Lily Collins loves being compared to Sarah Jessica Parker on ‘Emily in Paris’

Actress Lily Collins loves being compared to Sarah Jessica Parker on the Netflix show, “Emily in Paris.” The 33-year-old actress takes on the title role of Emily in the Netflix hit about an ambitious marketing executive who relocates from Chicago to the French capital and said that her role is like that of stylish New York columnist Carrie Bradshaw, who was played by Sarah Jessica Parker, 57, in the cult 1990s series “Sex and the City” as well as its spin-off “And Just Like That,” reports femalefirst.co.uk. Lily told E! News: “That is one that I will always take with utter love.

I just love Carrie Bradshaw. I love Sarah Jessica. We both are very much fashion shows and they celebrate the cities in which they film, Paris and New York. They’re characters unto themselves, the fashion and the city.” Meanwhile, the “Les Miserables” actress recently revealed she was determined to develop her understanding of French culture with her starring role in the series. Asked what she most enjoyed about her character’s journey during season three of the show, Lily explained: “For me, I was excited to ground myself more in the French culture, whether that be the language, the fashion, or just feeling a deeper sense of home within the city.

And I was excited that the show, itself, leans more into the comedy among the characters, as opposed to all being about Emily’s fish-out-of-water experience.” “It allowed me, as Emily, to feel a little bit more grounded, as a character, knowing that the comedy wasn’t just about me and my experiences and the culture clash. It was more about the comedy that each of the actors brings to the characters.” In the meanwhile, Lily was sporting the same dress in the third season of “Emily In Paris” that Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt wore in the first season of Karan Johar’s chat show “Koffee With Karan” Season 7 this year.

In the new season, which started airing from December 21, Lily was seen wearing a well-fitted pink and red polka dotted dress. Netizens noticed the similarity between Collins and Alia, who wore the dress when she appeared on the Indian chat show with Bollywood star Ranveer Singh. Lily’s dress is designed by international label, Magda Butrym. She wore it with a matching red and pink jacket and green heels. Meanwhile, French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu plays chic French boss Sylvie Grateau, the nemesis of Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), in “Emily in Paris.”

With sophisticated outfits and a Machiavellian management style, she nearly steals the show. While “Emily in Paris” had propelled her to global fame, Leroy-Beaulieu is a veteran of French films and TV, having worked with renowned filmmakers such as Roger Vadim, Coline Serreau and Philippe Le Guay as well as Andrzej Wajda, James Ivory and Robert Altman, reports ‘Variety’. The actress revealed that she had a blast playing her character’s dark sides.

Indo-Asian News Service