OD Panamá becomes OD Tentations au soleil: who lives in which house, the kissing challenge gone sideways, and Olivier between Engie and Imane.
Monday night, Alicia Moffet had an announcement that changed everyone's week: OD Panamá is turning into OD Tentations au soleil. No more guys' house and girls' house. This week, every contestant moves in with their top 2, across two mixed houses. The result: shared beds, a past that resurfaces, and a first challenge that set the tone right away. The kissing challenge.
- OD Panamá becomes OD Tentations au soleil: every contestant lives with their top 2, in two mixed houses.
- Olivier is serious about Engie, while Imane tells Engie that Olivier is her top 1.
- Kissing challenge: Alanna and Jacob refuse, Alexandrie and Frédérick go through with it, without much conviction.
OD Tentations au soleil: how it works
The concept is simple, and ruthless: for one week, every contestant lives with the people in their top 2. They share daily life, meals and, the detail that changes everything, they sleep together. One week to find out whether a connection really holds up once the cameras follow you into the bedroom.
Before the move, the girls took a moment to set their boundaries for the week, Émilie among them. Smart move: in a format built on temptation, saying out loud what you will and will not accept is the best protection there is.
House 1: Billy, Emma and Engie under the same roof
Emma
Alexandrie
Engie
Mathilde
Tristan
Billy
Alexis
Olivier
FrédérickThis is the house where anything can happen. Remember: Billy, Emma and Engie share a past. Billy already kissed Engie outside of Occupation Double, and our read is that the door between those two is not fully closed.
On Emma's side, the relationship with reality is still flexible. She told Alexis that Billy never told her he was closing the door on her. Alexis's reply, with no detour: he simply does not believe her. A line that sums up what a lot of viewers have been thinking for a few weeks now.
And in the middle of it all, there is Engie. She is at the heart of the conversations between Billy and Olivier. Olivier made no secret of his intentions: he is seriously thinking about building something with Engie this week. A week when, let's not forget, the contestants sleep together. Perfect timing. Or explosive timing, depending on which side of the bed you are on.
BillyEngieOlivierEmmaHouse 2: Imane, Jacob and an ambiguity that will not go away
Juliette
Émilie
Imane
Sabrina
Alanna
Mathieu
Jacob
Enzo
Charles-Philippe
WilliamOlivier's name came up in the second house too. Imane took the time to tell Engie clearly that Olivier is her top 1 right now. Engie, for her part, did not close the door on him. Two girls, one guy, two different houses: this week is off to a promising start.
Things get more complicated with Jacob. An ambiguity still hangs between him and Imane, especially since Jacob let slip an indirect « Je t'aime OD » meant for her. Imane looks at Olivier, Jacob looks at Imane, and Olivier looks at Engie. The perfect square.
| Who | Is looking at | But |
|---|---|---|
| Imane | Olivier, her current top 1 | Jacob's « Je t'aime OD » still hangs in the air |
| Olivier | Engie, his goal for the week | Imane just told Engie he is her top 1 |
| Engie | Keeps the door open with Olivier | Shares a house, and a past, with Billy |
| Jacob | Imane | Lives in her house, but she looks elsewhere |
The kissing challenge: strategy before romance
First activity of the week in the mixed houses: the kissing challenge. Each house had to score more points than the other. The rule that changed everything: each house chose which contestants in the other house had to kiss.
Both teams went for pure strategy, picking pairs they knew perfectly well had no desire whatsoever to kiss.
| House | Pair chosen in the other house | Result |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Alanna and Jacob | They did not dare. No kiss. |
| House 2 | Alexandrie and Frédérick | They kissed, but half-heartedly |
The moment was as awkward as it gets, and that was exactly the point. By forcing kisses nobody wanted, the challenge mostly created discomfort that fuelled conversations for the rest of the night.
The ONE WAY OUT poll: who leaves on Sunday?
The vote for the next elimination night, Sunday, October 25, is open at the top of this article. With a week of shared beds and a love square in the making, who do you see going home? Pick up to two names: the public's verdict lands in your inbox before the show.
To catch up, read our October 18 recap, our profile of Engie, and our Billy and Emma breakup breakdown. OD Panamá airs Sunday to Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on Noovo, with catch-up on Crave.
OD Tentations au soleil: your questions
What is OD Tentations au soleil?+
It is the new format for the week, announced by Alicia Moffet on Monday, October 19, 2026: every contestant lives with their top 2, in two mixed houses.
Who is in Billy and Emma's house?+
Emma, Alexandrie, Engie, Mathilde, Tristan, Billy, Alexis, Olivier and Frédérick.
Who is in the second house?+
Juliette, Émilie, Imane, Sabrina, Alanna, Mathieu, Jacob, Enzo, Charles-Philippe and William.
Who is Imane's top 1?+
Olivier, as she told Engie on Monday night.
Who kissed during the kissing challenge?+
Alexandrie and Frédérick, without much enthusiasm. Alanna and Jacob refused.
When is the next OD Panamá elimination?+
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. on Noovo, with episodes on Crave. The ONE WAY OUT poll is open in this article.
Two mixed houses, a kissing challenge gone sideways and an Olivier pulled between two homes. This week, the real temptation might not be the sun. Cast your vote in the poll above, see you tomorrow.
