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Brigitte Macron Makes Cameo in New 'Emily in Paris' Episode

This handout photograph taken by Stephanie Branchu for Netflix on April 2, 2024, shows (L to R) English-American actress and model Lily Collins as Emily, French President's wife Brigitte Macron and French actress Thalia Besson as Genevieve during the shooting of episode 407 of Netflix series "Emily in Paris. (Photo by Handout / Netflix / AFP)
This handout photograph taken by Stephanie Branchu for Netflix on April 2, 2024, shows (L to R) English-American actress and model Lily Collins as Emily, French President's wife Brigitte Macron and French actress Thalia Besson as Genevieve during the shooting of episode 407 of Netflix series "Emily in Paris. (Photo by Handout / Netflix / AFP)
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Brigitte Macron Makes Cameo in New 'Emily in Paris' Episode

This handout photograph taken by Stephanie Branchu for Netflix on April 2, 2024, shows (L to R) English-American actress and model Lily Collins as Emily, French President's wife Brigitte Macron and French actress Thalia Besson as Genevieve during the shooting of episode 407 of Netflix series "Emily in Paris. (Photo by Handout / Netflix / AFP)
This handout photograph taken by Stephanie Branchu for Netflix on April 2, 2024, shows (L to R) English-American actress and model Lily Collins as Emily, French President's wife Brigitte Macron and French actress Thalia Besson as Genevieve during the shooting of episode 407 of Netflix series "Emily in Paris. (Photo by Handout / Netflix / AFP)

The French president's wife Brigitte Macron is making her Netflix debut playing herself in the hit series "Emily in Paris,” Elle magazine revealed Tuesday, ahead of the release of new episodes Thursday.

France's First Lady will wear her own clothing, "with no particular instructions given to her" by the series known for its fashion, the magazine said, which Netflix confirmed with AFP.

The second half of the fourth season is being released Thursday on the streaming platform.

"The idea of the cameo came to us when (program creator) Darren Star and I met her at the Elysee Palace in December 2022," the show's star Lily Collins told Elle.

"She is a big fan of the show and took the mention of her in season 1 with great humor. This scene in season 4 is a wink, and shooting with her was both an honor and a real joy."

Regarding his take of Macron, Star told Elle, "She has great talent!"

Since launching in 2020, the series has attracted audiences and made headlines. It has been loved and hated, and for some, who love to hate it.

"Emily in Paris" has been criticized in France in particular for its stereotypical, fantastical portrayal of life in the City of Light, from beret-wearing bon vivant lifestyle to sanitized, Instagrammable scenes of the capital.

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Mel B Joins a Campaign Calling for a New UK Law to Bar Afro Hair Discrimination 

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Mel B Joins a Campaign Calling for a New UK Law to Bar Afro Hair Discrimination 

Mel B. (Reuters)
Mel B. (Reuters)

Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination.

In an open letter to lawmakers on Tuesday, campaigners including Mel B, singer Beverley Knight and lawmaker Paulette Hamilton called for the UK to introduce a law to recognize Afro hair as a protected characteristic.

“For too long, people with Afro hair have experienced unjust treatment in UK society and the current law is not direct enough to govern businesses, schools and the public to prevent serious harm,” read the open letter, released ahead of World Afro Day on Sunday.

“The omission of hair as a protected characteristic from the law has facilitated everyday discrimination and the normalization of Afro hair as inferior in every sphere of life,” it added.

Mel B wrote that her “big wild curly hair” drew unwanted attention for her as a child and later as a popstar.

“The very first video shoot I did as a Spice Girl for ‘Wannabe,’ the stylists took one look at my hair and told me it had to be straightened,” she said. “My big hair didn’t fit the pop star mold.”

She said she stood her ground and did not change her hair, and women still tell her how the 1990s music video inspired them to stop straightening their hair.

Racial discrimination based on hairstyles has been a topic of debate and lawsuits in the United States for some time. Earlier this year a trial took place in Texas involving a Black student who was suspended from his school for wearing twisted dreadlocks.

Texas and Michigan are among two dozen US states that recently introduced laws intended to bar employers and schools from penalizing people because of hairstyles including Afros, braids, dreadlocks, twists or Bantu knots.

In July, the US territory of Puerto Rico passed similar anti-discrimination legislation.