Exactly one year ago, a group of wayward Quebec influencers and reality television stars was floundering in Mexico after their mid-air, mid-COVID debauchery on a Sunwing flight to Cancun made headlines across Canada. Quebecers might remember some of the story's principal characters, namely eccentric trip organizer James William Awad and the woman seen on video vaping aboard the aircraft, aspiring pilot Vanessa Sicotte. The absolutely ridiculous story would inevitably become a feature on Bye Bye 2022, Radio-Canada's sketch comedy recap of the previous year. Sicotte shared her reaction to the parody with Narcity Québec.
Step aside Michael Meyers, it's Mariah Carey season now. While Halloween may have come and gone, we are still totally revelling in the wonderfully wild costumes so many Quebec influencers wore this year. From classic throwback and major makeup moments all the way to a Thriller flash mob, these Quebec stars certainly didn't disappoint.
Élisabeth Rioux is certainly no stranger to receiving harsh comments online. However, when it comes to her daughter, she doesn't play around. Rioux, who welcomed her daughter, Wolfie back in July 2020 is setting the record straight on her little one's outfits after a slew of comments criticized the 25-year-old for letting Wolfie wear socks and Crocs. The monstrosity of it all!
It's been two months since images of a party on a Sunwing flight to Mexico rocked the Internet perhaps best encapsulated by that iconic photo of a woman in sunglasses vaping on the plane. Between frequent headlines about organizer James William Awad, public apologies and poutine inspired by the affair, the Quebec influencers involved racked up a lot of online attention.
In a story that just keeps getting delightfully weirder, ex-Montreal mayoral candidate and Mouvement Montréal leader Balarama Holness has challenged Sunwing Party flight guy James William Awad to a five-round MMA fight. Asked by MTL Blog if this was an April Fools joke, Holness replied, "no it is not. 100% serious." So this is where we're at now.