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Why Meryl Streep initially refused 'Devil Wears Prada' role

Page Six·Tamantha Ryan·6 months ago
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She knows her worth.

Meryl Streep revealed that she initially refused to star as Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada.”

“I knew it was going to be a hit,” she told host Jenna Bush Hager on Wednesday’s “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle” of the 2006 cult classic.

“I read the script — the script was great. They called me up, and they made an offer, and I said, ‘No. I’m not going to do it,'” Streep, 76, recalled.

Meryl Streep (seen above on “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle” on Wednesday) revealed that she initially refused to star as Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada.” TODAY/NBC

“I knew it was going to be a hit,” she told host Jenna Bush Hager on “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle” (as seen above).…

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