Fans of Emily in Paris were left shocked after learning that hunk Lucien Laviscount had a brief romance with Kerry Katona.
For those who don’t remember, the 30-year-old Waterloo Road actor was a roommate on Celebrity Big Brother season eight, which aired in 2011, with Atomic Kitten singer Amy Childs, Sally Bercow, and eventual winner Paddy Doherty.
While the series had many memorable moments – such as Jedward’s surprise relationship with Tara Reid from American Pie – many people had forgotten about Lucien and Kerry’s romance.
During their time in the notorious mansion, the couple grew close and kissed multiple times.
They even posed on the cover of OK! Magazine for a couples shoot, revealing the sexual tension they experienced while filming the episode.
Lucien’s reality show days are certainly behind him, as he’s been in dramas Snatch, Scream Queens, and, most recently, Emily in Paris as Alfie.
And if that wasn’t enough, the actor is currently eyed up to play the next James Bond!
‘Lucien ticks all of the boxes,’ a source told The Daily Mail.
‘He is a super talented actor, is extremely handsome and in the past 18 months has won lots of new fans since he joined Emily In Paris.
‘Bond bosses are already saying how you can see him in the 007 tuxedo, how dapper and fitting to the role he will look.’
Once the news started doing the rounds on social media, one fan thought Kerry Katona would make the perfect Bond girl following their history, which resulted in many fans astonished by their former romance.
‘I fully forgot about this wow kerry really is THAT girl,’ one person wrote.
‘I literally have no recollect of this relationship,’ another added.
‘Excuse me????? What when where,’ a third person tweeted.
Speaking to the tabloid, the 31-year-old mother of five couldn’t stop gushing about the then-19-year-old, declaring that he is ‘everything all rolled into one’.
She said: ‘There was a lot of sexual tension, definitely. If the cameras hadn’t been there, God knows what would have happened!
‘Marry me Lucien! Lucien is very giving. He’s one of these guys who would give you a kiss and a cuddle, a cup of tea, put petals in the bath – the small things I’d want in a husband.’
Lucien has also inspired romance rumours with Little Mix artists Leigh-Anne Pinnock, with whom he was seen in 2012, and Jesy Nelson, with whom he enjoyed a night out in 2021.
Emily In Paris is available to stream on Netflix.