We Found The Real Life 'Emily In Paris' And Got Her Take On The Show—Here's How Her Story Compares To Netflix's Popular Series
Curious about how an American living in Paris feels about the popular Netflix series, “Emily In Paris”? Anna Kloots, an expat and New York Times Best Seller who planted her roots firmly in the City of Light three years ago, is telling us her story, and although she will tell you that she does not consider herself to be the “real” Emily in Paris, we can’t help but see the glaring similarities.
If you’ve ever caught yourself daydreaming about leaving the American hustle behind and moving to Paris to wake up and enjoy a croissant from the boulangerie below your apartment each morning, catch the evening twinkle of the Eiffel Tower, and fall in love the old-fashioned way, then you’re going to want to hear Anna’s story. Speaking as a Francophile who has studied the beautiful French language, whose wardrobe is inspired by Parisian Instagram and Pinterest accounts, and someone who stood below the Eiffel Tower as a little girl, dreaming of what it would be like to live there someday, Anna’s story tugged at my heartstrings. Her words made me fall into a dreamlike trance as I played our audio back while mincing garlic and preparing dinner in my rural colonial-style home, awakening that dream inside me once again. Parts of her story I was expecting to hear, the genuine romance of a city unafraid of love, but other elements took me by surprise.