Emily in Paris fans were taken aback to learn that heartthrob Lucien Laviscount had a brief romance with Kerry Katona.
Before the actor landed a role on the hit Netflix show, he was well known for appearing on Grange Hill and BBC's Waterloo Road and becoming a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother. The reality TV show is where the then-19-year-old met former Atomic Kitten, Kerry Katona - who is 12 years older than him.
During the eighth season of the show, which aired in 2011, the couple grew close during their time locked in the infamous house and kissed several times. When they both left the house, their romance continued and they even posed on the cover of OK! Magazine for a couples shoot, spilling the beans on the sexual tension they felt while on the show.
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At the time, Kerry said: "There was a lot of sexual tension, definitely. If the cameras hadn’t been there, God knows what would have happened.”
While some people criticised their age gap, Lucien didn't seem bothered and even mentioned that he had a “thing” for older women. He said: “She’s not too old for me! I like women who know where they’re at.
“It’s so frustrating to hear Kerry talk like that because she’s amazing. When I'm with her, I don’t feel like there’s an age gap at all.”
The relationship wasn’t meant to be, as things fizzled out not long after their cover page debut. In a column for OK! Magazine, Kerry wrote: "I love him but I’m not going to marry him. I would never want to take his childhood away from him!"
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