Emily in Paris cast ‘so upset’ over co-star’s shock remarks about the show: ‘Lot of tension’

“A lot of tension”: Things have got awkward between the cast of Emily in Paris following some brutal remarks from one of their co-stars.

The Emily in Paris cast was reportedly shocked by Lucas Bravo’s blunt criticism of the hit Netflix series.

Bravo, 36, raised eyebrows last month when he told French outlet Le Figaro that the show does not “stimulate” him and was debating exiting the series, reports The New York Post’s Page Six.

His comments quickly went viral online, catching the attention of his co-stars.

“Everyone is so upset about the remarks he made,” a source told magazine Us Weekly on Wednesday.

The insider noted that “there is going to be a lot of tension,” on set if the actor, who plays Gabriel, decides to come back for season five.

However, they insisted the “show will go on with or without Lucas”.

“The show is Emily in Paris — not ‘Gabriel in Paris,’” they added.

The Andrew Fleming-led series became an instant success following its October 2020 release and was renewed for its fifth season in September.

Lily Collins plays the titular character, a 30-something woman who moves to Paris for work and finds herself in a messy love triangle with Bravo’s character, the chef Gabriel.

Lily Collins and Lucas Bravo in Emily in Paris. Picture: Netflix

After lots of ups and downs — including a fake pregnancy scare — season four ended with Emily moving to Rome with a new love interest as a heartbroken Gabriel is left behind in the City of Love.

Although most fans were left excited about the next chapter, Bravo was not happy about his character’s development — or lack thereof.

“I would like him to find a bit of panache again,” he said of his character during the interview with Le Figaro.

Although he admitted the show was “good entertainment” and “an escape,” he felt his character’s on-again, off-again relationship was “a bit archaic”.

“I don’t want to be part of a cog that tends not to consider the intelligence of the spectators,” he said, noting that he doesn’t “really have any freedom,” on set.

Bravo doubled down on his criticisms a week later, telling website IndieWire his character has been “slowly turned into guacamole”.

“The ‘sexy chef’ was very much part of me in season one and we grew apart season after season because of the choices he makes and because of the direction they make him take,” he said. “I’ve never been so far away from him”.

The Ticket to Paradise actor said it’s “not fun” watching a “character [he] loves so much” become an entirely different person.

“It makes me question if I want to be part of season five... because my contract ends at season four,” he said.

“I really want to see if Gabriel gets back to his fun, cheeky, playful, alive self. Because three seasons playing melancholic, sad, depressed, and lost is not fun anymore.”

Season four ended with Emily moving to Rome – and away from Bravo’s character, Gabriel. Picture: Netflix

Although he has tried to “bring nuances” to his character, Bravo said he doesn’t “have much liberty on set”.

“We cannot change a word or an emotion,” he said. “They know what they want and we just have to comply”.

Bravo suggested that showrunners are hesitant to add any big shake-ups to the script after its viral success.

“They’re probably holding onto something that they couldn’t measure that had such a success so now they are very precious about not changing the recipe and keeping it what it was,” Bravo said.

“Anything that could go off road is carefully taken back.”

Despite the “lack of risk” from showrunners, the Libre actor insisted that he still has a lot of love for the series.

“I feel like I am not being nice or grateful, but when you love something you want it to be … you want the best version of it,” he concluded.

“I’m not going to lie, I’ve been frustrated with the direction by character is taking. But we’ll see where it goes. The show is not over.”

Along with Collins, Bravo stars alongside Ashley Park, Lucien Laviscount, Camille Razat, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and more.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.

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