KJ Apa reveals he wants to return to his homeland New Zealand after wrapping on Riverdale and might convince partner Clara Berry and their son to move there

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The 24-year-old actor was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, and starred in a New Zealand soap opera dubbed Shortland Street before landing the role of Archie Andrews on The CW's Riverdale following a global talent search.

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Apa revealed to US Weekly during The CW upfronts in May that he plans on returning to New Zealand later this year.

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'I’ll go back [to New Zealand]. Yeah, 100%. I’m going back this year,' Apa said, adding he wants his son with 28-year-old Berry, who he married in 2020, to see his homeland.

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'I want my son to know his family over there. I gotta convince my girl to think about moving over there. Maybe,' he added.

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He's been romantically involved with French model Berry since 2020, and they welcomed son Sasha Vai Keneti Apa in September 2021.

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The actor hasn't been back home to New Zealand in three years, due to strict COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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The CW renewed Riverdale for Season 7 back in March, but revealed in May that it would be the final season, which Apa said that he and most of the cast saw coming.

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'I think a few of us, we saw it coming,' Apa said, noting that the cast had no say in the decision.

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'I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ll be really sad to say goodbye to Archie, to Riverdale, to our sets, to our crew,' he added.

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