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Emily In Paris' Lily Collins Reacts To Sex And The City Comparison: "That Is One That I Will Always Take With Utter Love"

It's an honour to be compared to Sarah Jessica Parker. 

Emily In Paris' Lily Collins Reacts To Sex And The City Comparison: "That Is One That I Will Always Take With Utter Love"

Lily Collins "loves" being compared to Sarah Jessica Parker.

The 33-year-old actress, who takes on the title role of Emily in Paris in the Netflix hit about an ambitious marketing executive who relocates from Chicago to the French capital, admitted that her role is like that of Parker's stylish New York columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the cult 1990s series Sex and the City as well as its spin-off And Just Like That...

Collins told E! News: "That is one that I will always take with utter love. I just love Carrie Bradshaw. I love Sarah Jessica. We both are very much fashion shows and they celebrate the cities in which they film, Paris and New York. They're characters unto themselves, the fashion and the city."

Meanwhile, the Mirror, Mirror actress recently revealed she was determined to develop her understanding of "French culture" with her starring role in the series.

Asked what she most enjoyed about her character's journey during season three of the show, Collins explained to Collider: "For me, I was excited to ground myself more in the French culture, whether that be the language, the fashion, or just feeling a deeper sense of home within the city. And I was excited that the show, itself, leans more into the comedy among the characters, as opposed to all being about Emily’s fish-out-of-water experience.

"It allowed me, as Emily, to feel a little bit more grounded, as a character, knowing that the comedy wasn’t just about me and my experiences and the culture clash. It was more about the comedy that each of the actors brings to the characters."

Emily in Paris Season 3 is now on Netflix; Sex and the City and And Just Like That... are available on HBO Go. — BANG SHOWBIZ

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