Meryl Streep has opened up about the evolution of her relationship with Anna Wintour in the years since the release of the devil Wears Prada The next episode is around the corner.
During an exclusive front row sit-down with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM, the 76-year-old icon was joined by her castmates Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, who discussed the sequel’s legacy.
Streep also admitted to relying on her fantasy of leadership and power to craft the iconic persona.
Speaking about the 2006 film, Streep told the show host, “I just wanted to create my own Miranda.”
She added, “I wanted it to be my own thing, and, ‘Who would I be if I was in charge?'”
She revealed that Anna Wintour personally reached out to Meryl Streep to inquire about the sequel, which shows a level of mutual respect and trust that did not exist 20 years earlier.
However, Streep mentioned the highly anticipated sequel and revealed that Wintour “called me up and said, ‘What’s it going to be like?'” “after I’d known her for the last 20 years.”
Streep shared her response to Wintour, “‘I think it’s going to be good. Don’t be worried.'”
“And I still feel the same way,” she reassured fans before concluding.
