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BEING CAST OPPOSITE Meryl Streep doesn’t leave much room to show-steal.
And yet back in 2006, Emily Blunt managed to do just that while playing the part of Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada.
Her portrayal of Miranda Priestly’s downtrodden but determined senior assistant at Runway magazine caught the attention of the press and public alike, and did much to catapult her career, ultimately earning her a BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination.
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But what was it about Emily Charlton that resonated so much with cinema-goers?
Her cutting putdowns? Her sheer sense of will? Or her flair for the dramatic?
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Well, actually it’s the fact that she is much more like you and I than any of us initially realised.
And here are just a few of the thousands times you channelled her.
1. The morning after you decided that a Sunday Session would be a good idea.
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2. That same morning when your colleagues actually took you at your word.
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3. The time you had to rein in your mate’s stalking of her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.
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4. The time your friends insisted on filling you in on your conduct the night before.
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5. That time you thought your life was on the upswing, and filled everyone in on your new classy life-plan.
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6. That time you gave some well-meaning advice on how to get through the horror that is day-to-day living.
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7. Your reaction that time you saw your mate had liked an Instagram of someone you only hate-follow.
8. That time you were forced to discuss your drunken alter ego, and had to remind people of the rules.
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8 times you channelled Emily from The Devil Wear Prada without even realising
BEING CAST OPPOSITE Meryl Streep doesn’t leave much room to show-steal.
And yet back in 2006, Emily Blunt managed to do just that while playing the part of Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada.
Her portrayal of Miranda Priestly’s downtrodden but determined senior assistant at Runway magazine caught the attention of the press and public alike, and did much to catapult her career, ultimately earning her a BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination.
But what was it about Emily Charlton that resonated so much with cinema-goers?
Her cutting putdowns? Her sheer sense of will? Or her flair for the dramatic?
Well, actually it’s the fact that she is much more like you and I than any of us initially realised.
And here are just a few of the thousands times you channelled her.
1. The morning after you decided that a Sunday Session would be a good idea.
2. That same morning when your colleagues actually took you at your word.
3. The time you had to rein in your mate’s stalking of her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.
4. The time your friends insisted on filling you in on your conduct the night before.
5. That time you thought your life was on the upswing, and filled everyone in on your new classy life-plan.
6. That time you gave some well-meaning advice on how to get through the horror that is day-to-day living.
7. Your reaction that time you saw your mate had liked an Instagram of someone you only hate-follow.
8. That time you were forced to discuss your drunken alter ego, and had to remind people of the rules.
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