Fans Crime tropics enjoy the last rays of sunshine before the holidays end. It’s no longer a secret to anyone, the series worn by Sonia Rolland and Béatrice de La Boulee will soon cease to exist. Although the Season 7 finale aired on May 8 on France 2, the series finale was filmed in 2026 for broadcast on our screens in 2027. An opportunity for viewers to say goodbye to the characters of Melissa Sainte-Rose and Gaëlle Crivelli, who have accompanied them since 2019. Four bonus episodes although the story was originally supposed to end at the end of the seventh season.
Why did Sonia Rolland decide to stop the Tropics of Crime series?
Despite the success, Sonia Rolland decided to say “stop” and gave our colleagues from Tele-Leisure May 2026. “As a couple, you have to be able to leave when everything is still great” admitted the former Miss France, who added that she wants to stop “save love” what she brings to her character. An important role for the actress, perhaps even too important: ” She’s starting to take up too much space in my life and I can’t do other things without Melissa’s shadow looming over me. I have to get rid of her”. There’s no shortage of plans for someone who recently decided to get married for the first time in her life to a longtime friend.
After Tropics of Crime, Sonia Rolland filming in the city of her childhood
Sonia Rolland returned to the streets of the city where she grew up while filming Crimes at Cluny. A powerful moment that lifted a lot for the former beauty queen, born in 1981 in Kigali, Rwanda. Bittersweet memories of Tess and Kahina’s mother, who told the story of her parents, who lost everything while fleeing Rwanda, several times. It was there that she achieved her first successes as Miss. Therefore, her return to Cluny had a special resonance for her, as she confessed to Télé Star: “I experienced very powerful moments there: the humiliation of my parents’ status when we came from Rwanda, but also the solidarity in my journey as Miss Burgundy in 1999 and then Miss France in 2000.”.
Did you know that Sonia Rolland wears a wig in Tropics of Crime?
Filming this TV movie was certainly very different from his experience in Martinique. Sonia Rolland really had to adapt to the heavenly location of filming the series. Crime tropics. If fine sand and clear water evoke more than one dream, the actress not only retained good memories of these years on the island of the West Indies. As she admitted in 2022 to our colleagues in Tele-LeisureSonia Rolland had to wear a wig to play Melissa Sainte-Rose. And it was not the whim of the star: “In Martinique the humidity is 60% and my hair is… frizzy!” When should she play “A Parisian who came to Martinique”it’s impossible to let her natural hair do what it wants.
Why did Beatrice de La Boulay refuse to wear a wig?
That’s why Sonia Rolland chose false hair: “Today everything is very democratized: many actresses wear wigs.”. Choice made after a bad experience: ” I remember the first season, I was blow drying after hair dryer. As a result, my hair burned and I had to cut off six centimeters.. So, I said “never again” and chose the wig option. And everything is going very well! Proof: no one knows I’m wearing it, not even the technicians.”. And she is not the only one who was offered this option. His partner Beatrice de La Boulay could have given in to temptation, but chose not to: “I was also asked to wear a wig, but I refused because I’m a little crazy : She dives, chases suspects, sets off fireworks. So I found this to be a disagreement with Crivelli.”. Two actresses, two completely different choices!