Kumari Shreya
Based on the popular show ‘The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On,’ Netflix’s ‘The Ultimatum: France’ takes the concept of love to the next level and puts it to the ultimate test. Through the reality show, viewers are introduced to several entertaining couples and learn more about their troubles surrounding marriage, along with how they plan to resolve their differences. The first season of this French series was certainly activating and featured some interesting duos, including Laetitia Lina Derridj and Sophianne. Their journey on the show had plenty of drama and love that would keep a person guessing about their ultimate fate.
Lina and Sophianne Had Quite a Few Ups and Downs
31-year-old Sophianne entered the Netflix show to convince Lina, his girlfriend of two years, to marry him. As explained by the former, he wanted to travel to the US to realize his dreams as a musician and hopefully work with people he grew up listening to. He wanted his partner to marry him so they could move to the US and start their life together. However, she did not want to do so. While Lina seemingly had no issues with getting married, the idea of leaving behind her family was too much for her to accept.
As a part of the show, Lina and Sophianne had to go on speed dates with cast members of opposite genders to choose who they would spend their three weeks with. During this phase, the 29-year-old nutritionist was highly troubled with how at ease Sophianne was with Romane. This led to a confrontation between the original couple, where he insisted that he was only trying to follow the spirit of the challenge and give his best to better their relationship.
Still not happy with the growing closeness between Sophianne and Romane, Lina also confronted her fellow female participant about staying away from her boyfriend. Though frustrated by her demands, the latter chose to stay clear of Sophianne. Lina got paired with André, while Sophianne had to spend the next three weeks with Catherine. During this period, both developed a close bond with their new partners, but it was more platonic than anything else.
During their time apart, Lina and Sophianne discovered new things about themselves. The nutritionist realized that her family, especially her father, might not be as opposed to her moving out of France as she had thought, leaving her to rethink her reasons. Nevertheless, she still maintained that she did not want to be Sophainne’s second priority and wanted him to have a better plan. Surprisingly, her boyfriend seemed to have regrets about his relationship and developed a close bond with Romane, which veered into dangerous territory.
After reuniting, Lina was far from happy with Sophianne as she had learned that he had been dancing closely with Romane and was trying to get closer to her despite knowing she was uncomfortable with their closeness. Meanwhile, Sophianne was unhappy with his girlfriend’s constant doubts and wanted her to change at least her jealous mindset.
After numerous fights, the couple seemed to be back on track, starting with Sophianne opening up about every interaction he had with Romane. Though shaken, Lina seemed to appreciate her partner’s honesty. Nevertheless, shortly before the season finale, she got into a heated argument with Romane over her boyfriend. The latter insisted that she had never tried to lead Sophianne on, contrary to everyone else’s belief.
When the time came for the Ultimatums to be answered, Sophianne was still determined to marry Lina and build a life with her in the US. Hence, during his meetup, the musician decided to express his emotions through his preferred way of communication, a song. Next followed a romantic proposal, to which Lina tearfully said “yes.” When Sophianne asked if she would be willing to move across the Atlantic Ocean, Lina initially hesitated but then agreed.
Two months later, all the participants reunited, including the now-engaged duo of Lina and Sophianne. After their betrothal, the musician had taken the former on an impromptu trip to Los Angeles, California, which the young nutritionist enjoyed immensely. She also saw her fiance working on his music and could not be more proud.
Lina and Sophianne Are Still Happily Involved
Although neither Lina nor Sophianne has shared any official update regarding their relationship status as of writing, it actually appears as if they’re still happily involved and engaged. That’s because they can easily be connected to one another through their social media platforms, despite their last post together being about his proposal in early 2023. As seen above, he made it clear he was glad that he and Sophinne went down the path they did, even if it wasn’t easy, comfortable, or entirely ideal for them.
Sophianne said, “I will never forget this moment. Every time I watch this, i feel the emotions I felt all over again. Stress, fear, doubts, love, joy all mixed together. I wanna thank everyone for your messages about this proposal: some of you cried, some of you were moved and some of you laughed but I’m glad you shared your opinion with me ❤️” Coming to their individual standings, Sophianne continues to further his music career under the name SJee while his partner is still thriving as a nutritionist, yet they haven’t been able to relocate to the US as of now. In fact, these travel enthusiasts proudly call France their home to this day.
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