The daughters of Emily Blunt were appalled by their mother’s well-known role in “The Devil Wears Prada.”
The actress, who is married to John Krasinski and has two children, Hazel, 10, and Violet, 7, said to Page Six on Monday at the 18th Annual American Institute for Stuttering gala, “They thought I was the meanest person they’ve ever met.”
In her reflections on the beloved 2006 movie, Blunt remarked, “It’s amazing that it leaves such a lasting impression on people. I play an assistant at a high-end fashion magazine.” and I am cited on it once a week.
She also mentioned that the actors, who included Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep, and Anne Hathaway, had “the time of our lives” while filming the picture.
“It was my first big movie when I was young,” she said. “I recall getting a call from my agency informing me about the opening weekend. I thought, “Is that good?” As if I had no idea what was admirable.
At the US Open in New York earlier this month, Blunt and Krasinski made an uncommon appearance with their tiny movie reviewers. The foursome watched the women’s final match from courtside.
Blunt, 41, told us the American Institute for Stuttering is a cause near to her heart on Monday while she was at the event.
Blunt revealed that she had “begun to shut down” before receiving assistance because she felt “embarrassed” by her childhood stutter.
She acknowledged that she had never anticipated having to communicate so much at work and that one of her teachers had pushed her to “aim higher than I thought I was capable of.”
“I do believe it’s really ironic that I’ve ended up in a job that is so public and requires so much public speaking,” she said. And I’m appreciative since I enjoy my work.
For children who stammer as well, the “Oppenheimer” actor advised them to “speak openly about it, don’t keep it in the shadows.”
Blunt, who was also present at the event alongside Krasinski, is a member of the advocacy group’s board of directors. The organization has raised over a million dollars, which is used to treat underprivileged stutterers for free or at a reduced cost.
