"I'm the real Emily": After 20 years, the confession about 'The Devil Wears Prada' drew Blunt's reaction...

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Former first assistant to Anna Wintour and currently a top-tier stylist

Just before the U.S. release of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2', the 'real Emily', who had remained shrouded in mystery for over two decades, finally revealed her identity. However, the reaction of the actress who played Emily became even more of a topic than expected.

Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar appeared on Vogue's podcast 'The Run-Through' on the 29th (local time) and declared, "I am Emily. I know that I am Emily." She revealed that she was the actual model for Emily Charlton, the demanding executive assistant to Miranda Priestly played by Emily Blunt in the film.

Fremar worked as Anna Wintour's first assistant at Vogue in the late 1990s (Wintour is the real-life model for Miranda in the film) and personally hired Lauren Weisberger, the author of the original novel, as a junior assistant at the time. The two worked together for about eight months.

When the novel was published in 2003, Fremar was summoned by Anna Wintour. "Wintour asked, 'Who is Lauren Weisberger?' and said that she wrote a book about us and that I came out looking worse than her," Fremar recalled. While admitting that the novel "felt like a betrayal," she honestly acknowledged, "It is true that I was not very kind. I was sharp-tongued. I felt like I had to do everything for her."

She also reported that the early draft was far harsher than the current film. "What has come out to the world today is a much lighter version than what she actually wrote." And finally, she directly confessed to Emily Blunt, "I am Emily."

Fremar said with a wry smile, "I expected a huge reaction, but Blunt just said, 'Oh, really?'" She also revealed that the film's iconic line, "A million girls would kill for this job," was actually something Fremar herself had said.

Currently active as a top-tier stylist handling celebrities such as Charlize Theron and Nicola Peltz Beckham, Fremar stated, "Everyone, including PR personnel and brand representatives who worked with us at the time, knew." Meanwhile, Weisberger, the author of the original novel, stated in a Vogue essay that "if I were to write this book today, it would contain more empathy for both the boss and the assistant."

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