{"id":2355782,"date":"2026-04-02T17:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2355782"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:36:33","slug":"meryl-streep-is-genetically-related-to-devil-wears-prada-inspiration-anna-wintour-explains-everything-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meryl-streep-is-genetically-related-to-devil-wears-prada-inspiration-anna-wintour-explains-everything-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Meryl Streep is genetically related to \u201cDevil Wears Prada\u201d inspiration Anna Wintour: &#8216;Explains everything&#8217; (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whether girded or not, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/meryl-streep\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Meryl Streep;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Meryl Streep&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Meryl Streep<\/a>&#8216;s loins are actually genetically related to her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-devil-wears-prada\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Devil Wears Prada;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Devil Wears Prada&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Devil Wears Prada<\/em><\/a> character&#8217;s real-life inspiration, former <em>Vogue<\/em> head and fashion icon <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/anna-wintour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anna Wintour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Anna Wintour&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Anna Wintour<\/a> \u2014 and Streep exclusively tells <em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>she&#8217;s ecstatic about the findings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the three-time Oscar-winning legend reprises her role as ruthless fashion editor Miranda Priestly opposite <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/anne-hathaway\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anne Hathaway;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Anne Hathaway&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Anne Hathaway<\/a> in the upcoming sequel <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/devil-wears-prada-2-11778818\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Devil Wears Prada 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Devil Wears Prada 2&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em><\/a>, a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/c\/ancestry-blog\/entertainment-and-culture\/ancestry-discovers-meryl-streep-and-anna-wintour-are-related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ancestry.com study;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ancestry.com study&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ancestry.com study<\/a> has found that Streep is distantly biologically related to Wintour \u2014 the industry staple whose personality and professional endeavors served as the basis for writer (and ex-<em>Vogue<\/em> employee) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/lauren-weisberger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lauren Weisberger;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lauren Weisberger&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lauren Weisberger<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Devil Wears Prada<\/em> novel on which the first film was based.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWell THAT explains EVERYTHING,&#8221; Streep tells EW in a written statement on the news. &#8220;As our ancestors would say, I am chuffed!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Meryl Streep in &#8216;The Devil Wears Prada 2&#8217;<br \/>Credit: 20th Century Studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a press release, Ancestry says that it found the connection through &#8220;using its billions of historical records and public family trees,&#8221; and connects Streep to Wintour as sixth cousins through relatives named Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both Streep and Wintour were also born in 1949, just five months apart, with Streep born on June 22, and Wintour on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Streep was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/devil-wears-prada-2-cast-meets-anna-wintour-11820084\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spotted filming The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Italy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;spotted filming The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Italy&quot;}\" class=\"link \">spotted filming <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> in Italy<\/a> late last year, with cameras also capturing the cast meeting with Wintour at a fashion show. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anna-wintour-wont-appear-the-devil-wears-prada-2-11820346\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW has since exclusively confirmed that Wintour does not appear;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW has since exclusively confirmed that Wintour does not appear&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW has since exclusively confirmed that Wintour does not appear<\/a> in the highly anticipated sequel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though she won&#8217;t appear in the sequel, Wintour \u2014 who recently announced that she&#8217;s stepping down from her longtime role as editor-in-chief of\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 was vital in laying the foundation for <em>The Devil Wears Prada<\/em> as a pop culture phenomenon upon the film&#8217;s successful launch in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weisberger worked under Wintour at the fashion bible and used the editor as her inspiration for the 2003 novel on which the film was adapted. In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/devil-wears-prada-cast-reunion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW's 15th anniversary oral history cast reunion in 2021;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW&#8217;s 15th anniversary oral history cast reunion in 2021<\/a>, the cast and crew revealed to us that the production reportedly meticulously recreated Wintour&#8217;s office on set to serve as Priestly&#8217;s office at the fictional <em>Runway<\/em> magazine, where a budding journalist (Hathaway) gets her start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Anna came to the first screening in New York. She sat right in front of me and David with her daughter and wore Prada, which shows she has a great sense of humor!&#8221; screenplay writer Aline Brosh McKenna previously told\u00a0EW during the conversation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Director David Frankel (who returned to helm the upcoming sequel) added, &#8220;I remember her daughter nudging her through the screening, like, &#8216;They got that right!&#8217; \u2026 A couple years later, I was at a tennis tournament in Miami \u2026 seated behind her, and when it was over, I made the effort to introduce myself \u2014 &#8216;I&#8217;m David Frankel, the director of\u00a0<em>The Devil Wears Prada<\/em>&#8216; \u2014 and [she took her] hand out of [my handshake]!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Supermodel Gisele B\u00fcndchen, who also had a supporting role as a\u00a0<em>Runway<\/em>\u00a0stafer,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/gisele-bundchen-devil-wears-prada-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recounted to EW what she felt the movie got right;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;recounted to EW what she felt the movie got right&quot;}\" class=\"link \">recounted to EW what she felt the movie got right<\/a>\u00a0in terms of its portrayal of the fashion industry, explaining that while Wintour was &#8220;a more reserved person&#8221; in her estimation, &#8220;she was always very nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> is in theaters on May 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/devil-wears-prada-meryl-streep-related-anna-wintour-11941390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether girded or not, Meryl Streep&#8216;s loins are actually genetically related to her Devil Wears Prada character&#8217;s real-life inspiration, former Vogue head and fashion icon Anna Wintour \u2014 and Streep exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly she&#8217;s ecstatic about the findings. 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