Was Julie de Bona really pregnant during the filming of the TF1 series?

While the heroine of the series Erica is pregnant in episodes 3 and 4 broadcast this Monday, January 13, 2024 on TF1, was actress Julie de Bona also expecting a happy event during filming? Answer here.

It's a very pregnant Erica Faure that we find at the start of episode 3 of the series Ericabroadcast this Monday January 13, 2024 on TF1. For good reason, four months passed between the end of the second episode, where the novelist thought she was pregnant, and this new evening placed under the sign of police investigations but also romance.

Erica pregnant with Patrick in the TF1 series…

“The nice thing about these parties is that they are two episodes, but only one murder. At the beginning we thought about doing one and a half hour units” declared Julie de Bona at the microphone of Serieously. And to add: « Every evening, there is an ellipse. We return to the characters a little later ».

Returning to Port-Clément after four months of absence, the character played by Julie de Bona did not tell Patrick Saab, the police captain played by Grégory Fitoussithat she was expecting a child from him. The surprise will therefore be total!

“They slept together once by chance when there was a fire, a heatwave like that… And that’s what’s quite magical! They are going to become parents and will have to adapt to the situation” tease Julie de Bona, who plays Erica. But then, Was the actress pregnant at the same time as her character?

…but not the actress Julie de Bona

The answer is no! Julie de Bona was not expecting a happy event on the set, which means that she wore a fake pregnant belly for the needs of the TF1 series. A very common practice in the world of television and cinema.

Find the series Ericabroadcast every Monday at 9:10 p.m. on TF1 and available on TF1+.