Anne Hathaway has made headlines with her commitment to a more inclusive representation in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, vowing to avoid the ‘alarmingly thin’ models that dominate many catwalks—a sentiment she discussed with Meryl Streep after recent fashion shows. Meanwhile, Streep shared her experiences of managing the incredible fan excitement on set, necessitating some innovative crowd control measures.
Anne Hathaway made sure ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ does not feature any “alarmingly thin” models. Her co-star Meryl Streep has revealed the incident when the two went to Milan Fashion Week and how they were struck by looking at the skeletal models.
Anne Hathaway doesn’t want skeletal models in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
According to Meryl Streep in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she and Hathaway attended a runway show during Milan Fashion Week where they made the observation. “I was struck by how not only beautiful and young, everyone seems young to me, but alarmingly thin the models were,” Streep told the publication. “I thought that all had been addressed years ago. Annie clocked it too, and she made a beeline to the producers about it, securing promises that the models in the show that we were putting together for our film would not be so skeletal! She’s a stand-up girl.
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Meryl Streep was unnerved by fans’ response for the sequel
Streep admitted she was “unnerved” during the filming of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” because of the sensation it caused. Paparazzi and hundreds of fans swarmed the set each day as it filmed in New York City.“Even though we were aware of the impact of the first film two decades ago, I think none of us were prepared for the ambush of both goodwill and avid attention that engulfed us,” Streep said. “We needed police barriers and crowd control.
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with the crew. Annie kept her cool, but I was unnerved.”
More about ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” centers on Hathaway’s Andy Sachs as she becomes the features editor for Runway magazine, which brings her back into contact with Streep’s editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. Andy was Miranda’s second assistant in the first movie. The duo’s attempts to revive the magazine bring them face to face with Miranda’s former first assistant, Emily Blunt’s now high-powered Emily. Stanley Tucci also returns as Nigel.‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ hits theatres on May 1, 2026.
