Camila Mendes poses outside one of her childhood homes in Charlottesville, Va.Photo:Camila Mendes/Instagram
Camila Mendes/Instagram
Now that filming of the popularCWdrama seriesRiverdalehas officially wrapped its seventh and final season, series starCamila Mendesappears to be taking a little time off for a trip down memory lane.
On Monday, the 29-year-old actress posted to herInstagrama series of photos and throwback snapshots highlighting a recent pilgrimage she made to her hometown ofCharlottesville, Virginia, where she says she spent the first four years of her life.
“This weekend i paid a visit to the city where i was born so i could check out every place i resided during my first four years on this earth 🏡♥️,” Mendes posted to her 26 million followers.
In the first photo, Mendes is flashing double peace signs at the camera while posing on the front lawn of a yellow clapboard house with a giant tree behind her. The next photo is a throwback of the same house when it used to be painted white. In the older photo, the giant tree is just a sapling.
“i didn’t live in charlottesville long so i have few memories there, but my dad put together a whole itinerary for me to revisit the residences in order of when we lived in them,” Mendes explained of the places she chose to visit on her excursion. “luckily the homeowner at the last house was super friendly and invited me inside, crazy how the memories came flooding back in.”
Mendes rounded out the photo dump with more snaps featuring her standing in the yard of a third home, this one a roomy-looking clapboard house, plus more snaps of when she resided at that address as a little girl.
Clearly the journey back in time was making Mendes feel sentimental, with theDo Revengeactress signing off her post, “anyway not trying to unleash mycancerianemotions on you all 🦀 this was just an incredibly meaningful experience for me and i wanted to share 🫠.”
Mendes and her boyfriend, YouTuberRudy Mancuso, recently celebrated their 1-year anniversary in July.
“always in our own little world 💭 te amo so much one year down, and many more to go 🤞🏽,” Mendes posted last month to herInstagram, along with a photo of the twosome locked in an intimate embrace.
The two likely met when they costarred in 31-year-old Mancuso’s Prime Video rom-comMúsica,which he also wrote and directed.
Mendeswrappedfilming forRiverdalein June, which is set to end in August.
When the show began airing in 2017, the series focused on the characters as high schoolers delving into the baffling murder of fellow studentJason Blossom. As the show continued throughout its 7-season run, it embraced storylines including serial killers, superpowers, and time travel.
The final season focuses on the characters being stuck in the 1950s, with no memories of the events of the previous seasons, after a comet wiped out the town in the season 6 finale.
The final episode ofRiverdaleseason 7 airs Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.
source: people.com
