Now that ‘Emily in Paris’ season five has been confirmed, tongues are wagging about Emily’s love life and just who may capture her heart once and for all.

Despite everything that’s happened between them, there may still be light at the end of the tunnel for Emily and Alfie in season five of Emily in Paris, after all.

‘I think that door’s always going to be open,’ Lucien Laviscount, who plays Alfie, told Glamour US. ‘They had such an incredible time together, and they grew so much together as well. It’d be foolish to say that love would be off the cards in the long run. I think they’ve got a mutual respect for each other as well, you know. When you greatly respect someone…’

That’s not to say that their romance, if it should to make a return, would be straightforward given the presence of both Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) and new addition to the cast Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini). As for who he’s rooting for, Laviscount is clear: ‘I’d like to say I’m not picking sides, but Gabriel’s my boy. Alfie has not met Marcello yet, so I think that he understands where Gabriel’s heart is at and where his head’s at. I think Alf is definitely rooting for Gabriel in this.’

In fact, it was Alfie who encouraged Gabriel to go and chase Emily down in the season four finale. ‘Alfie kind of sees Gabriel for the true hopeless, helpless romantic that he is. But yeah, he’s not got all his ducks in a row just yet, and Alfie’s there to support him while he figures this out,’ Laviscount said, adding, ‘I like to think that with romance, if you go for something, you can get the result at the end of it.’

Laviscount’s interview comes after the show’s creator, Darren Star, shared that Alfie wasn’t going anywhere for season five. ‘We definitely will want to see Alfie next season,’ he said, noting the big question mark surrounding the fan favourite’s mysterious new girlfriend. ‘We’ll discover [who they are] next season…. there are some thoughts.’ Watch this space!