Were Andy’s boyfriend and friends the real villains of The Devil Wears Prada? For years now, there’s been a large camp of people who would say yes. Plus, now that the sequel is out on the 2026 movie schedule, it’s a debate I’ve been thinking about more and more. So, when I had the chance to interview Tracie Thoms, who plays Andy’s best friend Lily, I had to get her take on this very popular discourse.
According to Thoms, this all started “probably about 10 years ago.” She explained during an interview with CinemaBlend that articles about why people don’t like Andy’s boyfriend and friends started circulating, and since then it hasn’t really stopped:
