Meryl Streep Says We Wouldn’t Have Anything Without The Gays
Meryl Streep has given gay fans a full-throated shoutout. Fashion? It wouldn’t exist without us, she says. And the LGBTQIA+ community was on her mind the whole time she reprised Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Speaking to Out magazine ahead of the sequel’s release, the 76-year-old actress didn’t mince words. “Would we have fashion without gay people? Forgive me, would we have anything?” she said, telling the publication that having the community “in mind” while making the new film brought her joy.
A 20-year love affair with gay audiences
The original Devil Wears Prada landed in 2006 and quickly became queer canon. Lines like “Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking?” are still quoted on group chats and drag stages worldwide. The film sits alongside Mamma Mia and Mean Girls as one of the most-repeated pop-culture touchstones in gay fandom over the past two decades.
Miranda Priestly is back, and so is the original cast
Streep returns as the glacial Runway magazine editor, with Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all reprising their roles. An original ensemble reuniting this cleanly 20 years on is rare. The sequel hits cinemas on 1 May 2026.
Streep told Out the original’s appeal spanned cultures and continents, and she praised her co-stars’ work over the past 20 years. Whether Prada 2 lands the same cultural punch is the question every gay group chat is asking right now.
Why the shoutout lands in 2026
We’ve seen plenty of straight allies pay lip service to queer fans. Streep isn’t doing that. She named the contribution directly, without being prompted, and she did it on the record. Coming from an actress with 21 Academy Award nominations, the most of any performer in Oscars history, it carries weight.
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