8 of Emily in Paris’ love interests, ranked – from Gabriel and Alfie to Mathieu and Doug, the hit Netflix show isn’t short on heartthrobs ...

Jan 12 , 2022

Emily in Paris sees loads of love interests for the protagonist, Emily, but who’s the best man for her? Photo: @FilmUpdates/Twitter

Much like the Sex and the City girls, Emily – played by Lily Collins – has her pick of boyfriends when she moves to Paris from Chicago for a marketing job opportunity

But which man is best for her, and who’s your favourite? We ranked all Emily’s love interests from the show’s two seasons, from worst to best

Emily in Paris has survived two seasons on Netflix, following much furore.

Love it or hate it, we can’t deny there has been a lot of eye-candy along the way – so we ranked Emily’s various love interests from the first two seasons below, from worst to best. Which beau is your fave?

8. Timothée

Victor Meutelet plays Camille’s younger brother Timothée on Emily in Paris. Photo: Netflix

Age is a hot topic in Emily in Paris for multiple reasons.

For starters, lead actress Lily Collins mistakenly said that the titular character is 22, causing an uproar that prompted her to later walk back her words. Emily’s real age, 29, isn’t divulged until the second season.

But regardless of whether Emily is 22 or 29 or anywhere in between, it’s inappropriate for her to be with a 17-year-old – hence Timothée’s bottom-of-the-barrel ranking.

Emily meets Camille’s younger brother (played by Victor Meutelet) while touring his family’s chateau on the eighth episode of season one. In her defence, she’s clueless about his age. When he mentions “college”, she doesn’t realise the word translates to “high school” in English and assumes he’s Camille’s other adult brother.

Timothée in Emily in Paris. Photo: @kevinmichaelkan/Twitter

When she does find out that Timothée is a minor, Emily is mortified to have slept with him. Her lingering discomfort is obvious upon her return to the chateau in the following season.

Timothée means well, with his boyish charm and extensive knowledge of champagne production, but given that he’s only a teenager, he’s all-around wrong for Emily.