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Young lovers, cool sayings: Sylvie is the secret star of “Emily in Paris”
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu alias Sylvie on the beach in St. Tropez: Many fans of “Emily in Paris” would like a spin-off with her
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The actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu has won numerous fans as Sylvie in the Netflix series “Emily in Paris”. But the show is also under criticism. Now the French woman has reacted to it.
Trés chic, trés French and often really scratchy: as the stylish boss Sylvie, the actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu won many fans in “Emily in Paris”. The Frenchwoman is actually the villain of the Netflix series, and makes it really difficult for the main character Emily (Lily Collins) to arrive in France. Sylvie smokes, drinks wine with lunch, has young men as friends, is arrogant to the point of pain – and thus plays with the typical image of the self-confident French woman. Now Leroy-Beaulieu has commented on the negative comments about the show.
Because it is precisely because of these clichés that “Emily in Paris” is repeatedly criticized: the characters are too stereotypical, the events far too superficial. In France, too, people are appalled by the terrible clichés. Leroy-Beaulieu sees it with an eye roll: “The French know how to make fun of others, but they can’t laugh at themselves,” said the 58-year-old US portal “Page Six”.
Sylvie is the secret star in “Emily in Paris”
Her compatriots are easily hurt and angry when people laugh at them. “You don’t understand that Darren (Starr, the creator of the series, editor’s note) also makes fun of the Americans! “Her judgment is accordingly harsh:” They just have no sense of humor, I think. “She herself gets a lot of positive comments.
In fact, some fans on Twitter are calling for a spin-off of the show with Sylvie as the main role. On the net, Sylvie is considered the secret star of the series. Leroy-Beaulieu is pleased that the mature woman is also well received by the younger audience. “That’s really cute,” she says. She is touched by the fact that young 20-year-olds are interested in Sylvie’s role. She would get incredibly great news on Instagram.
“People my age should actually be much freer than we are. Freer and louder and have more fun, just live!”, She says. Her role was actually written for a younger woman, maybe 35 or 40 years old. She is very grateful to be able to take it over. “There is a lot we can teach young women,” she says with certainty.