how she ended up in the casting of the series “Emily in Paris”

Brigitte Macron could have taken the allusions to her life in “Emily in Paris” badly. But she loved it. As a reminder, in the first season of the Netflix series, Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) receives a message on social networks from the French First Lady – played by an actress, from behind -, which allows her post to be create a buzz. And it doesn’t stop there, the series also makes a nod to her history with Emmanuel Macron, 24 years her junior, with this line: “The French like older women. Look at their president, he’s young and sexy and he married his teacher. » Nothing to offend him, on the contrary. Result: Brigitte Macron agreed to play in fourth season.

“She’s a big fan of the series and she took the mention of her character in season 1 with a lot of humor,” Lily Collins confided in an interview with “Elle”. And added: “This scene from season 4 is a blink of an eye, and filming with it was both an honor and a real joy. » But how did Brigitte Macron end up in the casting of “Emily in Paris”? The president of the Fondation des Hôpitaux explained everything in the program “Le Grand Concours, special Cadeaux Jaunes”, presented by Arthur, broadcast on TF1, Tuesday January 14, 2025.

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The condition set by Brigitte Macron to star in “Emily in Paris”

“Lily Collins had asked for a meeting, we both talked a lot and it was a very moving moment. I really liked this exchange with her, and her producer [Darren Star, ndlr]obviously, was very interested in the fact that I came to play in the series,” confided Brigitte Macron, who accepted, setting her conditions.

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“So I said: play no, but I want to appear, do my own role, that is to say wife of the head of state. » She therefore found herself on the set for a “very brief” cameo. And she really enjoyed playing Lily Collins: “She’s an absolutely delicious woman, she’s absolutely adorable. »