Yes, season four has been all anyone can talk about, with its major plot shake up seeing Emily Cooper break up with French chef boyfriend Gabriel, and relocate to Rome to open Age

Lucas Bravo talks playing Gabriel on Netflix's "Emily in Paris," the "hamster wheel" of Hollywood and how George Clooney became his mentor.

Lucas Bravo has a unique way of dealing with rejection. The 36-year-old French actor, known for his role as Gabriel in the Netflix series Emily in Paris, revealed that he faced multiple setbacks prior to landing the part in the hit show,

Lucas Bravo, who plays a pivotal role as Emily's 'will-they-won't-they' love interest in Netflix 's Emily In Paris, has revealed he very nearly wasn't cast as Gabriel.

It's safe to say Emily in Paris star Lucas Bravo is not Team Gabriel at the moment.

Lucas Bravo was initially told he wasn’t going to Paris. Indeed, the Emily in Paris star, who has played Gabriel-a love interest vying for Lily Collins’ Emily’s heart-since season one of the Netflix series,

Lucas Bravo revealed to PEOPLE that he was initially rejected by the studio after going through five rounds of auditions after Paramount didn’t “want to take a chance on” him because he didn’t have “enough background.” He was so heartbroken over not getting the role that he ran away to the island of Corsica.