Lily... and the 2 loves of her life
Rescued dog travels world with star and her husband
BUSY with her flourishing acting career, starring as the lead in (and co-producing) one of Netflix’s hit series, Lily Collins also juggles two great loves – her husband and her rescue dog, Redford.
The British-American actress, 33, and filmmaker husband Charlie McDowell, 39, adopted the pug-terrier cross in 2019. He has been travelling the world with them since.
Redford even has his own Instagram account and an impressive 78,000 followers who chart his adventures with his famous owners. Rather than stay
‘Welcome to the family’
ing with dogsitters, it seems that Redford has accompanied Miss Collins to Denmark, Finland, the US and, of course, to France for the filming of her hit show, Emily In Paris.
Miss Collins, who is the daughter of rock star Phil Collins, has shared a number of pictures of herself cuddling up to her little pet on her own account. In other images he can be seen sitting in the basket of a bicycle, and he has also been seen sitting on a Parisian balcony and playing with an Eiffel Tower chew toy. The couple adopted Redford from Santa Monica-based rescue centre Love Leo, which has supplied stars including actress Olivia Munn with canine pals. ‘World, meet baby Redford. I couldn’t be more grateful that this little man came into our lives from Love Leo
Rescue,’ Miss Collins wrote just after the adoption.
‘It was absolutely love at first sight and I know we’re going to have so many incredible adventures ahead. Welcome to the family!’ They even hosted their own fundraiser for the rescue centre in 2020. Miss Collins married McDowell – the son of British actor Malcolm McDowell and actress Mary Steenburgen – in September 2021 in Colorado. Before meeting Miss Collins, McDowell had a long-term relationship with actress Rooney Mara and dated both Emilia Clarke and Hilary Duff.
The eagerly awaited third series of Emily In Paris was released on Netflix last month. It follows Emily Cooper as she tries to decide between two suitors: French chef Gabriel and British banker Alfie. The opening episode was watched by more than 250,000 people on the first day of its release.