Lily Collins Defends Her 'Emily in Paris' Character from Critics Who Find Her 'Annoying'

Lily Collins Defends Her 'Emily in Paris' Character from Critics Who Find Her 'Annoying'

Lily Collins is defending her Emily in Paris character.

In a new interview with Nylon published Thursday (October 28), the 32-year-old actress discussed the upcoming season of the hit Netflix series and addressed critics who have called protagonist Emily “annoying.”

Click inside to find out what she said…

Lily said that while some could find Emily’s personality a bit over the top, that’s what makes her a more authentic character.

“A lot of the qualities that Emily has, if you put them on paper, would seem so annoying,” she said.

She continued, “To have someone be optimistic, bright and bubbly—it’s sad to think that people would look and go, ‘That’s a lot.’ They’re such beautiful qualities, and the fact that she can partner that with being vulnerable and asking for help and making mistakes—she’s not infallible.”

She also said that even though both Emily in Paris and Sex and the City were both created by Darren Star, she sees Emily as a completely different character than SATC‘s protagonist Carrie.

“She’s in no way mimicking Carrie’s life,” Lily said, admitting that “Emily probably grew up having Carrie Bradshaw posters on her wall.”

The actress went on to say that she thinks the dreamlike quality of Emily’s life is purposeful.

“I think that this is a heightened reality for Emily, to be moving to Paris, and what she experiences and what she sees,” she said. “It’s just that when you put them all together in a TV show that also aesthetically looks the way it does, it’s a little less believable.”

The second season of Emily in Paris is set to debut on December 22, 2021 on Netflix and you can see the trailer for the latest season here!

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