Lily Collins is back at work filming Emily in Paris season 5 in Rome, and the latest shots from set give a big update on her character Emily’s love life. In an upcoming scene, Emily appears kissing Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) on a balcony while dressed in a black and red strapless gown. Emily and Marcello started their romance at the end of season 4, but the show teased complications ahead, with Emily’s longtime French love interest Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) determined to win her back.
This March, Collins spoke to ELLE about her excitement about stepping back into Emily’s shoes...and enviable wardrobe for season 5. “It’s such a pleasure to be part of a global show that highlights new and upcoming designers and provides them a platform to showcase their work,” she said. “Fashion is such a big part of our show that it has become a character itself. Our costumes help us tell our stories in ways that words sometimes cannot.”
Meanwhile, show creator Darren Star spoke candidly about Emily’s love life in a September Hollywood Reporter interview.
He explained that he needed to break Gabriel and Emily up, but they could have a future together. “I think that real relationships have a lot of ups and downs, and so there’s a point at which, yes, the audience could see them together,” Star said. “But then the show would be Emily and Gabriel happy together. And I’m not sure that’s the show anybody really wants to see, either. So I think that sometimes they have amazing chemistry and amazing connection, and yet they’ve got some obstacles. And maybe Emily and Gabriel aren’t meant to be for now. Maybe they will be for later.”
He also touched on Marcello’s introduction to the show, saying, “I wanted to bring in a new love interest for Emily that would feel like a fresh start after all of the drama with Gabriel. Marcello comes into Emily’s life in an unexpected way and opens the door to so many possibilities for Emily: new country, new culture, new adventure.”
