Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu has become a favorite with Emily in Paris fans, starring as fashionable and savage businesswoman Sylvie Grateu 👠 But the 59-year-old revealed that she was initially told she was ‘too old’ to secure her part on the series.
When host Reshma Gopaldas asked about the audition process, Philippine candidly explained why she was immediately drawn to Sylvie.
‘The audition was very simple…,’ she said. ‘The casting director called me and said, “I have a part to cast, but you’re not… You’re much too old for the role. But you should read the sides because you can read for this. I don’t know if you’ll get it because obviously they’re casting 35-40-year-old women.”‘I got the sides and started reading them, and said, “I know this woman so well.” I know her because my mother used to work in fashion. As a teenager, I’ve met so many Sylvies.
‘I read it and then, for a month and a half, I didn’t hear anything from anybody. I thought they went for a younger actress. Then I got a call back and I was so surprised. ‘Darren [Star, creator] was in Paris, and that was super intimidating. What he saw was my vulnerability at that moment. He told me last year that that’s why he chose me, because he saw the vulnerability. He didn’t want Sylvie to be just a one-sided character.‘I was surprised but not really, as I’ve said before, it was just perfect.
Lifting the lid on what the next series has in store for Emily, Lily warned viewers to expect yet another massive cliffhanger as her character continues to navigate life in Paris.‘Well, I can say that Emily makes a decision, and for the first part of the season, we get to see her really exploring one specific path,’ she told EW. ‘But then, in the sixth episode, you start to see it kind of veer.
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