Apparently, being a glamorous assistant in high fashion doesn’t win you any brownie points at home! Emily Blunt, the ageless wonder (fine, she’s 41, but really?), recently spilled the tea about her daughters’ less-than-stellar review of her The Devil Wears Prada performance. And spoiler alert: they’re not nominating her for any “Coolest Mom of the Year” awards.
Blunt’s role as Emily (yes, her name was also Emily — talk about typecasting) in the iconic 2006 film made her a household name. Starring opposite THE Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, she played a character who would chew you up, spit you out, and then ask if you could grab her a non-fat, no-foam, sugar-free latte — with a smile.
But her kids? Not impressed. In fact, their reaction was more, “Mom, you’re like the villain in our bedtime stories, but in heels.” Emily confessed to Page Six that her daughters Hazel (10) and Violet (7) had one unanimous, brutally honest opinion: “You’re the meanest person we’ve ever met!” Ah, kids — they always know how to cut deep, right?
Apparently, Blunt’s girls were less about the couture outfits and more about “Why does mom keep bossing people around and not share her snacks?”
For the record, Emily shares these little bundles of joy with hubby John Krasinski, aka Jim from The Office — who is, let’s face it, probably the “fun parent” who gets away with everything. “Daddy made paper airplanes at work and you just yell at people about purses, Mom!”
Reflecting on the film, Emily admitted it’s left a permanent mark on pop culture (and her kids’ view of her). “It’s incredible that people still quote it to me every week.” Yes, every single week someone probably yells, “That’s all!” at her in a Starbucks line. Talk about job hazards!
She also spilled that making the movie was an absolute blast, which probably involved more pizza than you’d think considering all the fashion in that movie. “At the time, I was young, and it was my first big movie,” she said, adding that she had zero clue what to expect. Her agent had to explain the concept of a successful opening weekend. “I was like, ‘Is that good?’” Classic Emily — the epitome of humble beginnings wrapped in designer labels.
Moral of the story? You can star in one of the most iconic movies of the 2000s, but your kids will still roast you like last week’s leftovers.
