‘Real Girlfriends in Paris’ Cast Tease New Show, React to ‘Emily in Paris’ Comparisons
usmagazine.comL’amour in the City of Light! Real Girlfriends in Paris has already sparked plenty of comparisons to a certain Netflix series about the French capital, but the cast says the two shows couldn’t be more different.“Emily in Paris is obviously a lot more romanticized than what Paris is really like,” Margaux Lignel exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of the Bravo show’s Monday, September 5, premiere. “You’ll see a realer aspect of that.
There’ll be comparisons, but I hope that [viewers] will be able to see truly what Paris is through my eyes, through [Victoria Zito‘s] eyes, through [Adja Toure‘s] eyes, whoever.
It’s different through all of our eyes.”While the cast even has its own Emily — Emily Gorelik, who was born and raised in New Jersey — there’s little similarity besides the two women sharing the same name.“First of all, I do not have a hot neighbor living downstairs,” the luxury design management student joked to Us, referring to Emily’s (Lily Collins) off-and-on love interest Gabriel (Lucas Bravo). “I think the biggest misconception is just the fact that Emily comes here and things just fall into her lap. “It’s very cliché in the sense of romance, or like, business.
There are moments like that, but there are so much more in-depth, little micro occurrences that happen here as an American.”While some of the cast will spend season 1 searching for love in Paris, Victoria is more focused on her professional life after a recent divorce.“That was probably one of the hardest things that I’ve ever been through in my entire life,” the Texas native told Us of her split. “No matter what your age, a divorce is still a divorce, and it’s still a dream stolen.”Despite the heartbreak, the Chloe Colette designer is grateful for what the
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