Two unexpected romances blossom in a grey seaside town in emerging songstress Whinnie Williams’ video for “You Don’t Love Me,” a debut single that takes puppy love literally. Shot in collaboration with DATS Entertainment along the Hastings promenade on the south coast of England, director Robert Francis Müller follows Williams’ jelly-shoe clad feet around amusement arcades, junk yards and caravans in pursuit of a handsome French stranger’s lost dog—and his affections. “I wanted to write a song for hopeless romantics,” says London-based Williams, who describes her sound as what it would be like “if Coco Chanel had a music production center.” Obsessed with her Gallic neighbors across the Channel, Williams is set on providing her own, updated twist on 1960s French pop. As for the video’s furry leading poodle, “Brian is part of the band,” she says. “He’s the best thing ever.” Read on for a snapshot of Whinnie’s amatory preferences. 

Pink champagne or Apérol Spritz?
Whinnie Williams: Apérol.

Kissing or snogging?
WW: Snogging.

Part-Time Lover or Put a Ring On It?
WW: Hmm… full-time boyfriend.

Is your ideal man a geek or a jock? 
WW: A jock to my geek.

“Bitter Sweet Symphony” or “Je t’aime... moi non plus”?
WW: “Je t’aime...”