Anna Wintour reveals she enjoyed ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ despite its cutting view of the fashion world

'It had a lot of wit — I thought it was a fair shot': Almost 20 years on, the presumed inspiration for Meryl Streep's ice-cold editor in the hit movie has given the film a glowing review

Outgoing 'Vogue' editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at this year's Met Gala. She told 'The New Yorker' she enjoyed 'The Devil Wears Prada' (2006) despite its portrayal of a fashion magazine editor as cruel and abusive to staff. Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP

Anna Wintour, the outgoing editor-in-chief of Vogue, has addressed Meryl Streep’s performance as a formidable glossy fashion-mag editor widely perceived to be based on her in the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada.

Based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, who previously worked as Wintour’s assistant, the film starred Anne Hathaway as an aspiring reporter who secures a post as a lackey to the ice-cold editor of fictional publication Runway.