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The Real Story Behind Miranda Priestly Is Messier Than We Thought

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Show Notes

Pop culture girlies are HERE and we are NOT holding back 💜😭

We went to The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere in Sydney and it was boujee, chaotic and honestly one of the most fun nights 🎬✨ We got told to "move along" off the red carpet because there was "actual talent" arriving 😳

The movie though? An absolute 10! Meryl, Emily, Anne, all back and better than ever. And the fun fact that Meryl Streep based Miranda Priestly on egotistical MALE directors and not Anna Wintour?! We cannot 👏

Then things get juicy. Lena Dunham's bombshell new book Famesick is out and Dena's love affair with Adam is officially over (😭 RIP). We've also got Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz's engagement, all our Met Gala hot takes including whether bleached eyebrows are a vibe or a crime, Rihanna hinting at new music, Taylor Swift's Love Story origin story which is genuinely hilarious, and the Oscars finally putting their foot down on AI 👏

Another week, another chaotic pop culture debrief, dAlings 💜

00:54 The Devil Wears Prada 2 Sydney premiere recap

03:58 Getting moved along on the red carpet

06:25 Devil Wears Prada 2 fashion facts & Anna Wintour influence

10:16 Meryl Streep says Miranda wasn’t really based on Anna Wintour

11:46 Sydney Sweeney’s cut Devil Wears Prada 2 cameo

13:29 Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz engagement rumours

15:33 Met Gala fashion reactions

17:39 Lena Dunham’s Famesick and Girls nostalgia

19:14 Jack Antonoff, Lorde rumours & Adam Driver stories

22:03 Rihanna new music rumours & Fenty confusion

23:41 Coachella headliner rumours

24:13 AI-generated work banned from some Oscars categories

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