{"id":391133,"date":"2026-04-21T22:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/391133\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:34:12","slug":"how-emily-blunt-avoided-paps-on-way-to-the-devil-wears-prada-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/391133\/","title":{"rendered":"How Emily Blunt avoided paps on way to &#8216;The Devil Wears Prada 2&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lights, camera\u2026 back alley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/style\/emily-blunt-devil-wears-prada-2-premiere-hair-look-was-inspired-by-a-90s-icon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Blunt made a stealthy escape<\/a> through the labyrinthine back-of-house maze of her hotel on her way to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/20\/photos\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-premiere-all-the-celebrity-looks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDevil Wears Prada 2\u201d premiere in NYC <\/a>on Monday night. The British actress slipped past dumpsters and out a service door to avoid paparazzi snapping her top-secret red carpet look.<\/p>\n<p>A source tells us that Blunt \u2014 who wore a champagne colored couture dress with a large tiered skirt and a necklace of more than 300 pearls \u2014 was spotted weaving through the service corridors of the lux Peninsula with a sizable entourage before arriving at Lincoln Center. <\/p>\n<p>Emily Blunt was spotted sneaking through the back service hallways of the Peninsula to keep her look a secret in NYC on April 20, 2026. Johns PKI \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>A spy tells us it was a \u201cfunny sight to see Blunt in a massive, priceless couture Schiaparelli gown passing by dumpsters and staff folding laundry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe housekeeping staff were totally taken by surprise,\u201d says the spy.<\/p>\n<p>A fashion source tells us the dress, from Daniel Roseberry\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2026 Couture collection, was so complex that Blunt, 43, was not able to sit down.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Blunt (pictured above with husband John Krasinski) wore a Schiaparelli gown that included a massive tiered skirt. Getty Images for 20th Century Studios<\/p>\n<p>Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Anne Hathaway attended the \u201cDevil Wears Prada 2\u201d premiere in NYC on April 20, 2026. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Emily Blunt and John Krasinski stepped out for the \u201cDevil Wears Prada 2\u201d premiere at NYC\u2019s Lincoln Center on April 20, 2026.  UrbanxDivinity \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>We hear after escaping through a discreet back exit of the hotel, Blunt jumped into a Sprinter van where she presumably stood for the 15-minute ride to the star-studded affair where she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/20\/style\/anne-hathaway-is-radiant-in-sculptural-red-gown-at-the-devil-wears-prada-2-premiere\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joined co-stars Anne Hathaway, <\/a>Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci.<\/p>\n<p>Blunt, who later changed into a Balmain look with a much smaller skirt for the afterparty, reprises her role as Emily Charlton in the flick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/style\/anna-wintour-filmed-a-gag-scene-for-the-devil-wears-prada-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Wintour,<\/a> Lady Gaga, Coco Rocha, Christian Siriano, Marc Jacobs, Dylan Sprouse, Heidi Klum and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/18\/parents\/justin-theroux-welcomes-first-baby-with-wife-nicole-brydon-bloom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new dad Justin Theroux<\/a> also hit the red carpet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lights, camera\u2026 back alley. 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