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Leslie Fremar: The Real-Life Emily in Prada

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Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar reveals shes the real-life inspiration for Emily in The Devil Wears Prada, the book that became a hit movie. Fremar, who hired Lauren Weisberger, admits to drawing parallels with the film, but hasnt spoken to Weisberger since she left Vogue. Now, Fremar styles A-listers and owns her story, as fashion world drama turned into pop culture gold.

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Leslie Fremar: The Real-Life Emily in Prada

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Leslie Fremar: The Real-Life Emily in Prada. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 29th. Entertainment and celebrity news today starts now, AI-powered and trending. Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar just dropped the bombshell, saying she's the real-life inspiration for Emily in the Devilwares Prada, the book that sparked the hit movie and its sequel. She hired Lauren Weisberger as a junior assistant to Anna Wind Tour at Vogue, and they worked side by side for eight months. Fremar even admits she told Weisberger that a million girls would kill for that job. A line straight out of the film. Fremar called the book of a trail since it drew heavily from their real experiences, though it got softened after Wind Tour saw an early copy. She hasn't spoken to Weisberger since she left Vogue, and says any chat now would feel super awkward. These days, Fremar styles a-listers and even worked for Prada right after the book hit shelves. She once told actress Emily Blunt she's the real Emily, but Blunt just gave a casual, oh, okay, it's wild how fashion world drama turned into pop culture gold, and Fremar's

owning her story after more than 20 years.

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