Belly (Lola Tung), Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) in 'The Summer I Turned Pretty.' Erika Doss/Amazon Content Services Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains major spoilers from Prime Video's The Summer I Turned Pretty series finale.] During the final episode of Prime Video's The Summer I Turned Pretty, viewers saw Conrad Fisher visit Isabel "Belly" Conklin in Paris ahead of her birthday, with the pair finally confessing their love and getting back together. However despite the great secrecy surrounding the series and how it would truly end, eagle-eyed fans began posting videos of the cast filming in Paris online with one in particular making everyone second guess the show's ending. Related Stories Business 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Chris Briney at Center of Another Love Triangle -- But This Time for Audio Erotica Series TV 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Creator Jenny Han Always Intended for That Endgame, Shares Movie Details Despite the show leaving viewers' to guess whether Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah would prevail, even though (spoiler!) in the books Belly ends up with Conrad, Gavin Casalegno was spotted filming with Lola Tung in Paris, making viewers wonder if Belly would perhaps end up with his character Jeremiah instead. But the filming ended up being a decoy to trick fans. "They just told me to get on a plane and show up and they handed me sides that were blank and then I just went out there and ran," Casalegno tells The Hollywood Reporter of filming in Paris. "It was super fun. It was a free trip to Paris, can't complain. I had some great coffee. I got to meet a lot of the French crews as well and the French are so amazing." He then quipped, "I don't know. I just work here!" Despite a Conrad endgame in the finale, throughout the show's three seasons, viewers had followed the ups and downs of Belly's relationship with Jeremiah from watching their surprising love confessions to a four-year-long relationship, engagement, almost wedding and breakup. When asked about telling a separate love story within a focus on an inevitable Conrad and Belly reunion, the actor said he didn't feel "overwhelmed" by it and focused on trying to portray someone who would be himself. "I just wanted people to love him for him. Even after the series ended there are still people that are team Jeremiah," he said. Even if fans of the original book trilogy were committed to Team Conrad, Casalengo says he still thinks Jeremiah and Belly could've worked. "I think it still could have worked without Christmas. Christmas was when she [Belly] started loving him [Conrad] again... But I think without that and with a lot of healthy boundaries, I feel like we probably would have seen a wedding go through." Following the premiere of the finale, Casalegno spoke to THR about the upcoming TSITP film, Jeremiah's growth (and criticism) and Jeremiah's blossoming bond with Denise in the finale. *** For starters, we have learned that this season was not the actual ending and there will be a movie. What can you tease? Honestly, we have no clue! We've heard whispers about it but we're really just in the dark as much as you are. I guess keep reading fan theories. Ahead of the final season there were viral clips online of you filming in Paris with Lola Tung. What's the backstory there? Was that just to throw everyone off with the ending? I think so! Honestly, I don't know. They just told me to get on a plane and show up and they handed me sides that were blank and then I just went out there and ran. It was super fun. It was a free trip to Paris can't complain. I had some great coffee. I got to meet a lot of the French crews as well and the French are so amazing. But I don't know. I just work here! The Summer I Turned Pretty season three. Prime Video It's safe to say that Jeremiah has gotten probably the most criticism this season and a common argument is that he only pursued Belly as a way to win her over Conrad due to a possible jealousy or competitiveness with Conrad. Can you address the criticism of Jeremiah's intentions with pursuing things with Belly? This is Jenny's world, Jenny's creation. I just kind of wanted to collaborate with her on her vision, but I was like, "Jenny they're closer in age, and I think it would be really cool to play this Jeremiah as someone who's loved her for a long time." It was best friends, and there's always this chemistry between them. You obviously you don't date when you're six years old and so now that they're teenagers, they're like, "Oh, wow, this could be something." And so I was under the impression that Jeremiah actually had a thing with her growing up, and that's what I did. And it was funny, all the criticism and stuff. I had a conversation with someone yesterday at a jazz bar at like 2 a.m. and they were l
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'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Gavin Casalegno Reacts to Upcoming Movie and Those Fan Videos of Him Filming in Paris
September 18, 2025
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