I love the Emily in London spin-off

She’s had croissants by the Eiffel Tower and espresso outside the Colosseum, is it time for fish and chips on the London Eye?

Emily in Paris star Lily Collins told the BBC she would love to film an Emily in London spin-off because it “would be fun”.

Collins, 35, has been living in London for the past few months while preparing to make his debut on the West End stage in Barcelona.

The romantic thriller stars Collins as an American tourist who has a one-night stand with a handsome Spaniard (played by Money Heist’s Alvaro Morte).

After the show’s opening night, Collins told me she thought her character Emily Cooper in “Emily in Paris” would love London.

“She’s definitely going to Portobello Road to buy some antiques, obviously visiting Big Ben and the toy store Hamleys.

“She will definitely try to get into Buckingham Palace as well,” Collins said, adding that Emily would be happy to have tea with the king and would “try to make the guards smile, but I’m not sure she can do that.”

This Netflix romantic comedy series follows the life of American marketing executive Emily Cooper, who works at a Paris marketing company. In the show’s fourth season, Emily moves to Rome to open a new office.

The show has been renewed for a fifth season, but filming locations have yet to be announced.

Cooper’s underlying love for London is based in part on Collins’ own views of the city, which she says does “feel like home.”

You might think the A-lister has been enjoying the finer things London has to offer, but it seems her favorites are the simple pleasures.

“I love the subway, but most of all I love sitting in the front of the double-decker bus and looking out the window.

“I didn’t even have a plan of where I wanted to go, I just sat there and looked at all the sights and people.”

Collins, who will perform eight West End shows a week for several months, said she relaxes by “walking the dogs on Hampstead Heath with my husband”.

“I go there quite often and it’s really big and even though you’re in London it actually feels like the countryside.”

Walking in nature isn’t the only way Collins relaxes; she explains that her pre-show routine includes listening to dance music.

“My makeup takes a while, so I just sit in a chair and put on really loud dance music — usually Dua Lipa, Lizzo, that kind of thing — but I’m trying to change it up a little bit now.”

Partner Mott, 49, said his pre-show ritual included some very silly dancing.

“I started dancing behind the set as the audience entered the theater,” he said, adding that he loved being nervous.

“I use my nerves to prepare myself for the audience, and in Spain we have a saying that the day you don’t feel nervous when you go on stage, your performance will be bad.”

The Money Heist actor from Madrid said that when he took on the role of the villainous Professor in the Netflix show, his goal was to “enjoy every minute and once the plan was set, just try and have fun”.

Beth Wall’s play received mixed reviews from critics.

Clive Davis of The Times awarded Barcelona two stars, saying Collins “worked hard to bring her character to life” while Adam Bloodworth of City AM wrote that the actress “couldn’t save mediocre hands” and also gave the show two stars.

Complete a set of two-star reviews, Chris Wiegand, The Guardian Called the performances “satisfying” but said it was “difficult to invest in both characters”.

Other critics were more enthusiastic. The Telegraph’s Claire Overy writes Collins was “one to watch,” adding that she and Mott “elevated a rather dated pair into a suitably influential one,” giving it a three-star rating.

Fiona Mountford awarded the play five stars, calling it “one of the best things I’ve seen on stage all year” and praising Collins’ performance as “brilliant”.

Barcelona plays at the Duke of York’s Theater until January 11