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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hollie Richardson

The devil wears Primark: is the romcom reporter about to get the sack?

Composite of Anne Hathaway and other romcom heroines
‘The impossible boss, the Chanel makeover, the trips to Paris – we wanted them all.’ Composite: Guardian Design; Columbia Pictures; Universal Pictures; Warner Bros; ©HBO/ Supplied by LMK; Universal Pictures

Runway magazine is collapsing. Miranda is eating in the cafeteria and flying economy. Andy is the new features editor. Emily is dating a billionaire. Somebody dies. Amelia Dimoldenberg makes a cameo. But the one unexpected detail in The Devil Wears Prada 2 that I can’t stop thinking about is this: Andy worries that she’ll never be in a position to unfreeze her eggs.

“Left New York for 15 years, not married – never found the right person, and my kids are at a doctor’s office on 85th,” she breezily reports to Emily when they reunite after 20 years. “They’re eggs,” she clarifies, adding that she is excited to have children. And in that moment, I couldn’t help but wonder: was the woman who once had the job “a million girls would kill for” always this relatable?

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