Will the iconic chef Gabriel still be present in the next season of Emily in Paris? In an interview with IndieWire, Lucas Bravo, his interpreter, confided: “It's not really funny for me anymore» to play the character, with whom Emily (played by Lily Collins) was in a relationship.
The French actor, revealed by the American series, seems to have differences with the producers, he believes that the character of Gabriel “turns into guacamole». «The “sexy cook” was really a part of me in the first season, but we grew apart season after season because of the choices he makes and because of the direction he's taken. I've never been so far from him“, he told IndieWire.
Lucas Bravo does not mince his words when it comes to his character: “In season 1, there was a lot of me in him. But while they made him someone a little unconscious of his environment, of the dynamics, who victimizes himself all the time (…) and who does not realize what is happening around of him and who is manipulated by everyone, it's no longer really fun for me to interpret him or to see a character that I love so much and who has given me a lot being slowly transformed into guacamole. I really got away from him».
Saying that he tried to express his reluctance, Lucas Bravo explains “not having much freedom on set»: «You can't change a word or an emotion. They know what they want, and just have to go with it».
Enough to push him to wonder about the next season: “It makes me wonder if I want to participate in the 5th season (…) because my contract ends for season 4. I really want to see if Gabriel becomes this funny, cheeky, playful and lively character again. Because three seasons of playing someone melancholic, sad and depressed, it's no longer funhe assures. It's a comedy, everyone around me is having fun (…) and I slowly sink into God knows what».
Emily in Paris… ou in Rome ?
If he deplores a “lack of risk» in the series produced by Darren Criss, Lucas Bravo, currently showing in Libreon Prime Video, still says “love the series and the people in it» : «That started it all for me (…) Saying that, I feel like I'm not being nice or grateful, but when you love something, you want it to be the best version of it».
It remains to be seen if season 5 of Emily in Paris will take place… in Paris! Warning, spoilers: at the end of season 4, the American based in the capital packed up for Rome, where she was chosen to manage the establishment of the Italian offices of the Grateau agency.
«Emily in Paris in Rome, it makes no sense», Estimated French President Emmanuel Macron, who wants the Netflix series to remain in the French capital. “ We will fight hard. And we will ask them to stay in Paris “, he explained in an interview with Variety, specifying that the series is “super positive in terms of attractiveness for the country“. So, Emily in Paris, or Emily in Rome? Answer in the next season.
