- Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar has publicly identified herself as the real-life inspiration for Emily Blunt's character, Emily Charlton, in The Devil Wears Prada.
- Fremar, the first assistant to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, confirmed her role during an interview on Vogue's The Run-Through podcast ahead of The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere.
- She admitted to telling author Lauren Weisberger the iconic line, “A million girls would kill for this job,” and described Weisberger as uninterested in fashion during their time at Vogue.
- Fremar expressed that she felt “betrayed” when Weisberger's novel, which was based on her experience as a junior assistant, was first released.
- Weisberger previously said her book was not an act of revenge but a reflection of her experience working for a powerful woman.
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