Emily won’t be making it to the Paris Olympics in the near future with that outfit, but luckily actress Lily Collins still has a chance to win gold – with a little French courage.
The Emily In Paris star, 35, joined American heptathlete Anna Hall in a race to open bottles of ‘champere’ – the brand of champagne her character works with on the Netflix show.
In a video posted on social media, Collins proposes a “friendly competition” to Hall, 23. Pointing to the actress’s four-inch Ferragamo wedges, a bemused Hall asks: “Are you going to run in those heels?”
Mrs. Collins replies: “In these bad boys? Don’t tempt me. I’ve done it before, but no. Who said anything about running?”
He then brings a cart with two bottles of champagne and says to Mrs. Hall, “Let’s see who can open their bottle of champagne the fastest.”
Lily Collins, 35, has teamed up with American heptathlete Anna Hall to invent a new Olympic sport
The Emily in Paris star joined the athlete in a race to open bottles of Champere, the champagne brand her character works for in the Netflix series.
FANCY A POP? Mrs Collins proposes a “friendly competition” to 23-year-old Mrs Hall
The couple raced to see who could open their bottle of champagne the fastest.
Ms Collins posted the video yesterday to her 28 million Instagram followers.
Mrs. Hall appears to have the advantage at first, but is overtaken by Mrs. Collins, who pulls the cork first.
As the pair race to uncork their drinks, the Olympian initially has the advantage by ripping off the foil first, but Ms Collins manages to get ahead of her, loosens the cork and claps as the bubbles pop.
Ms Hall, who faced Team GB’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson last night, pleads: “Please don’t tell anyone you beat me.”
Mrs. Collins whispers, “It’ll be our little secret,” before pulling her in for a photo.
Posting to her 28 million Instagram followers yesterday, Ms Collins wrote: ‘Emily and Anna in Paris.
“It was so much fun filming this with Olympian and all-around great Anna Hall. If you haven’t been following her yet, tune in to cheer her on in Paris!”
Hall competes in the javelin throw at the Stade de France in the women’s heptathlon.
Hall representing the USA in the long jump as part of the women’s heptathlon.
Posing for the photocall for US broadcaster NBC, Ms Collins wore a black sequined beret, a £4,900 pink Valentino skirt and a £263 tie from the same fashion house.
Other clips showed her touching up her lipstick and dancing in front of a green screen of the Eiffel Tower.
Ms Collins’ new outfit apparently marks a “simpler” wardrobe for her character on the show, which returns for its fourth season on Thursday.
Last week she said: “This season, I’ve found myself more in Emily. I’ve taken more risks in fashion, being more understated and minimalist, which is riskier for Emily, but for me it’s closer.”
