Embraced Fire During Farmen Sabotage:

After having a deal with Karianne Vilde Wølner (26) and Karianne Kopperstad (28), it was Daniel Viem Årdal (31) who became the big farmer of the week in Farmen-gården.

In danger of Viem Årdal getting two knives, Inger Cecilie “IC” Grønnerød (47) saw her cut off to sabotage the weekly allowance.

– The weekly homework is so easy that it is almost impossible to sabotage, explains Grønnerød, when he visits the Good Evening Norway studio.

Watch the video of the sabotage on top of the case.

I would avoid the final knife

Claiming that Inger Cecilie secretly broke Farmen’s deal

She explains that the reason for the sabotage was that Viem Årdal, Kopperstad and Wølner had come to an agreement that if any of them had to fight in week seven, when IC was a big farmer, she would fight the following week, that is , this week.

– I knew that in the eighth week Daniel became a great farmer, and then he came to choose me as the first champion. I was very worried that Daniel wouldn’t win Farmen 2020. So when he became a big farmer, he shouldn’t buy a knife, she says.

Part of the weekly task consisted of completing an embroidery that the participants had not previously been able to complete. It was this part of the mission that he wanted to sabotage, and he decided from the beginning to try to destroy it.

– risk

Grønnerød’s sabotage turned dramatic.

– There is a risk in what I will do. I’ll just burn holes in the embroidery, says Goodnight Norway.

According to Grønnerød, this happened in consultation with the production, and she says that she had thought about the risk beforehand and informed the production of what she was going to do.

– So we had to have fire officers present. There were two pieces of the crew that were there. So we had good plans for this here, he says.

The farm participant says the production had water and fire fighting equipment available.

Production intervened

On Wednesday’s episode of Farmen, Grønnerød was seen bringing a candle into the farm’s living room, before holding the embroidery over the flame, to catch fire. Then he put the burning embroidery on the floor and hurried out the door.

Viewers then saw that someone from the production, who was behind the camera, threw the burning embroidery into the courtyard.

Then, it wasn’t long before the participants discovered the smoke and came running.

Daniel Viem Årdal was sitting in the attic smoking a pipe with Sindre Nyeng (23) when it happened, and he describes the incident as less controlled than Grønnerød does.

– It could have gone very wrong, because it doesn’t take long to catch fire in an old house. There are old furniture and old curtains hanging there. You’d think a 47-year-old woman might have a little more on her mind than turning something on and then going out without turning it off, Viem Årdal tells Good evening Norway.

TV 2: – Under control

TV 2 confirms that the production knew that Grønnerød was going to burn the embroidery.

– We knew that Inger Cecilie would sabotage the embroidery by burning a mark or lighting it up, and we had an agreement with her that they would allow us to film it, says program editor Kathrine Haldorsen on TV 2.

– It is true that she had a kettle nearby, and since we knew what was going to happen, we had an extra preparation in the form of a fire blanket and extinguisher in the back. There were people present in the room all the time, he adds.

The editor of the TV show 2 emphasizes that Grønnerød never put anything or anyone in danger with what he did.

– The situation was under control the whole time. Neither the participants, nor the animals nor the houses were in danger, Haldorsen says.

A misunderstanding arose

Although the production was aware of Grønnerød’s sabotage plans, it was Farmen’s own participant who was responsible for the entire implementation, according to Haldorsen.

– Production is never involved or encourages sabotage. All sabotage is only the idea of ​​the participants, and they are responsible for the entire implementation without our help. The important thing for us is to be part of what happens with the camera, that’s why we have material to tell the story of what happens on the farm correctly, he says.

On Wednesday’s episode of Farmen, the production was seen to step in and dump the burning embroidery, which Grønnerød had left inside the house. Here’s how the TV show editor 2 answers why the production decided to step in:

– In this case, there was a small misunderstanding between Inger Cecilie and the production about who should turn off the embroidery, which ended with the choice to remove it from home. The best solution was to quickly get the embroidery out of the house. The ground outside the house was damp, Haldorsen says.

Proud of sabotage

The sabotage generated strong reactions among the participants of the farm, and there was immediate speculation about who could be behind. However, Grønnerød is very satisfied with his own efforts.

– I think it will be in the Farmen story. Is it possible to be proud of your own sabotage? I’m very happy with him, laughs the horse breeder.

See Good Evening Norway’s full interview with Grønnerød here:

Alibi secured

Grønnerød managed to carry out the sabotage plan, at the same time that he got an alibi. Shortly after the incident at the farm, she was supported by, among others, Kopperstad and Viem Årdal, who thought she couldn’t have done it, as she was in the back house with Kopperstad when the burning embroidery was discovered.

At the same time, everyone wondered who could have ruined the weekly homework.

Intrigue created in Farmen-gården: – I have no bad conscience

– Poor Daniel is very insecure, he is absolutely sure that it is not me, says Grønnerød.

During the eight weeks on the farm, the atmosphere between Grønnerød and Viem Årdal has been tense several times. They have blamed each other when it comes to losing tobacco, and Viem Årdal has tried to convince the others on the farm that he has discovered their secret.

Grønnerød has kept hidden from the other participants that she is a horse breeder and has farm experience. Viem Årdal has overcome this, but denies it.

Viem Årdal confirms to Good Evening Norway that he did not suspect that Grønnerød was behind the sabotage.

– I trusted her when she said she wasn’t the one who sabotaged her. A little because Karianne was his alibi, but he hadn’t understood it since it happened so quickly. I trust Karianne, so I had no idea who she was, says Viem.

No consequences

Grønnerød says he has no regrets about carrying out the sabotage and sees it as part of the game. Nor would I have done it any other way.

Reveal Farmen’s Trap

– I have a great understanding that others reacted as they did. They did not know that this had been completely safe and it became more dramatic than they had anticipated. It’s natural to get angry when you’re scared, says Grønnerød.

TV 2 says it had no consequences for Grønnerød that she lit the embroidery inside the courtyard.

– There was no reason why this would have consequences for Inger Cecilie. Sabotaging weekly assignments is part of the game on the farm and occurs every season. Inger Cecilie didn’t put anyone in danger either. We knew it and everything was under control, says Haldorsen.

– We also understood that a misunderstanding had arisen beforehand, for which no one can be blamed. But all participants were reminded of the responsibility they have with the farm and general fire safety, in the way of not leaving a room by lighting candles, and taking care when there is fire in the fireplace, he adds.

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