Anne Hathaway reveals she was ninth choice for The Devil Wears Prada

Anne Hathaway has revealed she was the ninth choice for the starring position in her hit film The Devil Wears Prada.

The actress performed the assistant to Meryl Streep’s fearsome journal editor within the 2006 comedy.

It is one amongst the roles Hathaway, 38, is supreme known for nevertheless she has revealed she was nowhere shut to the first choice to play Andy Sachs.

At some point of an appearance on the US version of RuPaul’s Tear Flee, contestant Rose asked Hathaway if there were any roles she needed to “fight enamel and nail for”.

She replied: “How great time perform you acquire got got?”

She added: “I will give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada.

“But I got it! Dangle in there, never quit.”

It has beforehand been reported that Mean Ladies neatly-known particular person Rachel McAdams was the first choice for the portion nevertheless grew to transform it down, while Juliette Lewis and Claire Danes also auditioned.

The film, which also stars Streep as editor Miranda Priestley, is in step with the unusual of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, a former assistant to Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

Before her Tear Flee appearance, Hathaway shared a textual mumble material trade with her mother on Instagram.

In the texts her mother says she is “lucky” to seem on the showcase and described RuPaul as “primarily the most accepting and partaking and sublime particular person on the planet”.

She captioned the post: “A textual mumble material trade with my Mom (who has ‘colossal admire’ @rupaulofficial)

“I couldn’t be extra inflamed to be zooming into the work room on @rupaulsdragrace tonight!

“Tall care for and on myth of the the crew that made it happen!”

She signed off the post with a reference to at least one amongst RuPaul’s catchphrases, writing: “Adore, Annie Hathaslay.”