The Emily in Paris star just became a whole lot richer.
With the release of the somewhat controversial Netflix hit’s second season, many have reported that lead actress and producer Lily Collins has greatly benefited from the show’s success.
A Bit About The Star
As the daughter of music legend Phil Collins, it is no surprise that Collins wanted to join the entertainment industry.
Her parents divorced when she was seven years old, and Collins stayed in Los Angeles with her mother.
On multiple occasions, she has admitted that she struggled with her parent’s divorce as a child and rarely saw her father due to his music career.
Collins revealed that she struggled with an eating disorder during her days as a teen model, which she discussed at length in her memoir.
Although successful as a model, she was discontent with the industry and desired to find success in other endeavors.
After graduating from high school in Beverley Hills, she attended the University of Southern California and obtained a degree in broadcast journalism.
Collins’ casting in 2009’s The Blind Side was just the start of her acting career.
She was praised for her attention to detail and subtly in her acting, despite her relatively minorDespite her relatively minor role.
Filmmakers took notice of her talent, and soon she began starring in hit films.
Her big break as an actress came in 2012, when she took on the role of Snow White in Mirror, Mirror opposite Julia Roberts.
The film offers an alternate version of the Grimms’ fairytale, and Collins was praised for her ability to balance comedic scenes with the more dramatic moments.
Her other dramatic roles include the PBS adaptation of Les Miserables and the film Tolkien.
In 2020, she became a household name when Netflix released the first season of Emily in Paris, in which she plays an all-American girl who must navigate her professional and personal life in a brand-new city.
In the show, Emily Cooper is tasked with bringing a fresh American perspective to an otherwise traditional French marketing firm.
She is initially met with resistance from her Parisian counterparts and blunders her way through many lucrative business dealings.
Despite mixed reviews from critics, the show has been in the news since its release.
Many viewers have criticized Emily as a character, saying she refuses to grow and learn from her mistakes over the course of the season.
Collins herself has been honest about how she was affected by the criticism and vowed to do better in her role as a producer.
In an interview with Buzzfeed, she said:
“People said they were laughing and smiling for the first time in a long time, that it reminded them of what fun felt like and that we were able to offer some escapism and romanticism and travel. I was so proud of that. I did not expect it to all of a sudden be something that people were upset [about].”
After hearing the people of Twitter out, Collins admitted the show had been disrespectful to its characters of color.
She has repeatedly said that she pushed for change behind the scenes, ensuring white cast and crew members gave people of color the opportunity to present their ideas in a safe and welcoming space.
“There were certain conversations that we became a part of […] and while I don’t think I expected to be thrown into it in the way in which we were, I felt like it was definitely an opportunity to be able to do better in season two. It was definitely difficult to go through in a sense, but nowhere near as difficult as what the overall conversation was. And that was what was most important.” she explained in an interview with Glamour.
How Has Lilly Collins Net Worth Changed?
CelebrityNetWorth states that her current earnings have brought her overall net worth to a whopping $25 million.
While her Emily in Paris salary has been kept under wraps, it is estimated that she earns around $300,000 per episode – at ten episodes a season that brings the actress and producer to an impressive $3 million.
If this is true, then Collins joins the list of the streaming giant’s highest-paid stars, alongside the stars of Stranger Things.
Nothing has been said or predicted about her earrings as a producer on the show, but it is safe to assume that a large majority of her overall net worth comes from her dual role on the show.
In 2018, sources stated that Collins had sold a $2.995 million property in the Sierra Towers building in Hollywood.
The home had previously been listed for $3.195 million.
CelebrityNetWorth claims that her mother had purchased her $12.5 million Beverley Hills home, which was transferred to Collins in March 2021, for $13.5 million.
