See “The Devil Wears Prada” Cast in the First Film vs. the Sequel

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all reprised their roles from the 2006 hit The Devil Wears Prada for The Devil Wears Prada 2

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• The 2026 sequel sees the characters reunite as they navigate the declining world of print media publishing

• Hathaway, Streep, Blunt and Tucci have all enjoyed successful careers since the first film's premiere

A lot has changed atRunwayover the last 20 years!

WhenThe Devil Wears Pradapremiered in 2006, it introduced Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway) as a recent college graduate trying to make a name for herself as a journalist. Along the way, she scores the job that "a million girls would kill for," a second assistant position to (fictional)Runwayeditor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep).

However, Andy quickly learns that the job comes with a lot more strings attached than fun perks — including navigating her working relationship with first assistant Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) and mentor Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci).

Two decades after Andy leftRunway, she returns to help Miranda and her sidekick Nigel navigate the new digital landscape of media and determine what happens to the glossy magazine next inThe Devil Wears Prada 2. Meanwhile, Emily has since moved on and works as an executive at a luxury brand competing withRunwayfor advertising funds.

From where the characters are now to what the stars have been up to over the last 20 years, here's everything to know aboutThe Devil Wears Pradacast in the first movie and the sequel.

Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs

Hathaway reprised her role as Andy Sachs inThe Devil Wears Prada 2. However, unlike her character in the first film, Andy is now an experienced journalist who has spent the last 20 years traveling across the world as an investigative reporter.

“You see her come back toRunwayfrom her reporting job and she’s figuring herself out again, professionally and emotionally,” costume designer Molly Rogers toldVogue.

She finds herself returning toRunwayas an editor under reigning editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. Andy teams up with Miranda and Nigel to adapt the magazine to the changing media landscape.

While Hathaway's beloved character has come into her own, the actress has also had plenty of success over the last 20 years. She won anAcademy Awardfor her role inLes Misérablesand also starred in hit filmsBride Wars, Love & Other Drugs,The Dark Knight Rises, The InternandThe Idea of You.

As for her personal life, Hathaway — who was namedPEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful 2026— has been married toAdam Shulmansince 2012, with whom she shares sonsJonathan and Jack.

Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly

While Miranda Priestly faced a potential power change as the editor-in-chief ofRunwayin the first film, she has remained the magazine's boss throughout the last 20 years. However, she finds herself struggling to find howRunwayfits into the changing media landscape and enlists the help of Andy and Nigel.

“As a person holding her position for 20 years, she kept her look but adapted it, as we do with time,” Streep toldVogueof her character's changing style and personality over the years. “But I almost had PTSD from wearing high heels for 16 weeks. I feel like I should get a Medal of Freedom!"

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Before Streep starred inThe Devil Wears Prada, she had already earned two Oscars and anEmmy, and her career has only skyrocketed since. She won her third Oscar for her performance inThe Iron Ladyand also received praise for her roles inMamma Mia!, Doubt, The Post, Don't Look Upand more.

Meanwhile, Streep is also a mother tofour children, whom she shares withestranged husband Don Gummer: Henry, Mamie, Grace and Louisa.

Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton

Blunt's Emily Charlton was introduced as Miranda's dedicated first assistant, desperate to seek her approval and make a name for herself in the world of fashion. Unfortunately, she was constantly one-upped by Andy and even had her belovedParis Fashion Weektaken away from her.

Luckily for Emily, she has moved on fromRunwayand is now working as a successful executive at a luxury fashion house. Unlike the first movie, Emily may hold more power, since she's competing againstRunwayand Miranda over "advertising dollars that Miranda desperately needs," perVariety.

Since her time on the fashion movie set, Blunt — who was nominated for aGolden Globefor her performance in the first film — furthered her acting career in films likeEdge of Tomorrow, The Girl on the Train, A Quiet Place, Mary Poppins ReturnsandOppenheimer, which earned her an Oscar nomination.

Shortly after starring inThe Devil Wears Prada, she metJohn Krasinski, and theygot married in July 2010. The couple share two daughters:Hazel and Violet.

Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling

Tucci stole viewers' hearts when he played Nigel Kipling, longtimeRunwayfashion editor and Miranda's confidant. Although his stylish character didn't initially relate to Andy, he found himself taking her under her wing and even showing her the ropes ofRunwayand the coveted fashion closet.

In the sequel, Nigel remains loyal to Miranda and continues to work atRunway.

"Nigel must’ve been always hiding away inside me,” Tucci toldVogueof his character. “There was a good deal of Nigel in me, and so I was just able to let it all out again."

Over the last two decades, Tucci has worked on several award-winning projects — includingThe Lovely Bones, Julie & Julia, The Hunger Games, Burlesque, SpotlightandConclave.He won Emmy Awards for his performances inMonk, as well as his CNN food and travel docuseriesStanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, among others.

At the time of the first film's 2006 premiere, he was married toKathryn Spath, with whom he welcomedthree children— twins Isabel andNicoloand daughter Camilla — butKathryn died from cancer in 2009. The following year, Blunt introduced him to her sister,Felicity Blunt, and they got married in 2012. They havetwo children: Matteo and Emilia.

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Sally Field Explains Why She Turned Down Diane Keaton’s Role in “The” “First Wives Club, ”Says It Was Not Her ‘Cup of Tea’

Sally Field recently confirmed that she passed on a major role in The First Wives Club

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• The 79-year-old actress said the film’s themes didn’t align with the kinds of stories she wanted to tell

• Field also noted the role ultimately suited Diane Keaton better than it would her

Oscar-winning actressSally Fieldrecently opened up about a major role she once passed on, offering a candid look at how she evaluates the stories she chooses to tell.

While speaking toParade, she reflected on her long career and the decisions that shaped it, including the opportunity to star in the 1996 hitThe First Wives Club. Although the film became a commercial success with lasting popularity, Field ultimately decided it wasn’t the right fit for her.

“I did turn it down. I loved all of those actors, but I have always had a problem with older women either wanting to get a date or looking to like, you know, have more sex with their husband,” Field told the outlet. “Or I just feel like there’s more for women to say, so that was just never my cup of tea.”

The First Wives Clubcenters on three divorced women who reunite and bond over their shared experiences of being left by their husbands for younger partners.

Starring Bette Midler,Goldie HawnandDiane Keaton, the film blends comedy with themes of revenge and empowerment as the trio schemes to reclaim their independence.

Keaton ultimately took on the role Field declined — Annie Paradis, a reserved and emotionally fragile character navigating heartbreak and self-worth.

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The film struck a chord with audiences, bolstered by its sharp humor and memorable performances, and even went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score.

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Looking back, Field expressed confidence that the role simply wasn’t suited to her strengths.

“I couldn’t have done that role because I don’t sing, and they all did that at the end,” she told Parade. “I would never have been as good. I mean, it was absolutely right for Keaton, not for me."

In a 2023interview with PEOPLE, Field shared that although Hawn encouraged her to take the role, she ultimately couldn’t envision herself in it.

"Maybe it would have been fun, but they were all so musical, and I'm not," she admitted. "And the movie wouldn't have been the same."

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Sally Field Recalls 'Once-in-a-Lifetime' Experience Filming “Steel Magnolias”, Admits the Funeral Scene Took a Part of Her ‘Soul’

Sally Field says filming the funeral scene in Steel Magnolias was emotionally taxing for the cast

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• "It takes a part of your soul. It costs you. It cost every one of us," she told Parade

• The cast of Steel Magnolias formed a close bond while working on the 1989 film about friendship and resilience

The funeral scene inSteel Magnoliaswas as devastating forSally Fieldas it was for audiences.

In an interview withParade, the Oscar winner, 79, recalled the emotional impact that scene had on her and the cast of the 1989 movie.

When filming the devastating funeral scene, Field noted, “You don't just think of it as 'Oh, it's just another day of the office.' ”

“It takes a part of your soul. It costs you. It cost every one of us. And we get a great deal of return from it because we learn from it," she shared. "We were certainly bonded in it, holding each other's hands the whole time. But it's not just a job."

In the film,Julia Roberts plays Field's daughter, Shelby, a headstrong and sometimes stubborn young woman living with type 1 diabetes, who ultimately dies shortly after giving birth to her child due to complications.

The emotional funeral scene follows Shelby's death, with Field's character, M'Lynn, pacing through a graveyard processing her loss, while going through the five stages of grief.

“I want to know why!” she first cries out in the scene. “No, it's not supposed to happen this way. I'm supposed to go first,” before turning to anger and shouting, “I just want to hit something, hit it hard!”

Field told Parade that she “read with a whole lot of actors" for Roberts' role.

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“Julia had not done very much. I read with a lot of much more established actors, and after I read with Julia, I said, ‘We're done. We're done. There she is,'" she recalled.

Steel Magnolias, based on Robert Harling's 1987 play, focused on friendship and resilience among a tight-knit group of Southern women.

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The ensemble cast also includedShirley MacLaine,Dolly Parton,Daryl HannahandOlympia Dukakis.

Despite the emotionally taxing storylines, Field noted that they all "had a wonderful time together."

"We adored each other, we fought with each other, we cared for each other, and we would get together on the weekends and play games. It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” Field shared.

Steel Magnoliaspremiered on Nov. 5, 1989, opening in theaters later that month. Among the accolades it earned were a BAFTA nomination for MacLaine and an Oscar nomination for Roberts.

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Eve Plumb Reveals Her Surprising Real-Life Connection to The Monkees' Davy Jones That Predated His Appearance on “The Brady Bunch”

Marcia Brady takes her crush on Davy Jones to the next level when she tries to get him to perform at her junior prom in a 1971 episode of The Brady Bunch

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• During a recent podcast appearance, Eve Plumb revealed that her family was the one with ties to the Monkees frontman in real life

• Plumb jokes about thinking she'd marry the English singer

A major Marcia Brady storyline onThe Brady Bunchwas plucked out ofEve Plumb's own life.

The actress, 67, best known for her time as Jan Brady on the iconic family sitcom, appeared on thePop Culture Preservation Societypodcast, where she discussed her favorite episodes of the show with hosts Carolyn Cochrane, Kristin Nilsen and Michelle Newman.

During the April 19 appearance, Plumb shared that she loved shooting episodes that took the fictional family on location.

"I always like the ones where we traveled," Plumb shared. "The Hawaii episodes, getting to go places, getting to go to the Grand Canyon, was great. Because for me, it’s not necessarily the episode that I watch, it was the episode that I filmed. So for me, the Grand Canyon was fun. For me, Hawaii was fun."

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When the Davy Jones episode came up as a group favorite, Plumb revealed, "In real life, my father had signed the Monkees to RCA [Records] in his job."

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The episode, 1971's "Getting Davy Jones," sees Marcia with her sights set on gettingthe Monkeesfrontman to perform at her school's junior prom. In reality, however, it's Plumb who had the special connection to the English musician.

"I would go and listen to the Monkees record and Davy Jones used to say, 'Well, I'm going to marry you when you grow up,'" Plumb recalls. "So he's saying that to a 10-, 12-year-old kid, which now we just don't do. It's just too creepy now, but it was really fine then."

Asked if she thought she really had a chance of marrying Jones, she laughed, "You know, it sort of seemed like a possibility. Why not?"

That wasn't the only notable musical act Plumb's dad, music producer Neely Plumb, had signed.

"Hesigned Jefferson Airplanetoo," she shared, adding, "He was a very hip dad, on top of all the other great things about him."

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Spirit Airlines shutting down after failed effort at government rescue deal

Traveler arrives for Spirit Airlines flight, learns the company has shut down 02:57

Spirit Airlines announced early Saturday morning that it was ceasing operations after the budget carrier failed to secure a$500 million federal bailout.

Spirit Aviation Holdings, the airline's parent company, said in a news release that it "regretfully announced" that it had "started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately."

"All Spirit flights have been cancelled, and Spirit Guests should not go to the airport," the airline said, adding that it would automatically process refunds for any flight that was purchased through the airline with a credit or debit card.

Department of TransportationSecretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that Spirit has a reserve fund to refund tickets to the original form of payment for travelers whose flights have been cancelled. People who booked with a third party, like a travel agent, should contact their point of purchase, Duffy said. The airline hasset up a websiteto answer questions regarding the shutdown process.

Some of Spirit's bondholders, including Ken Griffin's Citadel and Ares Management Corp., had opposed the deal, U.S. officials previously told CBS News. Duffy said that a "creditor issue" ultimately prevented a rescue plan.

"In March 2026, we reached an agreement with our bondholders on a restructuring plan that would have allowed us to emerge as a go-forward business," Spirit CEO Dave Davis said in Saturday's statement. "However, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company."

Rising prices left "no choice," airline says

The Florida-based airline, which has filed twice for bankruptcy since 2024, recently faced surging costs injet fueldue tothe Iran war.

The "recent material increase in oil prices" brought on by the Iran war and "other pressures on the business have significantly impacted Spirit's financial outlook," the airline said in its statement. "With no additional funding available to the Company, Spirit had no choice but to begin this wind-down."

Duffy disputed this version of events, highlighting Spirit's bankruptcy filings.

"Spirit was in dire straits long before the war with Iran," Duffy said, adding that the airline's low-cost model "wasn't working."

The Trump administration's proposed bailout would have given the U.S. government a90% stake in the airline. Spirit's cash reserves had dwindled in recent days as talks with the government broke down, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. Duffy said President Trump "was like a dog on a bone trying to figure out a way to keep Spirit afloat," but that "in the end, a deal couldn't be reached."

The airline industry faces higher costs due to rising energy prices, prompting carriers to raise fares and cut unprofitable routes. A new Deutsche Bank forecast predicts U.S. passenger airlines' annual fuel bill increasing $24 billion, relative to a forecast made before the start of the Iran war. While the bank believes airlines will be able to generate $14 billion more in revenue to offset those costs, they predict airlines will earn $8.4 billion less than previously expected.

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By the time of Spirit's first bankruptcy filing in November 2024, the company had lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020. In 2025, Spirit cut almost 4,000 jobs and 200 underperforming routes, ending the year with about 7,500 employees, including 2,000 pilots and 3,000 flight attendants, according to its latestannual report.

Spirit again filed for bankruptcy in August 2025 and disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue operating.

"No frills" flying

Liquidating Spirit will bring an end to an airline known for its bright yellow planes and rock-bottom fares. The company's roots go back to 1983, when the airline wasspun offfrom a trucking company. Initially called Charter One, the airline rebranded in 1992 as Spirit Airlines and added more planes and routes. The company shifted to a "no frills" approach to travel in 2007, according to its union.

Trump administration officials were told that Spirit would wind down operations within 24 hours, CBS News learned Friday from people familiar with the matter. They confirmed that the White House would not make a last-ditch effort to save the airline.

When President Trump was asked about a bailout for Spirit Airlines on Friday, he said, "Well, I guess we're looking at it. If we can do it, we'll do it, but only if it's a good deal."

Davis in his statement thanked the Trump administration and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for "their extraordinary efforts to try to preserve jobs and service across the country."

Spirit flew to more than 40 cities in the U.S., with a main hub at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, and had international routes to the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Industry reaction

Reactions to Spirit's announcement came fast on Saturday. United Airlineslaunched a webpageproviding capped fares to Spirit customers. Southwest Airlines, JetBlue and Delta Airlines also announced reduced fares for affected Spirit travelers, according to the Department of Transportation.

To alleviate concerns about higher prices, some airlines will continue to offer reduced fares on former high-volume Spirit routes for all passengers, the department said.

"This is the airline industry stepping up and trying to provide relief as Spirit is going to go through this liquidation," Duffy said.

American Airlines, which serves 70 of the 72 airports Spirit flew from, said it was "reviewing opportunities to add additional capacity," including larger aircraft and adding flights on popular routes. The airline also said it was working to provide transportation for Spirit employees who had been displaced while working.

American Airlines said it was preparing to launch a jobs page specifically for Spirit staff members. United Airlines will launch a similar effort, the Department of Transportation said.

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Confirmed: All the New York City It-Girls Are Ditching Jeans for This Boho-Chic Staple

Living in New York City, I have a front-row seat to the mostnotable style trends. In place of jeans, all the 'It' girls are reaching for billowy maxi skirts, and I found anaffordable versionfrom Nordstrom that just hit the site.

The new ethereal skirt hails fromCotton On, offering a tiered silhouette that drapes to the floor. It gives off a romantic and wanderlust vibe, effortlessly dressed up or down by swapping footwear and accessories. The linen fabric is also perfect for spring, staying breathable and lightweight.

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It’s no surprise that the New York City fashion crowd is replacing their jeans with this unfussy piece. It’s downright comfortable, including an elastic drawstring and stretchy waistband. Not to mention, the flowing silhouette delivers total ease and unrestricted movement. But above all, it’s chic and flattering, adding an elegant touch to your warm-weather outfits.

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While crisp white seems to be the most popular color choice, this skirt is also available in a rich chocolate brown. For an added spin, consider the brand’s textured onyx version or honey-hued pick with lace panels throughout. No matter which one you choose, you can look forward to that same polished aesthetic, elevating even a simple T-shirt and sandals.

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Nordstrom shoppers agree, leaving a slew of five-star ratings. One buyer secured the skirt in two different shades, saying the “material is so light to wear and drops beautifully.” Another reviewer raved that every time they’ve styled it, they "receive a compliment.” “[It’s] so easy to wear, comfy and flattering,” they continued.

The newCotton On Tiered Maxi Skirtis fully in stock and available in sizes 0–12. Inventory is sure to dwindle as spring continues. Snag your favorite version before it’s too late!

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24 Advanced English Words That Separate Smart People From The Obtuse

In our fast-paced digital world, how you express ideas can set you apart. Building a powerful vocabulary is one of the smartest ways to do so! From refined synonyms to impressive, high-level expressions, these words can elevate how you sound in any conversation. So, ready to challenge yourself?

In this interactive “smart words” quiz, we’ll test your knowledge of sophisticated vocabulary, definitions, and those “intelligent-sounding” terms that often trip people up. Whether you’re aiming to improve your language skills or prove you’ve got a great vocabulary already, this quiz will definitely make you stop and think. Let’s dive in!

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Match the word to its meaning.

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◯ Torpor◯ Levity◯ Astute◯ Arcane

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