emily blunt talking openly about it Devil Wears Prada The character, Emily Charlton, becoming a “lesbian icon”.
visible on Thursday, June 11, episode Of Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenBlunt, 43, was asked to reflect on her popular character’s sexuality.
“Emily Charlton has become a gay icon and fans have long shipped her with Andy Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway).” host Cohenthe 58-year-old asked Blunt while reading a fan’s question. “Would you like to see him portrayed as openly gay in future sequels?”
In response, oppenheimer The star admitted that she was in favor of the idea.
Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt’s characters in The Devil Wears Prada didn’t get off to a good start in the 2006 film, but their connection off-camera was undeniable. “Did we meet before the table read?” Blunt, who plays lead assistant Emily in the fashion-themed film, asked Hathaway, 41, during the reunion on Wednesday, Dec.
Blunt joked, “I’d love to do it with Anne Hathaway.” She added, “Come on! There’s a love story there.”
Following the enduring popularity of the original Devil Wears Prada The film, released in 2006, Blunt reprized her role with Hathaway and Meryl Streep in the sequel Which dropped earlier this year.
Also shared his thoughts on his possible love life during his role WWHL In appearance, Blunt described how she felt when Charlton was seen as a villain by some fans in the two films.
Blunt said, “You know, when I played her in the first movie, I never saw her as a bitch, I just saw her as desperate and this person who defines her entire self on her work and her success and she’s obviously a confused and crazy person but I feel for her.” “I don’t know, I love him. I think he’s completely crazy and I still think, I get it, I get the intent.”
Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway.
(Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company, Ltd.)Cohen said he believed that because Blunt portrayed Charlton “with vulnerability”, the character did not come off as bad as it potentially could have come across.
Blunt replied, “That’s sad though. Think how empty that life is.”
edge of tomorrow The actress had previously expressed her desire to become a “gay icon” in her previous interviews.
The news that a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is in the works has sent a wave of excitement and consternation across social media, almost as if Miranda Priestly herself was about to walk into the room, but someone forgot to place the San Pellegrino correctly. Because, what if something goes wrong? 2006 original, (…)
Blunt revealed, “Yes, I’m going to be a gay icon.” Guardian In 2009. “Have I ever flirted that way? No, never (but) I remember girls having crushes on other girls in your year group (at school). There are girls who are magnetic and beautiful and so nice. You just feel yourself shrinking in their presence. I totally remember how powerful 16-, 17-year-old girls can be. I look at them now – my little sister is 18 – and they Looks very big. And tall – I mean, he’s 6 feet 4 inches tall.
In 2014 he told Advocate That she was embracing that fanbase, explaining it. “I know that’s my demographic. My fans have made that clear to me.”
She added, “I love it. I think it’s great, because one day I hope to be a gay icon.”
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