Camila Mendes drops a farewell note, says goodbye to Veronica and wraps up shooting Riverdale

Riverdale has been a long-running and widely criticised thriller television series, and the cast has finally concluded filming for the final season. To mark the conclusion of the adventure, Camila Mendes, who portrays Veronica Lodge on the television show, sent a touching note on her Instagram.

Sharing many behind-the-scenes pictures with her co-stars Lili Reinhart, KJ Apa, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Casey Cott, Vanessa Morgan, Nicholas Barasch, and Charles Melton, Camila bid audieu to her character Veronica Lodge and the sets of Riverdale. She wrote, “that’s a wrap on veronica. there’s no caption or photo dump that can illustrate what an emotional experience it’s been filming our last episode of riverdale. i’m not just saying goodbye to a TV show, i’m saying goodbye to an entire life i created in vancouver, to a transformative period of time that shaped me as an adult, to a community of people who have seen the best and worst of me over the course of seven intense seasons. it doesn’t matter how ready you are to move on, goodbyes are painful, and walking away from this show will be a process of mourning for all of us.”

She added, “to our loyal fans, thank you for actively supporting me on this journey with all the gifts, flowers, and balloons. the handmade art and handwritten letters. i have endless appreciation for you guys. thank you for showing veronica the love that she deserves.”

Concluding the heartfelt note, she wrote, “to our notoriously hard-working crew members, my beautiful family of talented co-stars, and our legendary showrunner roberto aguirre-sacasa, i love you all so much. thank you for all the precious time put into this show. thank you for the core memories. i’m really going to miss the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows, of making network television with you.”

Taking to Instagram stories, she also posted a picture of a tattoo that she got in memory of Veronica Lodge and wrote, “new tat to celebrate the end of an era.” She posted a black-and-white picture that features a pearl inside a shell tattoo. 

Camila has been starring in the series as Veronica since its premiere on January 26, 2017. Archie comics adaption Riverdale, which has aired on The CW for seven seasons, is about to come to an end. The 20-episode seventh season’s premiere aired on March 29, 2023, and its series finale will be on August 23, 2023.