He is an English actor who began his career in Coronation Street and Grange Hill.
But since then Lucien Laviscount’s star has risen far, with the Emily in Paris heart-throb now rumoured to be dating Grammy-winner Shakira.
The 31-year-old plays Alfie in the hit Netflix series. He appeared in Grange Hill in 2007 before taking roles in Coronation Street in 2009 and Waterloo Road from 2010 to 2011.
After he featured in the music video for Shakira’s song Punteria last week, the pair stepped out for dinner in New York on Tuesday.
The 47-year-old Colombian singer – who had performed a concert in Times Square earlier in the evening – was wearing a lace-up corset with platform heels.
Shakira’s new flame? Emily in Paris and Corrie star Lucien Laviscount, who used to date Kerry Katona, is now seeing the pop legend (pictured in NYC earlier this week)
Up until now, his most high-profile romance was with former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona. He and Katona met when he was 19 and she was 31 in 2011 on CBB (pictured)
After he featured in the music video for Shakira’s song Punteria last week, the pair stepped out for dinner in New York on Tuesday
Shakira, who has two sons – Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine – with her ex-partner, former footballer Gerard Pique, kept warm in a leather jacket. Laviscount was also in black and rocked stylish wide-leg trousers, a scarf and a grey and black moto jacket.
When Lucien first appeared along the star in the Punteria video, fans were left in shock. In the music video, which also stars Cardi B, Lucien showed off his ripped physique as he went shirtless to play a centaur who was hit by Shakira’s arrow.
Lucien’s character was then dragged into a hall occupied by the singers and their followers and Shakira cleaned off his wound while running her hands over his body.
Prior to his apparent love-in with the Columbian beauty, his most high-profile romance was with former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona.
Lucien met Kerry when he was 19 and she was 31 in 2011 on Celebrity Big Brother. They were filmed kissing and cuddling on the show and started a relationship after leaving the house.
They then posed together for the cover of OK! Magazine, but split after claiming it ‘was all just a bit of fun’. She said: ‘Lucien was very charming and obviously easy on the eye, and it was all just a bit of fun.’
Since his appearance on the reality TV series, Waterloo Road star Lucien went on to play main character Emily’s love interest in hit Netflix drama Emily In Paris.
Lucien is pictured in his role as Jonah Kirby in Waterloo Road in 2010
He played Alfie in the second season of Netflix’s Emily In Paris opposite Lily Collins
‘I have seen Lucien as Alfie in Emily In Paris on Netflix – he’s a great actor, so it’s no wonder he is being tipped to be the next Bond.’
‘People were even joking that I could have made a good Bond girl – and that just made me giggle!’ she laughed.
The Burnley-born actor, whose first role was as a child model for Marks & Spencer when he was ten, is deemed to be the perfect age to play Bond and is among the names tipped to take over from Daniel Craig.
In November, Shakira struck a last-minute deal with Spanish prosecutors to avoid jail for tax fraud. The singer agreed to pay a fine of €7.6million after admitting six counts of the offence, totalling €14.8million.
And she has recently discussed ‘rebuilding’ her life following her split from Spanish footballer Piqué after 11 years.
The pair separated in the summer of 2022 following rumours he was unfaithful. He has since begun a relationship with 26-year-old Clara Chia Marti.
Piqué and Shakira met in 2010 on the set of the singer’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) music video – the official song of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where Spain won.
And she has recently discussed ‘rebuilding’ her life following her split from Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué after 11 years (the couple pictured in 2014)
