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Meet Lucien Laviscount’s bodybuilder parents, who got married last year: the Emily in Paris star’s Antiguan dad Eugene met his wife Sonia when he judged her in a competition – and placed her second

STORYFaye Bradley
Lucien Laviscount’s parents, Eugene and Sonia Laviscount, have an unconventional background. Photos: @its_lucien/Instagram
Lucien Laviscount’s parents, Eugene and Sonia Laviscount, have an unconventional background. Photos: @its_lucien/Instagram
Celebrity Families

  • In a new interview, the 32-year-old Emily in Paris heartthrob talks about his parents’ long-term relationship, revealing that they’ve only recently tied the knot
  • Lucien Laviscount’s dad is a former 2-time world champion body builder and his mum was Miss Universe – no wonder they regularly check in on him to see if he’s sleeping and eating right

One thing Lucien Laviscount has learned from his parents is that there is no rush to get married – even if you’ve been with someone for decades.

Handsome Lucien Laviscount is one of the stars of Emily in Paris. Photo: @its_lucien/Instagram
Handsome Lucien Laviscount is one of the stars of Emily in Paris. Photo: @its_lucien/Instagram
In a new interview with US media, the 32-year-old Emily in Paris heartthrob opened up about his mum and dad’s long-term relationship and revealed that they’d only recently tied the knot.
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“My mum and dad got married last year,” he told Page Six. “They’ve been together for 38, 39 years. So marriage has never really been a massive kind of thing.”

Lucien rarely talks about his family, especially his parents, Sonia and Eugene Laviscount, in interviews. Nevertheless, here’s what we do know about them …

Where is Lucien Laviscount from?

Lucien Laviscount at Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda event in Italy, last July. Photo: Kessler Studio
Lucien Laviscount at Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda event in Italy, last July. Photo: Kessler Studio

Laviscount hails from the picturesque Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England, as reported by Cosmopolitan. Per Page Six, he has an Antiguan background. “I love Caribbean food,” he said in his interview. “I don’t think my taste buds have changed too much, although I do love my snails now.”

While his character Alfie in Emily in Paris has a cockney accent, his real-life one is Lancastrian, as evidenced by TV interviews he’s given on shows like This Morning.

How did Lucien Laviscount’s parents, Sonia Laviscount and Eugene Laviscount, meet?

Eugene Laviscount first met his wife Sonia while judging her in a competition. Photo: @Eugene Laviscount/Instagram
Eugene Laviscount first met his wife Sonia while judging her in a competition. Photo: @Eugene Laviscount/Instagram

In an interview with iNews, Laviscount shared that his bodybuilder parents met in the 1980s, when his Antiguan dad Eugene was judging his mum Sonia in a competition.

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