Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt are revisiting their iconic roles in The Devil Wears Prada sequel and opening up about the most cutting critiques they’ve faced.
The stories they shared echo the sharp tone of Miranda Priestly’s famous on-screen lines, but these moments were very real.
Emily Blunt recalls a brutal on-set comment
Blunt described a moment with a director that stuck with her long after filming.
After repeating a scene multiple times, she said he told her: “You had it, but it’s gone now.”
Confused, she asked what exactly was gone, to which he replied: “Yeah, it’s actually gone.”
Anne Hathaway shares a childhood memory
Hathaway revealed a comment from an acting class when she was just eight years old.
“I made everybody laugh,” she said, but her teacher responded: “You’ll always work, because you’re not pretty, but you’re quirky.”
She admitted the remark brought “a flood of shame,” adding later, “Who says that to a child?”
Meryl Streep remembers a subtle put-down
Streep shared a quieter but equally lasting moment from her teenage years.
During a college interview, she mentioned reading Carl Jung, only for a dean to correct her pronunciation.
“I remember thinking, ‘Why did she put me down?’” Streep said, noting how those early moments can stay with you.
Returning to familiar roles
The actresses also reflected on stepping back into their characters for The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Hathaway said she feels far more grounded now compared to when she first played Andy, while Streep described revisiting Miranda as something that came naturally.
A lasting connection to their characters
Blunt summed up the experience by saying actors never fully leave their roles behind.
“I love playing this lunatic,” she joked, adding that returning to the character felt both familiar and exciting.
