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Emily in Paris star lily collins is at the center of another love triangle – this time between European political powers, French President Emmanuel Macron and Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Upon transfer of the show’s fifth season.
The popular romance series, which returns to Netflix on Thursday, is abandoning its titular location for the Italian capital for the time being. A surprise announcement was made last year, which was inspiring Macron vows he will “fight hard” to keep the show in Paris“We will ask them to stay in Paris! Emily in Paris It means nothing in Rome,” he said at the time.
Appearing at the season five premiere in Paris on Monday, Collins, 36, hilariously responded to the playful spat between the two leaders.
“I never thought in a million years we’d be part of a European political love triangle,” he said, laughing. Diversity,
Collins was joined by show creator Darren Star and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, who later said: “Emily in Paris Cultural interaction between France and the world has deepened – even sparking a very friendly rivalry with Italy over which country will claim Emily’s heart.
“When Emily first came on the scene, the world was a very different place. We were stuck at home. We were looking for a connection. We were looking for a little escapism. And Emily in Paris It was just the ticket,” Sarandos said. The series, which started amid the Covid lockdown in 2020,
Following Macron’s teasing comments, Gualtieri responded on Twitter. “Take it easy, Emmanuel Macron. Emily in Rome is perfect,” he wrote with a funny face emoji. “And besides, you can’t dictate the heart: let it choose.”
Macron revealed last year that he and his wife, Brigitte, are big fans of the show. In fact, the First Lady of France made a surprise cameo in season fourIn the brief scene, Emily and Bridget were eating at the same restaurant, Emily approaches Brigitte and asks for a selfie, telling her she loves France, The first lady says, “And my country loves you, Emily,”
Season five of the show, which follows Emily Cooper (Collins), a Chicago-based marketing executive hired by a Parisian marketing firm to provide an American perspective, begins in Rome, where Emily has relocated her marketing agency and begun a new romance with Italian businessman Marcello Muratori (Eugenio Franceschini). The two met last season on a ski trip in the French Alps, when Emily was dumped by her boyfriend, French chef Gabriel (Lucas Bravo).
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While the first two episodes of the upcoming season are set in the Italian capital, the star previously confirmed: “This does not mean [Emily’s] His presence will be not in Paris, but in Rome.”
season five of Emily in Paris Debuts Thursday on Netflix.