The cast of 'Emily in Paris' sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for an in-studio interview. Stars Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Samuel Arnold and Bruno Gouery spilled the tea on their season 5 renewal, favorite episode to shoot, TV love triangles and more!
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00:00I love Rome, but there's so many other places in Italy, right?
00:04Like, hello, there's so many.
00:06She can teach me.
00:07We have to change the name of the show, then?
00:09There's so many ideas, like Emily in Mumbai,
00:11Emily in Rio, Emily in Tokyo.
00:13Yeah, Emily in space.
00:14Emily in Mumbai is a good thing now.
00:15I know, but, you know, maybe we should just take a trip around the world.
00:19I promised myself I'd be open to any possibility.
00:22Hi, I'm Lily Collins.
00:23And we're the cast of Emily in Paris.
00:30Okay, well, I want to start off by saying congratulations.
00:37It was announced that you guys are getting a season five.
00:39Yeah, I think a lot of life has happened personally as well as professionally.
00:44I fell in love with my now husband season one,
00:47and now we're married three years later at a season five.
00:49So it's kind of, it's nice because our story and this story have kind of interwoven in my life.
00:54And it's just lovely to be able to have your life experiences lend to a character and kind of vice versa.
00:59We were talking about it yesterday with the boys, like, we all kind of grew so much.
01:04I think the wild thing for me, I realized when we were in Rome,
01:07it's really humbling for us.
01:09And I think especially this last season, all of us have really processed,
01:13like, how much people have grown to love these characters.
01:18Are we still Anna and Davis?
01:23It used to be us.
01:24What would you say was your favorite episode to shoot this season?
01:28Was there a scene that you guys all had together?
01:30Were you able to do that?
01:31The masquerade we were around, but we didn't shoot together.
01:33But when he convinces me to, like, call Emily while she's in Rome,
01:38when I'm like kind of desperate and we're sitting at this table outside the restaurant,
01:41was a scene we had together.
01:44It's one of those scenes where we're like,
01:45why don't we pick team bromance instead of trying to create separation?
01:49Because this guy always shows up after everything that happened.
01:53And I think we should, you know, emphasize that.
01:56We'll always be the Ami couple.
01:59And my friend, she's shit.
02:02But even I know Ami means friend.
02:04Maybe Alfie is no longer in the running.
02:08How do we feel?
02:09You're counting Alfie out?
02:10I mean, I don't know. Are you counting Alfie out?
02:12That is very naive.
02:14Okay, yeah, maybe I am.
02:15But I feel like a new guy kind of swoops in in part two.
02:18And I'm like, well, where did Alfie go?
02:20I don't know. I think true love is all down to timing as well.
02:23I think people kind of need the space to figure out what's right and what's wrong.
02:26And yeah, I think they definitely kind of grew together.
02:30Alfie's grown from the relationship, I think, that he had with Emily.
02:35And yeah, it'll be a testament to time, I guess.
02:38Is it too late? We don't know.
02:40But yeah, to show that kind of that side of Alfie, just figuring it out, has been amazing.
02:45And yeah, I think it's a great kind of springboard to where he can go next.
02:53Darren also actually told us that he feels like maybe this is not the right time for Gabriel and Emily.
03:01He made a few choices that made me kind of grew away from him.
03:04We were very much alike in season one.
03:07But now I don't really know.
03:09I feel like he needs to get his shit together.
03:12There's beauty in the ruins of us.
03:17You perform a beautiful song in the finale.
03:21And music is also a big part of, of course, Mindy's character.
03:25I loved singing that song so much.
03:27I think it was special in that when you get to sing a song, especially an original one that hasn't been sung before,
03:33that it's so the character's words and motives so closely echo the sentiment that's like deep in your own soul and your gut.
03:42That night when we filmed, it was my rapping.
03:45I rapped the season that night.
03:46And this is a necklace that I got from Lily as a late present and stuff like that.
03:50And you also see the growth in both Mindy and Emily's friendship, too,
03:54because you see the difference now when she's watching her.
03:57There's so much emotion and history and pride in her eyes when she's watching.
04:02Oh, well, that's any time I watch her.
04:04Honestly, even if it's supposed to be a funny, like, oops, I did it again moment, you'll look over and I'm crying.
04:09Yeah, that would be like, oh my god, you're so good.
04:12My lunch, you idiot.
04:13The baguette is my lunch, you idiot.
04:17Julian and Luke, they're kind of taking on bigger roles this season as well.
04:21I think of both of your characters as the intrusive thoughts that we all have that we can't say out loud.
04:27We actually like were thinking about like doing something like together, like different, like really.
04:32Yeah, like not play your characters, just something else on your own.
04:35Yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:36Just a spin off with you guys.
04:38Maybe a podcast.
04:40Maybe we could do a podcast.
04:41That's a good idea.
04:42What would the, let's put out a pitch there.
04:44What would it be about?
04:45No, you just put on the mic.
04:47Okay, that's it.
04:49I think an action comedy with you two guys.
04:51That would be cool to see.
04:52I want to see some action.
04:53I want to see you get in the thick of it.
04:55I really do feel the chemistry between the cast.
04:58And that is a testament to you guys and how long you've been doing this.
05:01But yeah, can you talk a little bit about the sisterhood that you have going on?
05:04I think also, I mean, she's not here with us right now, but Camille, you know, is a really big part of that as well.
05:09And it was so nice, actually, when we did All Press together in Paris, the girls got to spend some time together.
05:16And the four of us were like, we've never really just done something with us.
05:20Yeah, really, really lovely.
05:21People actually don't know because I came a month late to filming.
05:25I think my first night shoot was with both of you.
05:28And it felt, and I can see it now in the season, too.
05:31I think it's so obvious to me how much your characters have affected each other and have, like, really changed each other.
05:37And I think that having that pillar in Lily and in Emily as a home for me, like, I think you can really see it in the screen and you feel the texture of that.
05:47I'm going to be super honest.
05:48We've been asked so many times if we have a group chat that we actually created a group chat for this press tour to be like, yes, we do have a group chat.
05:55Thanks, Mika.
05:57What do you hope for each of your characters next season?
05:59Of course, it's just been announced.
06:01Definitely explore more of Italy.
06:03I love Rome, but there's so many other places in Italy, right?
06:07Like, hello.
06:08There's so many.
06:09She can teach me.
06:10We have to change the name of the show, then?
06:12No.
06:13No, I like the little Sharpie cross out with the Rome thing.
06:16That's cute.
06:17Actually, you know, people have been writing Emily and PA dot dot dot Rome.
06:21Like, they're about to say Paris.
06:22And I was like, in Pennsylvania, because PA stands for Pennsylvania.
06:26I was like, what?
06:27Can we do Emily in Pennsylvania?
06:28What does that look like?
06:30There's so many ideas, like Emily in Mumbai, Emily in Rio, Emily in Tokyo.
06:34Emily in space.
06:36I know, but, you know, maybe we should just take a trip around the world.
06:40Yeah.
06:40We try to get information from Lily, Ashley, Ashley through Lily, like Samuel.
06:45Yeah, producers.
06:46You heard, like, do you know her?
06:47Yeah.
06:48It's actually weird.
06:49Who got the best information?
06:50I think Lily's always ahead of us as a producer.
06:53I think Ashley, as a best friend, gets the inside scoop.
06:57And Philippine as a spy is good, too.
06:59Yeah.
07:00Yeah, you're like, who do I need to text?
07:02I think Philippine, even if Philippine didn't know something,
07:04she'd give you that, oh, you don't know this.
07:06Oh, fabulous thing.
07:08Yeah.
07:08We're going to play a game now.
07:10It's called Spilling the Tea with Emily in Paris.
07:13I'm going to ask you guys a series of questions.
07:16If there's anything that you do not want to answer, you can just take a sip of tea.
07:21Oh, that's cool.
07:21Everyone has a standout look this season.
07:24What was your favorite look of the other character?
07:28I get a kick out of your running attire.
07:30I get a kick out of my running attire, too.
07:34Like her windbreakers and stuff.
07:35I'm like, no one's going to miss me running on the bridges.
07:38Oh, hands down, at the ball with your kinky mask on.
07:43For me, Camille has the best look in the show.
07:46Yes.
07:46Yeah.
07:47She's the most stylish.
07:48Wait, actually, I have a question for you guys.
07:50Do you guys keep your show underwear?
07:51Because I didn't realize that.
07:53No, no, no.
07:54No, I do, actually.
07:55I do, too, but sometimes they have to give me specific, you know, if I have like big undies and a thong.
08:00I've never thought about it.
08:01Well, and everyone's like, they're like, that's stealing.
08:04For once, do something spontaneous and reckless and un-Emily.
08:09Who do you think is one of the most stylish people in Hollywood?
08:12I mean, she's a constant, Tilda Swinton.
08:14Kate Blanchett.
08:15I think Colman Domingo is really stylish.
08:17Oh, also?
08:19The shoes that Colman wears?
08:21Yeah, fly.
08:22What is a TV or movie love triangle that you were all obsessed with?
08:27I'm pretty sure there was one on 7th Heaven.
08:30I don't know of anyone.
08:31Which one?
08:32I mean, there were so many.
08:34I mean, that show like defined my childhood in so many different ways.
08:37I was hooked to that show as well.
08:39Or like Gilmore Girls, right?
08:41With Rory.
08:42Team Dean or Team Jess?
08:45Team Jess.
08:45I think it was Jess, yeah.
08:46Are you secretly shipping Emily to be with Gabrielle or Marcello?
08:52I think Alfie's got a good relationship, got a good friendship, got a good bond with Gabrielle.
08:56So this guy doesn't exist in Alfie's world.
09:00Yeah, you've never met Marcello.
09:01No, I've never met him on the show.
09:02I've never met him, yeah.
09:04But I heard he's a lovely, amazing guy as well.
09:06And he's done so well on the season.
09:07I thought you were going to take a sip of tea for that.
09:09No, no, no.
09:10I'm backing my boy.
09:10Okay.
09:11Emily goes viral this season.
09:13Is there a viral TikTok trend that you are obsessing over right now?
09:17Did you all participate in Brat Girls Summer?
09:20Oh, mate.
09:20I still didn't get it.
09:22I still didn't get it.
09:23You can all take a collective sip.
09:24Cheers.
09:26Safe to say, no one participated in Brat Girls Summer.
09:29Or Demure Fall.
09:30Or TikTok in general.
09:31But you're in your influencer era, so you might need to get TikTok next.
09:35Stepped into that one, bro.
09:37She's with him now.
09:38Only because she's not with you.
09:40There's been a lot of fan discourse over Gabrielle's haircut.
09:44Some people call it his villain origin story.
09:47Do you care for a rebuttal?
09:49So you know where it comes from?
09:50I've been trying to have longer hair on the show since season one.
09:57And since only one day passes in between seasons,
10:01if I want to have long hair in a season,
10:03I need to go through the transition phase where you have shitty hair.
10:07And it doesn't look like anything.
10:08This is perfect.
10:10This is perfect.
10:11I'm going to sacrifice season four in order to have long hair in season five.
10:15I just wanted something different.
10:17I'm always super clean shaven.
10:19And, you know, five months of like shaving, shaving, and shaving,
10:22just it's not very nice either for your skin or for your soul.
10:27What should Emily change her handle to now that she's in Rome?
10:31Emily in dot, dot, dot.
10:33Oh, yeah, like the underscore.
10:34Emily in underscore, underscore, underscore.
10:36Or Emily in the city.
10:38Or Emily spaghetti or something.
10:41I like that, actually.
10:43What is something about the French culture that you want to set the record straight about?
10:47Actually, I have to say that they're continuing to say that we say a lot of time,
10:54Oh la la.
10:54But it's true.
10:56I noticed that when I, in real life, I mean, we say,
11:00Oh la la, oh la la.
11:01Like this, you know, oh la la, oh la la.
11:04So let's try to do, to say a good oh la la.
11:09Okay, okay.
11:09You say it first.
11:10Oh la la.
11:11Oh la la.
11:12Yes, that's right.
11:13Because it's not oh la la.
11:15You know, it's not oh la la.
11:17That's right.
11:18Okay, okay.
11:19You interpret the French.
11:20There you go.
11:20Yeah.
11:21You're done.
11:2112 years.
11:22Yeah.
11:2210 points for Gryffindor.
11:23It has to come from the soul.
11:24Like, oh, you just run into Harry Styles, for example.
11:27You're like, oh la la.
11:29Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:29That's the only thing that I need to hear.
11:31That was a great oh la la.
11:33Let's try with Lucia.
11:34I want to hear his oh la la.
11:36Oh la la.
11:37Oh, so sexy.
11:40So now you've been with a French guy, a British guy, and now Italian.
11:44You're really stamping your passport, huh?