Un Si Grand Soleil: Is Matteo Paitelli’s (Tom) Departure Final?

Since March 7, 2023, Matteo Paitelli, Tom López’s translator, has decided to leave the daily series France 3 after more than a year and a half of good and faithful service in Un si grand soleil.

“For three years now, we have been constantly postponing a play that is close to our hearts because I am filming. Such bright sunshine is great, but it takes a lot of time and availability. I’m a loyal person, so when I commit to something, I stick to it. Unfortunately in life, you have to make a choice. I have been working on Un si grand soleil for a year and a half, and since I really wanted to make this piece, I had to make a choice.– he explained on Allociné’s microphone.

And the actor added:There was also a desire to prepare myself. That is, I really want to be a good actor and a complete artist. I don’t think I’m a bad actor, but I still have a lot to learn. I want to exercise. I want to learn to do stunts, I really want to know how to sing, dance, play an instrument. I wish I could do it all“.

The end of Tom’s story in Un si grand soleil

To justify this departure, the screenwriters of Un si grand soleil imagined a final arc worthy of the character.

Wanting to help Maeva (Marie Fevre) have all the information she needs to make a decision about her pregnancy, Tom turns to Helen (Sophie Le Tellier), unaware that the latter actually works for an anti-abortion association.

If all of this had almost cost Maeve, Tom was also far from imagining that this news was only the beginning of trouble for her.

While investigating this association, Mark Moore (César Merrick) ended up discovering that IVG Conseils Montpellier was involved in child trafficking. Determined to help the police destroy this network, Tom breaks into their building to collect evidence.

Unfortunately, the director of the association, Pascal Belvis, was found dead the next morning.

Tom, who was seen near the scene of the tragedy on the evening of the murder, became the main suspect in this case. To avoid prison, the young man fled the country with Virgil (Fred Bianconi) and Maeva this Friday, January 17. A decision that simultaneously marked the actor’s departure from Un si grand soleil.

Is Mateo Paitelli’s departure final?

If a return to Un si grand soleil is still not on the cards, Matteo Paitelli is not closing the door on the possibility.

“As long as the character is not dead, it is possible to return. Anyway, I’m not closing the door“, the actor recently explained before going on Allociné’s mic.I am very grateful to the people who allowed me to learn my craft. These are the people who work on Un si grand soleil. However, it will not only depend on me, it will also depend on them“.