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Meryl Streep confirmed that she and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour are distant cousins while promoting nan highly anticipated “Devil Wears Prada 2” film.
“It came retired that … y’all are, like, 5th cousins aliases something,” “Today” big Jenna Bush Hager told nan “Mama Mia” prima on her “Open Book” podcast Wednesday.
Streep explained nan relationship to Hager and her co-stars, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, saying that their family roots are from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
“We are aged English, nan Wilkinsons, my mother’s side,” she said. “It’s beautiful funny.”
Streep shared that she was unaware of nan family relationship until recently, joking that she mightiness person “copied” Wintour’s mannerisms successful nan movie if she had known.
“Maybe she’s copying me,” nan “Only Murders successful nan Building” prima quipped.
Blunt and Tucci were successful disbelief, arsenic Streep playfully added, “Handle that.”
Earlier this month, “Today” revealed that Streep and Wintour, some 76, shared their 5th great-grandparents, Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey, and were sixth cousins.
The iconic duo has worked together passim nan years since nan merchandise of “The Devil Wears Prada” successful 2006.
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Streep portrayed Miranda Priestly, nan editor-in-chief of Runway Fashion magazine, wide believed to beryllium inspired by Wintour.
The movie was inspired by a caller written by Wintour’s erstwhile inferior assistant, Lauren Weisberger.
Most recently, Streep and Wintour paired up to beforehand nan film’s sequel and were spotted mingling astatine nan 2025 Milan Fashion Week past September, per Variety.
The character besides convinced Wintour to subordinate her connected May’s cover of Vogue version while dressed successful Prada.
At nan time, nan manner legend gushed complete being portrayed by Wintour, saying, “It’s specified an grant to beryllium played by Meryl, nevertheless distant Miranda is from myself. Who wouldn’t deliberation that that wasn’t nan astir bonzer gift?”
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” will beryllium released successful theaters connected May 1.
