Genealogy experts confirmed the sensational connection between the icons of the fashion and film world, discovering their common ancestors from the 18th century.
Stunning news! 76-year-old Meryl Streep, who brilliantly embodied the character of Miranda Priestly in the cult film "The Devil Wears Prada," and the legendary Anna Wintour, former editor-in-chief of Vogue, who served as the prototype for this character, have discovered that they are distant relatives. This sensation was revealed to the world by Entertainment Weekly. Imagine! It turns out that Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour, both born in 1949 just a few months apart, share common roots. Their ancestors, Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey, lived in Pennsylvania back in the 18th century. This makes the two icons sixth cousins! Such a remarkable conclusion was reached by experts from the Ancestry service, who carefully analyzed old documents and genealogical trees of both celebrities. And Meryl Streep's reaction to this news was simply delightful and full of her signature irony: "Well, now everything makes sense. As our ancestors would say, I’m thrilled!".
Irony of fate! Lauren Weisberger, the talented writer who gifted the world the novel "The Devil Wears Prada," which inspired the legendary film in 2006, grew up just thirty kilometers from the very places where their common ancestors once lived. By the way, it’s worth noting that 76-year-old Anna Wintour left her position as editor-in-chief of American Vogue in June 2025, dedicating a full 37 years of her life to the publication, but she continued her work in the holding in other, equally significant positions.
Intriguing Coincidence
It is particularly piquant that this news of kinship surfaced just before the long-awaited premiere of the sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2," scheduled for May 1 — exactly twenty years after the release of the first part! In the sequel, we will once again see beloved Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, joined by new bright stars: Justin Theroux, Lady Gaga, and Kenneth Branagh. Moreover, at the "Oscar-2026" ceremony, Wintour herself even appeared on stage with Hathaway to recreate one of the most memorable scenes from the cult film.
Photo: A still from the film "The Devil Wears Prada," Instagram
