Lucien Laviscount of Emily in Paris recently shared an interesting tale of how David Beckham inadvertently helped him kick-start his acting career. Scouted at age 10 to appear in a Marks & Spencer modeling campaign, Laviscount recalls that after their shoot, impressed by the charisma of young Laviscount, Beckham advised him to try his hand at acting. It didn’t just stop at giving advice—he said to him, “Hey Lucien, you are a funny lad – you should get into some acting.” Beckham went so far as to have his assistant call up an acting school in Manchester to track down Lucien’s family.
‘Beckham changed my life’
Emily in Paris’ actor Lucien Laviscount revealed how David Beckham called an acting school to “take him in” while he was modelling. https://t.co/wUubP4zAoD pic.twitter.com/ny9Js0FK38
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This early endorsement by David Beckham really helped Emily in Paris Star Laviscount make the leap from modeling to acting, and he found himself signed up for shows in England, such as Grange Hill and Coronation Street. He has repeatedly thanked Beckham for his intervention, stating that it was actually this football star who gave him the chance that put his career on track.
It is wonderful how prominent figures like Beckham can do something that really stays with someone and shapes their life and career. Lucien Laviscount indeed has David to thank for the opening of that door!
