TV show 'Call My Agent' on Netflix is a rare look at gay parentg problems through Andréa: ctody battl, blogil mom's bond, more.
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Gabriel and Andréa quell an on-set fd between Joey Starr and Julie Gayet; Mathias learns a big client will be killed off on a soap opera.