Emily Blunt be honest around her The Devil Wears Prada character, Emily Charlton, becoming a “lesbian icon.”
Appears on episode on Thursday, June 11 of Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenBlunt, 43, was asked to weigh in on her popular character’s sexuality.
“Emily Charlton has become a lesbian icon and fans have long shipped her with Andy Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway).” host Cohen58, said as he read a fan’s question to Blunt. “Would you like to see her openly portrayed as a lesbian in a future sequel?”
In response has Oppenheimer star admitted that she was all for the idea.
Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt’s The Devil Wears Prada characters didn’t get off to a great start in the 2006 film, but off-camera their connection was undeniable. “Did we meet before the table read?” Blunt, who portrayed head assistant Emily in the fashion-themed film, asked Hathaway, 41, during their reunion on Wednesday, Dec (…)
“I would love to move on with Annie Hathaway,” Blunt joked. She added: “Come on! There’s a love story there.”
After the enduring popularity of the original The Devil Wears Prada film, released in 2006, Blunt reprized his role along with Hathaway and Meryl Streep in the sequel which fell earlier this year.
As well as sharing her thoughts on her character’s potential love life beneath her WWHL Appearances, Blunt explained how she felt about Charlton being seen by some fans as the villain in the two films.
“You know, when I played her in the first movie, I never saw her as a bitch, I saw her as just desperate and the person who kind of defines their whole self on their job and their success, and she’s definitely someone who’s delusional and a lunatic, but I feel for her,” Blunt said. “I don’t know, I love her. I think she’s a total badass, 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 Limited)Cohen added that he believed that because Blunt portrayed Charlton “with vulnerability”, the character did not look as ugly as she potentially could have been.
“She’s tragic though. Think how empty that life is,” Blunt replied.
The Edge of Tomorrow actress has previously addressed her desire to become a “gay icon” in previous interviews.
The news that a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is on the way has sent a wave of excitement and panic through social media, almost as if Miranda Priestly herself is about to enter the room, but someone forgot to place San Pellegrino correctly. Because what if something goes wrong? The original from 2006, (…)
“Yes, I want to be a gay icon,” Blunt shared The Guardian in 2009. “Have I ever flirted with that side? No, never (but) I remember girls having crushes on other girls in your year (at school). There are these girls who are magnetic and beautiful and sooo cool. You just feel like you’re shrinking in their presence. I absolutely remember how strong 16-, 17-year-old girls can be now. I look a lot, and my sister is now. grown and taller – I mean, what is it, my brother is 6 feet 4 inches now.
In 2014, she told The lawyer that she embraced that fan base and explained. “I know that’s my demographic. That’s been made clear to me by my fans.”
She added: “I love it. I think it’s so cool because one day I hope to be a gay icon.”
