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Who is KJ Apa’s girlfriend Clara Berry and how old is she?

RIVERDALE'S KJ Apa, who plays Archie in the show, has been dating his French beau Clara Berry for a number of months.

On May 19, 2021, the pair announced Clara was

Clara Berry is pregnant with her first child with KJ Apa
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Clara Berry is pregnant with her first child with KJ Apa

Who is KJ Apa’s girlfriend Clara Berry?

Clara Berry is a model signed to international agencies who has worked for the likes of Bimba Y Lola and Louis Vuitton.

According to , Berry signed to modelling agency Present Model Management in 2016, and has worked for Viktor & Rolf, Off-White and Tommy Hilfiger.

She has reportedly been dating KJ Apa since early 2020.

Neither Apa or Berry have explicitly commented on the status of their relationship, although in February 2020 he posted a snap of the pair on Instagram captioned "Coup de foudre", which translates as overwhelming  love at first sight.

In August 2020, KJ posted  while the two were out hiking in nature.

Berry celebrated her 27th birthday in December 2020, making her four years older than her boyfriend.

Clara Berry is a French model
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Clara Berry is a French modelCredit: Instagram

When did Clara Berry announce her pregnancy?

, 23, and the 27-year-old model seemed to announce the news on May 19, 2021, with photos of her bare baby bump.

 appeared to share news that she’s pregnant with a mini photoshoot, including close-ups of her caressing her bump.

KJ commented on Clara's post "She's pregnant btw" with the model replying "We are," adding a heart emoji.

On his own page, KJ posted a single snap of the two of them sitting on the couch together, with her stomach bare.

Vanessa Morgan, who acts alongside KJ on the CW drama and , commented: “Rivers soon to be bestie.”

Fellow co-stars Madelaine Petsch and Charles Melton sent crying and heart emojis.

Movie star Inanna Sarkis, who in September, wrote: “Ahhh congrats!!! Welcome to the club.”

When did Clara give birth?

Clara and KJ welcome a baby boy on September 23. His name is Sasha Vai Keneti Apa.

"He is a perfect perfection," Clara wrote on Instagram. "I am the luckiest to have now two men of my life, filling my heart with this cosmic gigantic vast love."

What did KJ Apa say about playing Archie?

KJ has confessed thanks to "judgemental" fans who can't separate him from his character.

The New Zealand screen star, 23, plays protagonist Archie Andrews in the CW drama - but had some stark words for a section of rather more intense viewers of the series.

In a chat with , he said: "As an actor, I will be judged on everything: my political opinions, my opinions on drugs, my opinions on the people I want to be with.

KJ Apa plays Archie on Riverdale
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KJ Apa plays Archie on RiverdaleCredit: Netflix

"Everything. It’s something I’ve had to come to terms with.

"I try and look at it from a fan’s perspective to understand the way they think. But there are times when I’m like, 'Wow, they really have no idea that we are actual people'. They can’t separate us from our characters.

"You don’t have that in other professions. You don’t dissect the life of a builder and start judging the decisions he makes in his life with his wife and kids."

Yet it appears he has found new freedom in latest project, Songbird.

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Speaking to his co-star for the interview, he added: "I felt so free coming from a show where I feel like I’m in jail a lot of the time.

"There are so many restrictions on what I can and can’t do."

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