When fans started shipping Emily Charlton and Andy Sachs years ago, they might’ve wondered if the actors themselves ever noticed the chemistry. Turns out, they did—and Emily Blunt is completely here for it.
During her appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Thursday, June 11, Blunt fielded a fan question about whether her Devil Wears Prada character could be portrayed as openly lesbian in a future sequel. The response? A playful but genuinely enthusiastic,“I’d love to get it on with Annie Hathaway. C’mon! There’s a love story there.”
It’s the kind of comment that feels both tongue-in-cheek and oddly sincere. Blunt has been embracing her role as a gay icon for years now. Back in 2009, she told The Guardian she expected to become one, and by 2014, she was telling The Advocate that she loved the demographic, saying“I hope to be a gay icon.”But this is different—this is her actively envisioning a narrative shift for two of cinema’s most quotable characters, and frankly, the internet’s been waiting for it.
Beyond the romance angle, Blunt also opened up about how she’s always viewed Emily Charlton. Rather than seeing her as the villain some fans do, Blunt sees a woman defined entirely by her job and success—desperate, delusional, and tragic.“She’s a complete loon,”Blunt said,“but I feel for her.”It’s that vulnerability in the performance that’s made the character resonate so deeply, especially with queer audiences who’ve found themselves rooting for someone everyone else dismisses.
With Devil Wears Prada 2 already in the wild as of 2026, the question now is whether the franchise will actually lean into what fans have been asking for. Blunt’s enthusiasm suggests at least one half of that potential love story would be game.
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