Leslie Fremar: The Real-Life Emily from 'The Devil Wears Prada'

0:00On April 29th, over 20 years after the Devil Wears Prada dropped, Stylist Leslie Fremar just came out saying she's the real-life Emily, that high-strung first assistant played by Emily Blunt. Fremar worked as Anna Winters top-aided Vogue, and even held tire of the author, Lauren Weisberger, straight out of Cornell. She spilled this on Vogue's The Run Through Podcast, explaining how she got an early copy of the book Men for Win Tour. That draft felt dark and mean, but editors toned it down to something lighter before it hit shelves. Fremar owned up to being pretty intense back then, frustrated because Weisberger wasn't into fashion. She just wanted to write. Fremar remembers snapping lines like a million girls would kill for that job. Straight from her own mouth since she lived for the industry while Weisberger didn't play the game. These days, Fremar hasn't crossed paths with Weisberger in two decades, but she did tell Blunt she inspired the role. Blunt just shrugged it off, no big reaction. Still, Fremar digs the movie now, seeing it as a fun fantasy take on fashion

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