This week in “Tomorrow belongs to us”, Virginie Corkas ended her relationship with Martin before leaving Sète. Audrey Looten returns for us to this “brutal” departure, which was a surprise. And on the beautiful evolution of his character.
DashFUN: When did you learn that Virginie, your character, was going to leave Tomorrow belongs to us? And how did you react?
Audrey Looten : I learned that at the beginning of autumn, towards the end of September or the beginning of October. And obviously I was very surprised, I did not expect it. I know that there have been a lot of departures this year, with a lot of arrivals of new actors. But a priori it was not planned for my character to leave, so I was really surprised.
So I was quickly very sad to see the Tomorrow belongs to us adventure come to an end. Even if Virginie was present in a more discreet way lately, I have a real attachment to this character. For me, she still had a lot to live for in this series. I really thought she could live many more beautiful stories.
It’s true that that’s what’s most surprising: we really had the feeling that there were still things to talk about with Virginie, whether in her love affair with Martin or on a professional level, with this new decor of a law firm of which she could very well have been part…
Yes, that’s why the surprise was a bit sudden. With the creation of this new decor, I thought that Virginie would be able to hone her skills there. I was delighted to join this firm, to share this place and business with the character of Jennifer Lauret. And finally, no.
And it’s true that in terms of the Virginie-Martin love story, we always said to ourselves with Franck Monsigny that these two still had a lot to live for. Because, in a way, from the moment they settled down together, we entered into something more plan-plan. While we thought that they still had a lot of situations to go through. Because of her job, his job, we could have explored a lot of things, especially in a register that was a little more action-oriented. I would have loved that.
Afterwards, I think Jules’ departure certainly put a stop to it, because the family was doing very well. Without Jules, the authors may have had less inspiration for these two characters.
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In your Instagram posts put online at the end of the week, you said that you had received many messages from viewers of Tomorrow belongs to us. Have you been touched by this wave of support and love?
Verry much. I have been receiving an avalanche of extremely touching and kind messages since the broadcast of the last sequence from Virginie on Wednesday. Many very touching words. We are necessarily very happy when our character appeals to viewers, even if it’s also great to embody characters that people don’t like (laughs). Because it brings things out.
But there, with Virginie, the reactions are all extremely positive and pleasant. And it’s always a pleasure, as an actress, to see that we carried a character that touched people.
This surely also comes from the evolution of Virginie Corkas, who was a bit cold, a bit harsh at the start, because of what she lived with her husband, the life of a mare, but who softened with the time. She showed a brighter side in contact with Bilel then with Martin. And you brought him a beautiful humanity. Are you happy with this evolution over the past three years in the series?
Of course, Virginie’s journey, for me, was pure happiness. The first texts that I had, on his entry into the series, at the time of the run, were great. And everything that followed was just fun to play with my partners.
Through his encounters, through his profession, there were plenty of things to do. Virginie has had a good evolution, in the relationship with her son, in what has been created with Martin, and in her work too. That’s why there’s a little frustration. A lot more could have happened in his life. And she could have shown many other facets.
The humanity you’re talking about, I think they had that from the start. With a certain cold character, yes, but Virginie is quite whole in fact. That’s how I approached it anyway. She is driven by her feelings, her guts, her emotions, in everything she does. There was a real beautiful complete humanity in her.
Virginie’s journey in Tomorrow belongs to us ended on Wednesday on a very…
