Anne Hathaway can always be synonymous with her film The Devil Wears Prada.
But the Oscar winner barely landed the iconic role of Andy Sachs in the highly-rated 2006 film.
She recently revealed that she was the ninth choice for the main character in Devil Wears Prada, giving a stimulating talk to RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants during this Friday’s episode.
Almost an accident: Anne Hathaway recently revealed that she was the ninth choice for the main character in Devil Wears Prada, while she gave a stimulating talk to RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants during this Friday’s episode
The 38-year-old actress told the shocking and amusing fact when drag queen Rosé (real name Ross McCorkell) asked which role she should ‘fight tooth and nail’.
She said, ‘I’m going to give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada. But I did understand! Hold on, never give up.
Hathaway had a memorable performance as the sullen assistant to the editor-in-chief of a prestigious fashion magazine, which finds her personal life disintegrating as her career takes off.
She starred alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in the film based on the 2003 eponymous novel by Lauren Weisberger.
With nails and teeth: the 38-year-old told the shocking and amusing fact when drag queen Rosé (real name Ross McCorkell) asked which role she should “fight tooth and nail”
Pouring the tea: She said, ‘I’m going to give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada. But I did understand! Hold on, never give up ‘
Innovative: Hathaway had a memorable performance as the sullen assistant to the editor-in-chief of a prestigious fashion magazine, who finds her personal life in tatters as her career takes off
That’s all: she starred alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in the film based on the 2003 eponymous novel by Lauren Weisberger
It was previously revealed that Rachel McAdams turned down the role, for which Juliette Lewis and Claire Danes were also considered.
Les Misérables actress also gave RPDR competitor Tina Burner (real name Kristian Seeber) some advice on how to get the perfect death scene right: ‘Just, like, don’t sneeze. I don’t know – make as much noise as you can before you go.
She logged on to Instagram before the episode aired, sharing a funny text exchange with her mother, who is apparently a huge fan of iconic presenter RuPaul Charles.
Hathaway captioned the screenshot: ‘A text exchange with my mother (who has “enormous respect” @rupaulofficial).
‘I couldn’t be more excited to enter the workroom at @rupaulsdragrace tonight! Much love and thanks to the team that made it happen! With love, Annie Hathaslay ‘
Biggest fan: she logged onto Instagram before the episode aired, sharing a funny text exchange with her mother, who is apparently a huge fan of the iconic presenter RuPaul Charles
Performance agitation: And although she made the appearance via Zoom, the Princess Diaries star revealed that she was so excited to be there, showing the hives on her neck
Talk show hives: Hathaway has appeared in ‘talk show hives’ before, revealing them after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2016 and, most recently, on Late Night With Seth Meyers last month
And although she made the appearance via Zoom, the Princess Diaries star revealed that she was so excited to be there.
She said to the cast, while revealing redness in her neck: ‘I need to tell you, I don’t care who I am – I still have hives. So I’m just going to fix my hair [and] cover up the fact that I get very nervous when speaking in public.
Hathaway has appeared on ‘talk show hives’ before, revealing them after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2016, and most recently on Late Night With Seth Meyers last month.
She appeared on the show to promote her HBO Max film, Locked Down, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller and Lucy Boynton.
The native New Yorker was recently cast alongside Jared Leto in the Apple TV + WeCrashed limited series, based on the eponymous podcast, which explores ‘the greedy rise and inevitable fall of WeWork’.
Lead actress: She appeared on the show to promote her HBO Max film, Locked Down, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller and Lucy Boynton