The Real-Life “Emily” From ’The Devil Wears Prada’ Publicly Reveals Her Identity Decades After Film
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“I definitely told her a million girls would kill for the job,” celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar said of working with Lauren Weisberger, who based the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ book on her time working with Anna Wintour and Vogue.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The real-life “Emily” that inspired Emily Blunt ’s character in The Devil Wears Prada is coming forward. Speaking with Vogue ‘s The Run-Through , celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar revealed that she’s the inspiration for “Emily,” the assistant to Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly in the film and colleague to Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs. Lauren Weisberger released the bestselling novel the first film is adapted from more than two decades ago after serving as a junior assistant for Anna Wintour, the inspiration behind Streep’s Miranda Priestly, and fictionalized her time working for Wintour and Vogue . Fremar hired Weisberger and worked with her for eight months. Related Stories Movies 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Review: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt Turn Up for Frothy Sequel Stuffed With One-Liners and Mixed Messages Movies 'The Devil Wears Prada 2': First Reactions “I definitely told her a million girls would kill for the job,” Fremar revealed, referencing a memorable quote from the film. “That was definitely my line because I actually really believed that, and I knew that she didn’t necessarily wanna be there.” Despite being the inspiration for the Emily character in the book, Fremar said she didn’t learn about the release of it until after she’d already left her job working for Wintour and Vogue . “I got a call from Anna’s office saying that she wanted to see me,” Fremar recalled. “I was petrified. said, ‘Who’s Lauren Weisberger?’ And I said, ‘She was your junior assistant.’ And she’s like, ‘Well, she wrote a book about us, and you’re worse than me.’” Fremar also said she wanted to “ask more questions” but noted “you can’t really ask her that many questions.” The early copy of the book was “quite mean” at first but eventually “softe...
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