The moment Lily Collins stepped into our lives, we were immediately hooked by her gorgeous, almost flawless demeanour.
Not only is she stunning on the outside, Lily Collins is a talented, down to earth, all-round girlboss!
The actress and daughter of Phil has been on our screens for quite some time now – but how much do we really know about her?
If you’re like us, then you will want to know AT LEAST 40 facts about the Emily in Paris superstar which is why we’re bringing you just that!
Here’s 40 things you probably didn’t know about Emily in Paris’ Lily Collins:
1. General Facts About Lily Collins
Lily Jane Collins was born on 19th March 1989 in Guildford, Surrey, England.
The actress is 5 ft 5 inches in height. Lily has dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
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While Lily was growing up in Los Angeles, she attended the prestigious Harvard-Westlake School.
Even though Lily’s career in showbiz was pretty much set in stone, after graduating, she went on to major in broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California.
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2. Lily’s Eyebrows Are…
Her distinctive features are her thick, dark, and natural looking eyebrows.
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The Love, Rosie actress shares that her eyebrows are indeed all natural! She even plucks them herself! No threading, just personal maintenance. She does, however, maintain her eyebrows every night.
Lily’s eyebrows are so distinctive they even have their own Twitter account. However, no one (not even Lily) knows who’s behind it.
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3. Popular Pisces
If you’re into your star signs – the whimsical Pisces flourishes in creative environments where her creativity has no limitations.
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Lily is among a list of popular Pisces, in fact, she ranks at the 190th place for most popular Pisces in the world.
Other fellow Pisces celebrities include Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Millie Bobby Brown.
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4. Lily’s Dad is Famous
Lily’s dad is English musician Phil Collins. The father and daughter can often be seen side by side at big celebrity events.
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Before going solo and giving us the gift of his great singles such as ‘In the Air Tonight’ and ‘One More Night’, Phil Collins was drummer and singer for the English rock band, Genesis. Back in 1980, Phil had more US top 40 singles than any other artist during that time.
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5. Lily’s mum is also an actress!
Lily’s mum Jill Tavelman is Phil Collins’ second wife.
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Lily’s mum Jill Tavelman is an American, former actress and former president of the Beverly Hills Women’s Club. Jill is known for her role in Extra with Billy Bush.
Till this day, Jill still lives in LA where she owns an antique shop.
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6. From Guildford to LA
Phil and Jill tied the knot in 1984. Jill was Phil’s second wife. Unfortunately, the pair split up after 12 years of being married, when Lily was 7 years old. It was reported that the split was due to Phil having an affair.
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To make matters worse, it was said that Phil dumped Jill via fax machine. And based on latest reports, it seems Phil ended his recent three marriages via text messages!
After the split, Lily went to LA to live with her mum and has remained there ever since. Jill received $17 million as the divorce settlement.
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7. Lily’s beauty icons
There are a few strong, stylish women in Lily’s life that she looks up to for inspiration. This includes her mother, Jill, Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightly, and Penelope Cruz (to name a few).
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Today, Lily is a beauty icon and role model herself! She worked hard to build her own name in such a competitive industry and she’s killing it! Plus, she does this while always looking ON FLEEK.
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8. Like her Mum, Lily enjoys antiquing
During her free time, Lily enjoys collecting traditional and antique items.
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According to the actress:
“We would go to the Rose Bowl at the end of the day and look at what was thrown out, and we found a lot of cool things.”
This led up to Jill owning her own antique store in West Hollywood called Waverly on Doheny. Follow Lily as she takes viewers for a tour inside her mum’s eclectic LA antique store.
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9. Lily is a Writer
As a teen, Lily wrote columns for a few popular British and American Magazines like Elle Girl, NY Confidential, Seventeen, Teen Vogue, and also the Los Angeles Times.
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At the time, Lily was aspiring to become “the youngest-ever talk show host.”
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10. Young Hollywood Award
In 2008, Lily won Young Hollywood Award for Newest Red Carpet Correspondent after covering a Nickelodeon series on the 2008 US presidential election Kids Pick the President.
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While hosting, Lily had the opportunity to attend major events like the Republican National Convention. She also had the chance to interview then-candidate John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain.
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11. Unfiltered: No Regrets, No Shame, Just me
In 2017, Lily published her book Unfiltered: No Regrets, No Shame, Just me which is a collection of her personal, soul-baring essays
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In her book, Lily opens up about her struggles with herself, her own body, her father, her partners, eating disorders and much more. The celebrity also discusses juggling life as a student, model, and actress while trying to have a ‘normal’ life.
If you want to get to know the celebrity on a deeper level in her own words, this book is your chance!
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12. Lily started acting when she could barely speak
Lily’s acting career began when she was only 2 years’ old!
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The actress’ acting skills do not only come from her god-gifted talents but also from her years of experience. Lily’s first ever acting gig was for the BBC series Growing Pains.
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13. lily’s long list of film roles
Lily’s official acting debut was in 2009 when she appeared alongside Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side.
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Here’s an impressive list of Lily’s other (film) acting roles in chronological order:
The Blind Side (2009)
Priest (2011)
Abduction (2011)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
Stuck in Love (2012)
The English Teacher (2013)
Love, Rosie (2014)
To the Bone (2017)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Inheritance (2020)
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14. Lily loves keeping fit
One of her most intense workout routines that the model shared was when she was preparing for her role as Clary Fray in Mortal Instruments.
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According to Lily, it was ‘insane training’ that began every day for three months before shooting the film. This meant getting up super early in the morning to do stunt training and coordination exercises, plus knife fighting, sword fighting, acrobatics, fight training, combat training, and wire work.
Even though this workout actually sounds INSANE, or in Lily own words ‘gruesomely intensive’, she loves it! In fact, Lily enjoys doing her own stunts whenever she can.
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15. Lily and co-star Jamie Campbell Bower
Speaking of The Mortal Instruments, the actress briefly dated her City of Bones co-star Jamie Campbell Bower between 2012 and 2013.
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While fans were ogling about their onscreen chemistry, their relationship wasn’t exactly smooth sailing as the pair split up a few times in between.
Lily and Jamie finally broke up just before the movie was released. Nevertheless, the two professional actors did not let this get in the way as they still remained close throughout.
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16. Lily loves keeping fit
Lily enjoys working out and keeping fit.
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In an interview with Shape, Lily shared that she goes swimming whenever she can. Her other ways of keeping fit also includes just running by herself while listening to music. Even when she’s just working out, Lily always manages to look good.
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17. To the Bone
In 2016, Lily played the role of Ellen in the Netflix original To the Bone which follows the character’s battle with anorexia. She was so good that she was nominated for a Golden Globe!
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To the Bone is an American drama film which follows a young woman’s battle with anorexia. Later in her memoir, Lily opened up about having an eating disorder when she was a teenager.
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18. Lily dated Nick Jonas! But only briefly.
Lily and Nick met in 2009 while working together at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. From what we can gather, the Jonas brother really liked Lily but their relationship never really became exclusive.
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How do we know this? Thankfully for us, Nick Jonas shared in a previous interview:
“We went out a couple of times. She is amazing.”
“We have known each other for years, just running in the same circles.”
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19. She prefers to keep her private life, private
Besides, after her parent’s divorce was all over the media, Lily is known for not wanting to share much about her private life.
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She shared in an interview:
“I entered into this business knowing your private life can’t always remain private. i don’t feel the need to profess anything publicly or confirm something that in a normal situation you wouldn’t have to speak out about. If i’m out photographed with someone, then that is what it is. we took that chance and, whatever… it is what it is.”
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20. Lily’s famous exes (that we know about)
Lily’s other famous ex-boyfriends include Zac Efron and Taylor Lautner. Unsurprisingly, the A-list celebrity has A-list standards!
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Lily and Zac Efron reportedly dated between 2012 and 2013 after a sweet shot of them strolling hand in hand was shared on Twitter by a fan. The pair met as co-stars on the Netflix movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
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21. Big brands love working with her and styling her
Lily looks amazing in whatever she wears! In fact, Lily Collins’ style has gone through a transformation over the years.
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Notable, esteemed brands love working with her. We’ve seen her in some stunning collections from brands such as Chanel, D&G, Prada, and Givenchy to name a few.
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22. Lily is a debutante
In 2007, Lily attended the 17th Paris Crillon Ball as a debutante majestically donned in Chanel.
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This was Lily’s societal debut at the hotel’s annual debutante ball. Past debutantes include Talulah Willis, Lauren Bush Lauren, and Dree Hemingway.
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23. Glamour Magazine Spain’s International Model of the Year
Lily was named International Model of the Year by Glamour Magazine, Spain in 2008.
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She even appeared in the August 2019 issue of the magazine!
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24. One of Maxim Magazine’s Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars
Lily’s natural and effortless beauty has earned her notable awards. In 2009, Maxim magazine named Lily among 20 women for Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars.
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In 2012, Lily ranked number 4 on People Magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful’ list and we couldn’t agree more. In fact, we think she should be number 1!
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25. Be careful what you click when researching Lily Collins online
By 2013, Lily was so famous that it was even dangerous to search her name online! McAfee ranked her the ‘Most Dangerous Celebrity to Search For Online’ as the results always contained malware.
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According to McAfee, searches for Lily Collins’ photos and downloads yields nearly 1/7 chance of: “landing on a website that has tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware.”
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26. Lily appeared in a 30 Seconds to Mars music video
2013 was also the year she appeared in Thirty Seconds to Mars’ music video for ‘City of Angels’. Other big names in the music video included Lindsay Lohan, Selena Gomez, and James Franco.
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Lily remained close to the team as she was seen attending the 30 Seconds To Mars celebration of their tour in LA alongside celebrities like Julianne Hough and of course, Jared Leto.
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27. Lily is strongly against bullying
Lily has a strong stand against bullying and she is an ambassador for the anti-bullying organization, the Bystander Revolution.
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Lily is also ambassador for an organization working with orphan and vulnerable children called the Go Campaign.
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28. Lily at the MTV Movie and TV Awards 2020
She recently WOWED (again) everyone when she appeared at the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards in a STUNNING Saint Laurent dress.
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Lily attended the award ceremony to present the award for ‘Most Heartbreaking Break-Up’ to Kristen Bell and Jason Segel but we think everyone can agree that she stole the spotlight! Lily’s black latex dress was courtesy of Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent.
This particular dress was from the brand’s fall 2020 runway. The dress is fitted, with bra-like details at the front and silver, metal accents. Lily rocked the dress with a pair of laced-up black heels also from the same esteemed brand.
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29. Lily is an ambassador for Lancôme
In 2013, Lancôme announced that Lily Collins would be joining other big names like Julia Roberts and Emma Watson as their brand ambassador.
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Unsurprisingly, the celebrity was extremely happy about the news! She said in a statement:
“It’s an absolute honour and privilege to have been chosen to represent the Maison Lancôme. I have always admired the brand’s unique and distinctive appreciation for inner beauty and grace, elegance and utter radiance.”
You’ve probably already seen the Lancome’s Lunar New Year ad with Lily Collins numerous times. If you haven’t, you should! It could really make your day.
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30. She takes good care of her skin
Unlike most of us, Lily takes care of her skin as she never goes to bed without removing her makeup.
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She also takes her skincare seriously which is probably why we’ve never seen even a blemish on her face!
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31. Beauty sleep is important!
Another way that she takes care of her skin and her body is by getting enough sleep!
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Lily is also a firm believer in beauty sleep which is why she always tries to get at least 8 hours of sleep.
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32. Lily loves the outdoors.
Spending summers on Lake Geneva with her dad Phil, she learned how to water ski, plus many other lake activities.
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Lily then graduated to ocean activities as she soon picked up surfing. She also enjoys going on cross-country camping trips.
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33. Lily loves binging – on reality TV shows!
When she’s not working out or doing some outdoor activity, Lily turns to reality TV to unwind and relax.
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Some of her favourite shows include Real Housewives, Project Runway, and Top Chef.
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34. She loves massages
Another one of her favourite ways to unwind is with a good massage.
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Lily shares that her favourite thing to do while travelling is to get a massage as it also helps with jet lag.
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35. Lily enjoys the occasional margarita!
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, the Emily in Paris star shared that she used to be a vodka girl but recently tried a spicy margarita and now she’s hooked!
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According to her, she’s a tequila person now.
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36. Lily’s Instagram has a whopping 23.1 million followers and counting
You can follow Lily’s activities as she regularly shares them on her Instagram.
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Lily goes by the handle @lilyjcollins on Instagram where she has a whopping 23.1 million followers! If you want to follow her day to day life, the Love, Rosie star regularly shares snippets into her life including the occasional big announcement.
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37. Lily is (recently) engaged!
Lily announced her engagement to director Charlie McDowell in September 2020 with an extremely cute post on social media. Subsequently, the Emily in Paris star shared a series of photos and videos showing off her square diamond engagement ring. We later found out that the ring was custom made.
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The pair met in July 2019 and has been dating for over a year. They actually spent the majority of their relationship being quarantined together, which Lily commented was ‘the most incredible way of getting to know someone’.
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38. And now for some Emily in Paris facts!
If you’re sensing some Carrie Bradshaw vibes in Lily’s role in Emily in Paris, you’re right! Lily admits including sneaky little symbols that emanate the iconic show.
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In fact, Emily in Paris has the same creator and costume designer who were working on Sex and the City.
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39. Lily is officially a Golden Globes nominee!
Just as we expected, Lily Collins was up for the award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV series for her impeccable role on Emily in Paris! Although she eventually lost the award to Catherine O’Hara, no one could take their eyes off her.
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Dressed in Saint Laurent, Lily wore a paisley embroidered, uniquely detailed one-shoulder dress to the bicoastal award ceremony. Real Emily in Paris fans would recognize that her look matches her character’s bold, colourful, and whimsical wardrobe.
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40. Currently, Lily Collins’ net worth is estimated at $10 million.
At 30 years old this year, Lily Collins already has a glowing track record behind her as an actress, writer, host, model, ambassador, and the list continues to grow.
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She also has the net worth to match it!
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Now that you know 40 more facts about Lily Collins that you didn’t know before, it’s time to tune back into the show and see what Emily is up to (and what she’s wearing) in Paris!
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