Emily in Paris actor claims he was ‘fired’ from upcoming season of Netflix show

One of the stars on Netflix’s Emily in Paris has revealed he was fired from the upcoming season of the wildly popular series.

British actor Rupert Everett has claimed he was “fired” from Emily in Paris.

The My Best Friend’s Wedding star, 66, appeared in the most recent series of the Netflix hit, playing interior designer Giorgio Barbieri, an old friend of Sylvie Grateau (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu).

The characters reunite in Rome, where a bulk of the fourth season was filmed, when Sylvie calls on Giorgio for a favour.

Rupert Everett as Giorgio Barbieri, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau, Lily Collins as Emily Cooper in season 4 of Emily in Paris.

And while Leroy-Beaulieu, 62, told media last year working with Everett was one of her highlights of filming, Everett has now claimed he will not be back for the fifth season.

“I was fired,” he bluntly told Vanity Fair.

“I did a scene in the latest season, and they told me, ‘Next year we’ll speak.’

“I waited for them to call me — but ultimately, it never came, and they just fired me.

“Show business is always very difficult, from the beginning to the end. When they write the screenplay, they think they want you, but then things change, and they lose your character. I don’t know why.

“For me, it was a tragedy. I was in bed for two weeks because I couldn’t get over it.”

Everett said his omission for the upcoming season felt like a “tragedy”. Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images for BFI

Vanity Fair claimed a production source said Everett was simply let go because his character’s story had come to an end, while Netflix declined to comment.

Leroy-Beaulieu previously told People during promo for the series she “had so much fun” shooting alongside Everett.

“It was so much fun because his personality is crazy,” the French actress said.

“That was a really great moment.”

Meanwhile, the core cast began production on the upcoming fifth series of the frothy drama in May.

Filming has begun for Emily in Paris season 5, with Lily Collins taking to Instagram in May with a selfie in Rome.

Shooting picked up in Rome, Italy, where the titular character Emily (played by Lily Collins) moved at the end of last season to establish a local office for her Paris-based PR firm, Agence Grateau, while also forging a new romance with Italian fashion business owner Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini).

“The cast and crew of Emily in Paris are thrilled to begin filming Season 5 in the Eternal City,” creator Darren Star said.

“From Parisian rooftops to Roman ruins, we can’t wait to share where Emily’s next chapter takes us.”

It’s expected to drop on the platform later this year.

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