says they won so much more after getting engaged on the mat in Paris.
“I feel really lucky actually that it happened on ‘The Amazing Race Canada.’ I feel it’s a story that not a lot of people are going to be able to say they have,” says Audrey, a 31-year-old real estate broker.
Audrey says she told a few close friends and family members they were engaged but surprised everyone else during a viewing party for the episode.
“It was one of the best nights I ever had. It was crazy. Everybody saw the proposal and maybe more than half didn’t know about it so it was a very exciting moment for both of us.”
As surprised as her friends and family were, Audrey says she was even more surprised when Alain, a 32-year old actor and stunt performer, got down on one knee at the Pit Stop in Paris.
“I hadn’t even thought about it,” she says with a laugh. “We always talk about one day maybe we’ll get married but he didn’t seem very interested in the idea.”
The couple, who haven’t yet set a wedding date, were eliminated on the most recent episode of the “Race” in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Audrey says the founding fathers challenge at Province House really set them back as Alain struggled with the pronunciation of one of the names.
The mussels Detour was also challenging, with Ryan and Rob finishing just ahead of them.
But despite being eliminated, Audrey says she and Alain had an incredible experience and also learned they can get through anything together.
“We did argue and fight a little bit but it was over right away. It was really nice to see how even in stressful situations, even if I lost my cool, he was very good about (it) . . . You’re with each other 24/7, so this is a really good test and we realized we can do this.”
Source:http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada/Articles/Season-Two/tarc_Alain_Audrey_elimination_inv.aspx
Leafsfan:
Ruth Myles: Alain and Audrey treasure all their moments on The Amazing Race Canada
Well, they’ll always have Paris. Alain Chanoine and Audrey Tousignant-Maurice were eliminated from The Amazing Race Canada when they arrived last at the Pit Stop in Prince Edward Island. TI caught up with the recently engaged couple from Montreal on Wednesday morning to talk about their amazing adventure.
Question: How does it feel that you finally got to share your story of getting engaged in Paris during the filming of the show?
Alain: It’s great. We had told our families, the people close to us, but now it’s out there, which was the point of doing it like that.
Audrey: It was really intense to see it (on the episode). It is very special to be able to have that to be able to share that with our friends and family.
Q: It must have been tough running the Race and trying to figure out how to pop the question while you were still competing, Alain.
Audrey: We never ever had the feeling that we were going to be eliminated until last night’s episode. Even when we were behind, we were ‘Keep going, we can come back out on top.’
Alain: I really thought of doing it in China. I wanted to do it when we had a moment on the Race and the only other moment was in China in front of the Buddha. We had a little break where we had to wait for it to open and the scenery was amazing. I am glad I waited because Paris was amazing. But we didn’t know we were going to Paris. I was looking at every moment like, ‘Is this the moment?’ ‘Is this the moment?’
Q: Things got pretty heated under the bridge in Paris, Alain, with you and the twins Michel and Pierre, who U-Turned you after saying they wouldn’t. Have you had any contact with them since?
Audrey: Oh, yeah. We saw them in Toronto. We hugged it out. Life is okay. I know they’ve been saying stuff about us, but we have no hard feelings for them.
Q: It’s a pretty intense experience, isn’t it?
Alain: The stress level is so high, it’s unbelievable. You are always under pressure; you are always under stress.
Audrey: Even between legs, we’d talk about strategy.
Alain: If I had to do it again, I would take it with a grain of salt. The less you stress, the better it goes.
Audrey: I never thought I would have this much adrenaline in my life. For one day, it’s one thing, but this is so much adrenaline for week after week after week after week. . . . then, when the adrenaline would come out of our bodies, we’d be so tired sometimes we’d sleep for 20 hours.
Q: Did you learn anything about yourself or the relationship because of your time on the Race?
Audrey: The relationship? Not really. It was pretty much what I expected. I knew I was confident, but I didn’t know I would take things so competitively. I would tell myself, ‘Okay, Audrey, it’s just a game. No! It’s not just a game! I want it, I want it.’ And that was 24/7. I probably learned how intense I am.
Alain: It might not show on the show, but I know better how to deal with my girlfriend, in how we can talk to each other. She gets really excited, really stresses and I learned how to keep calm, to try to ease her into stuff. I think it helped our relationship. It was so much stress we already went through.
Q: What are some of your highpoints?
Audrey: Definitely Paris, and then the Yukon. We loved Tofino. I would love to go back and surf there. And to actually have time to do it . . . we see everything in fast forward on the Race.
Q: What was the hardest for you?
Alain: Definitely, and I repeat myself here, the toughest part was stressing out. I was spending time with my fiancée, but not always quality time. It’s memorable time and I will never forget it. I am so glad and fortunate to do it with Audrey, I love her, but at the same time, the stress level is crazy. It’s not fun to be stressed for 24/7 for two months in a row.
Q: Take us through that last day in Prince Edward Island.
Alain: While we race, it’s, ‘Don’t be last; be first,” so until the very end when Ryan and Rob left, we thought we were in it.
Audrey: And there is always hope: maybe they got lost; maybe it’s a non-elimination (leg).
Alain: We knew that was not going to happen again.
Audrey: It was so frustrating because we were literally two minutes apart. (The mussels challenge) was disgusting, but it was really hard physically as well. Those socks (that the mussels had to be separated from) were tough. And they are two guys. I think that is where Ryan and Rob were able to pass us.
Q: So what’s up next?
Alain: Getting married!
Audrey: Probably around April 2015.
Q: On the show, you invited some of the teams to the wedding. Does that offer still stand?
Audrey: Yes, they can come.
Alain: Only the cool kids will get one.
Q: What about Jon Montgomery? Is he invited?
Alain: I didn’t think about that. No!
Audrey: He will come and officiate on the mat.
Q: What advice would you give teams that make the cut for Season 3 of The Amazing Race Canada (which hasn’t been announced . . . yet)?
Alain: Don’t take is seriously. Have fun.
Q: Really?
Audrey: Relax, have fun. Really, that’s what we’d say.
Alain: And study your maps before going, which I didn’t do. Relax, have fun. Don’t take it too seriously. Enjoy the moment.
Source:http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2014/09/10/ruth-myles-alain-and-audrey-treasure-all-their-moments-on-the-amazing-race-canada/
Leafsfan:
The Amazing Race Canada: Five questions with Alain and Audrey
The newly engaged couple were eliminated from The Amazing Race Canada after competing in beautiful Prince Edward Island. Alain Chanoine and Audrey Tousignant-Maurice arrived as the mussels Detour in fourth place but were unable to get ahead of the other teams. When the couple arrived at the Pit Stop in the seaside village of Rustico, Jon and an Anne of Green Gables lookalike informed them they were the last to arrive.
We sat down with Alain and Audrey when they stopped by The Social for a few web-exclusive questions about what they learned, what they missed and the advice they'd give to other couples.
Q: What did you learn about each other from this experience?
Alain Chanoine: I learned how to deal...
Audrey Tousignant-Maurice: ...with my craziness!
AC: I was going to say how to deal with situations of stress. We are passionate. Sometimes we were passive aggressive with each other, and that's our nature. Anyways, I learned that to get what I want, I have to be more delicate with my girlfriend, so now I have to work on that.
Q: This season, the Race has been to China and France. If you could have picked a destination, where would you have wanted to go?
AT: I would love to go to Brazil.
AC: I'd like to go to Africa.
Q: If you could choose a theme song for your experience during the Race, what would it be?
AC: I'd make my own song.
AT: You'd make your own song? Uh oh.
AC: Or “Dirrrty” by Christina Aguilera 'cause we were dirty the whole time. Or...what else? Eye of the Tiger. Oh, and Justin Bieber's “Boyfriend”.
Alain proceeded to sing “Boyfriend” by Justin Bieber.
AT: Okay, we know! Shhh! We got it! No more coffee for you.
Q: What did you miss the most about home?
AT: I didn't miss -
AC: TV.
AT: No! I didn't miss TV.
AC: Yes you did.
AT: I did not! I didn't miss anything 'cause it was too fun.
Q: What would your advice be for other couples who may want to team up together to compete in the Race?
AT: Be yourself.
AC: If you're a d**k, just be a d**k.
AT: That's right. Own it!
Source:http://www.thesocial.ca/culture/television/the-amazing-race-canada-five-questions-with-alain
Leafsfan:
The Amazing Race Canada: Audrey and Alain
The latest team to be eliminated from the nation's greatest race came by The Social to chat about their experience
http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada/video.aspx?vid=437210&tag=301
supah:
Really liked these two! Wish them all the best for their marriage :luvya:
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