Lily Collins wishes she still had an English accent

Lily – whose father is musician Phil Collins – said: “I was the new girl with a very sweet, strong but specific British accent. I was trying to say the names of my classmates but I just pronounced vowels in a very different way and so I got made fun of.

"I quickly realised I wanted to fit in. Now, years later, you're going, 'Oh God, I wish I still had that accent.' "

Lily can currently be seen portraying the titular marketing ex ecutive in Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’ and she admitted filming the show in the French capital was a dream come true.

Speaking to HELLO! magazine, she said: "I'd never been able to spend more than maybe a week in Paris before, so to live and breathe there was amazing.

"We shot in locations that I grew up reading about in history books, visiting as a tourist, or just dreaming about.

"To look at the Louvre from our set with our trailers right next to it or to film at the Paris Opera House was such a surreal moment."

The brunette beauty – who recently got engaged to boyfriend Charlie McDowell – hopes the show can offer some warmth and happiness to people at such a time of uncertainty amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

She added: “We didn't know the show was going to come out at a time like this but I'm glad it has. We could all use a little more smiles and laughter.

“To be part of a project that does that and feels optimistic is amazing."