Anne Hathaway Wasn’t the First Choice for the Lead in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
When Anne Hathaway appeared on RuPaulās Drag Race she was sure to spill some āteaā with the contestants. That includes the details of her role with The Devil Wears Prada, a movie where she was reportedly the ninth choice for the lead.Ā
Hereās what we know about this actor and her acting advice to the contestants.Ā
Anne Hathaway appeared on āRuPaulās Drag Raceā
This actor is an unapologetic fan of RuPaulās Drag Race and drag performers, even crying when she met RuPaul on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. She shared her support for queens like MonĆ©t X Change and even expressed interest in being a guest judge.
With season 13 of the series, Hathaway finally appeared in the Werk Room. Kind of.Ā Hathaway spoke to the queens via the āShe-mailā screen, offering insight and support for their upcoming musical challenge.
One of the contestants, RosĆ©, asked if there were any roles she had to āfight tooth and nail for.ā Hathaway laughed and responded, āHow much time do you have?ā
āI will give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada,ā she continued. āBut I got it! Hang in there, never give up.ā
Anne Hathaway portrayed one of the main characters in āThe Devil Wears Pradaā
Yahoo reported that hot off of the heels of Mean Girls and The Notebook, Rachel McAdams was the first choice for this role. She declined the role, stating in a 2007 interview with Elle US that she wasnāt passionate about the movie and the role.
Hathaway, on the other hand, was so passionate about Andy that she traced the words āhire meā in the sand of a zen garden plant, according to Yahoo. Of course, she earned the part and The Devil Wears Prada became a fan-favorite comedy about working in fashion.
This film predominantly told the story of an aspiring journalist, Andy, who gets a rare position at a fashion magazine ā working for the one and only Miranda Priestly. This editor-in-chief was portrayed by Meryl Streep. The Devil Wears Prada, based on the novel by former magazine assistant Lauren Weisberger, also starred Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.
Anne Hathaway also appeared in movies like āElla Enchantedā and āThe Princess Diariesā
As the cast of RuPaulās Drag Race pointed out, Hathaway appeared in several productions aside from The Devil Wears Prada. In 2013, she earned the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie musical, Les MisĆ©rables.
She earned the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for the same film. Anne Hathaway also starred in several Disney-related projects, including Ella Enchanted, The Princess Diaries, and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.Ā