When Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu rose out of the warm waters of the French Riviera in the second season of Emily in Paris – saline rivulets streaming off her skimpy black bikini – you could almost hear eyes popping from every corner of the globe.
In that one scene alone, the 59-year-old French actress struck a blow for older women in show business. Who? Her? Past her prime? We don’t think so!
Despite being a show about a young American woman.