L’amour in the City of Light! Real Girlfriends in Paris has already sparked loads of comparisons to a sure Netflix sequence concerning the French capital, however the forged says the 2 reveals couldn’t be extra totally different.
“Emily in Paris is obviously a lot more romanticized than what Paris is really like,” Margaux Lignel completely informed Us Weekly forward of the Bravo present’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 forged even has its personal Emily — Emily Gorelik, who was born and raised in New Jersey — there’s little similarity in addition to the 2 ladies sharing the identical title.
(L-R) Emily Gorelik, Margaux Lignel, Victoria Zito, Anya Firestone and Adja Toure. Fred Jagueneau/Bravo
“First of all, I do not have a hot neighbor living downstairs,” the posh design administration pupil joked to Us, referring to Emily’s (Lily Collins) off-and-on love curiosity 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 a few of the forged will spend season 1 looking for love in Paris, Victoria is extra targeted on her skilled life after a current divorce.
“That was probably one of the hardest things that I’ve ever been through in my entire life,” the Texas native informed Us of her break up. “No matter what your age, a divorce is still a divorce, and it’s still a dream stolen.”
(L-R) Emily Gorelik, Margaux Lignel, Adja Toure, Kacey Margo, Anya Firestone and Victoria Zito. Chris Haston/Fred Jagueneau/Bravo
Despite the heartbreak, the Chloe Colette designer is grateful for what the breakup taught her about herself. “You really learn who you are and what you want and what you don’t want out of life and in a relationship,” she defined.
Anya Firestone, for her half, is in the method of planning a marriage to her fiancé, Mathieu Rasset. The tour information admitted that it was “difficult” for her accomplice to regulate to life in entrance of the digital camera, however she’s glad that followers will get to see the truth of their life collectively.
“I know many people will say, ‘Oh, this is so fake or staged,’” she informed Us. “But actually, I felt very good about showing people the authentic me and the authentic us.”
(L-R) Camille Razat as Camille, Lily Collins as Emily in ‘Emily in Paris.’ Stéphanie Branchu/Netflix
As with any good actuality present, there’s additionally some occasional pressure between the forged — however Emily inspired viewers to tune in and discover out what actually goes down. “With any girlfriend group, there’s always drama,” she defined. “There’s always some kind of gossip happening, but you’ll just have to watch and see.”
Real Girlfriends in Paris premieres on Bravo Monday, September 5, at 9:15 PM ET.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
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