It’s an arrival no one expected…  Stéphane Collaro  arrives in  The Mysteries of Love  . In the seventh episode of season 37 of the series, broadcast on Sunday, October 5, 2025, the former star host plays himself, but reconverted into a chef. He reunites with Hélène, Laly and Bénédicte, and meets Cathy and Aurélie.

As a reminder, Bénédicte ( Laure Guibert ) went to celebrate her bachelorette party at Love Island, a symbolic location where the series  Les Vacances de l’amour  was mainly filmed . Hélène ( Hélène Rollès ) renewed her vows with Nicolas ( Patrick Puydebat ) while Aurélie ( Angèle Vivier ) is due to marry Victor ( Benoît Dubois ). So, the girls are on holiday at Love Island and are already experiencing some sentimental adventures.

Stéphane Collaro becomes a chef in The Mysteries of Love

In this seventh episode of season 37 of The  Mysteries of Love  , the girls find themselves in front of their old bar, which had been taken over by Laly ( Laly Meignan ) and Johanna at the time. They think they’ll find Lolo, but surprise… it’s Stéphane Collaro as the chef inside! He knows Hélène, Bénédicte and Laly. Stéphane explains that he’s replacing the boss, Lolo, because he’s gone on his honeymoon.

Stéphane is passionate about cooking and has offered to replace him and his wife as kitchen boy. He invites the girls out for a drink, but can’t invite them to lunch because their restaurant is closed: all the staff are out due to an epidemic. Hélène and her friends then have an idea: serve.

The Mysteries of Love: Stéphane Collaro joins Jean-Luc Azoulay’s series on TMC

Stéphane refuses, believing they’re on vacation. Hélène insists and wants to remember the good old days. Stéphane finally gives in. So, the girls return to work on Love Island. Stéphane is delighted with this help. He goes to the kitchen, Hélène and Bénédicte are at the bar, while Laly, Aurélie ( Angèle Vivier ) and Cathy ( Cathy Andrieu ) serve.

Furthermore, Love Island, the fictional island featured in the series, is located in Saint Martin, in the West Indies, which explains the host’s presence in the series. Since the late 1990s, Stéphane Collaro has left television to become a real estate developer. He owned the Villa Caye-Blanche hotel and invested in the Nettle Bay Beach Club hotel and a hotel residence on the beach in Saint Martin’s Orient Bay.

As a reminder, Stéphane Collaro was a huge star of the small screen in the 80s with cult and daring shows like  Le Collaro show  on Antenne 2,  Co-Co Boy  and  Cocoricocoboy  on TF1, and  Collaricocoshow  on La Cinq.

The Mysteries of Love  can be found every Sunday from 8 p.m. on TMC.