For Emmanuel Macron Emily can only be in Paris! The President of the Republic wants the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris continues its comic-romantic intrigue in the French capital. Emmanuel Macron said he was “super proud” of the fleeting appearance of his wife, Brigitte Macron, in an episode, in an interview with the American cultural magazine Variety Wednesday October 9, 2024.
When asked about the fact that the Netflix phenomenon series left Paris for Rome before the fifth seasonthe French president responded: “We will fight hard. And we will ask them to stay in Paris! Emily in Paris in Rome makes no sense”. For the head of state, the series is “super positive in terms of attractiveness for the country”.
Regarding Brigitte Macron’s participation in the fourth season, “she was very happy to do it. It only lasts a few minutes, but I think it was a very good moment for her”, continues Emmanuel Macron. “The idea for the cameo came to us when Darren Star (the showrunner) and I met her at the Élysée in December 2022,” revealed Lily Collins, star ofEmily in Parisin the magazine Elle.
“I’m less attractive than Brigitte!”also slips Emmanuel Macron when Variety asks him if the producers asked him to make an appearance. Since its launch in 2020, the series has unleashed audiences and hit the headlines. There are those who love it, those who hate it, and those who love to hate it. Emily in Paris was notably criticized at its beginnings in France for perpetuating a fantasy about the City of Lights which has a hard life, from the beret to the “bon vivant” Frenchman, or for presenting a sanitized capital, very, sometimes too, “instagrammable”.
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