Anne Hathaway‘s performance as Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada took her career to the next level. However, she’s previously revealed that she wasn’t the first choice for the role.

In fact, while on RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2021, the actress said that she was the ninth choice to play the aspiring journalist who finds herself thrust into the fashion world alongside Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt.

After she reunited with Meryl and Emily at the 2024 SAG Awards, we got curious and did some digging to see who else was in the running. We were able to round up seven actresses who have been tied to the part.

The list includes one star who turned it down three times!

Scroll through the slideshow to see who else could have played Anne Hathaway’s iconic role…