Real-Life ‘Emily’ From ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Speaks Out: The Book ‘Felt Like a Betrayal’ but ‘I Probably Was Not Very Nice. I Was High-Strung’
By Zack Sharf
Published on April 29, 2026.
Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar has publicly identified as the real-life inspiration for Lauren Weisberger's novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," describing herself as Emily. This comes ahead of the release of “the Devil Warentada 2” which stars Emily Blunt. Fremar had worked alongside Weizberger for eight months, and said the book "felt like a betrayal" when it was released. She also mentioned her experiences at Vogue as the basis for the 2003 book.
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