Stars line red carpet at London premiere of Devil Wears Prada 2

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Annabel RackhamCulture reporter

News image — Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt reprise their roles in the sequel to the classic film

Getty Images Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt pose on the red carpet in London. Streep is wearing sunglasses, a long, red, satin jacket, a cream blouse and black trousers. Hathaway has her hair up and is wearing a black embellished corset. Tucci is wearing a pinstriped black suit, white shirt and tie, along with sunglasses. Blunt has a red two-piece on an a jewelled necklace. — Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt reprise their roles in the sequel to the classic film

More than 20 years on from the release of the first The Devil Wears Prada film, the stars reunited on a remarkably sunny evening in London to celebrate the release of its sequel.

The original cast members Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all reprise their roles in the film, with additions to the lineup in the form of Simone Ashley and Kenneth Branagh.

Much like in the original 2006 film, the focus is on the lives of the colourful main characters and how they navigate the world of fashion journalism in an ever-changing media landscape.

Speaking to the BBC on the red carpet, Hathaway said "it was so much fun" to be part of the film again after having "that initial instinct 20 years ago" to sign on to the original project.

Blunt, meanwhile, said returning to her iconic role as Emily "was effortless - like a comfortable pair of old slippers".

Getty Images Meryl Streep stands smiling on the red carpet next to a "The Devil Wears Prada 2" sign. — Meryl Streep reprises her role as Miranda Priestly - who is thought to be inspired by Anna Wintour, former editor-in-chief of Vogue

Getty Images Emily Blunt poses at the red carpet premiere. She is standing next to a sculpture of a giant pair of red stilettos. — Blunt reprises her role as the diva Emily Charlton

Getty Images Anne Hathaway hugs Donatella Versace at the premiere. — Anne Hathaway hugged Donatella Versace, who makes a cameo in the new film, on the red carpet on Wednesday evening

Blunt, who said her kids "loved" the film when they saw it this week, "didn't know" the original was "going to have this epic life and multi-generational embrace".

"When we started shooting the second one, I don't know that we imagined it would have the fever that it did.

"And we really were expecting to just shoot the sequel and people might be excited. But when thousands of people hit the streets to watch us film, I was like, 'oh wow, this is nuts'", she said.

Getty Images Amelia Dimoldenberg poses on the red carpet wearing a gold, satin dress. — Amelia Dimoldenberg said the original Devil Wears Prada film "changed her life"

Content creator and social media star Amelia Dimoldenberg makes a short cameo in the film and said she "can't believe" she's in it "for even a moment".

"I remember seeing it when I was 12 years old, I went to the cinema to see it and I don't want to just sound dramatic but I do think it changed my life," she joked.

Dimoldenberg said the film is "the reason why I went and studied fashion journalism, and I always wanted to work in magazines because of watching this movie, so I found it very emotional to be there on set in New York."

Getty Images Caleb Hearon wears a black jacket, shirt, tie and trousers while gesturing with his hands on the red carpet. — Caleb Hearon plays an assistant at Runway Magazine in the Devil Wears Prada sequel

Comedian and writer Caleb Hearon, who plays one of Miranda Priestly's assistants in the new film, said he had always been a huge fan of The Devil Wears Prada but assured us he "kept it pretty cool and normal" when on set with his heroes.

"It was very, very exciting and humbling and honouring to be around all the incredible people who worked on the film, but I hope I was normal - someone tell me if I wasn't normal," he joked while looking towards his cast mates who were getting pictures behind him.

Getty Images Simone Ashley wears a bright pink dress on the red carpet. — Simone Ashley said the original film was one of her favourites for "years and years"

Simone Ashley is also part of the new generation of Miranda's assistants in the film, with the Bridgerton star calling her role "one of the highlights of my career".

"Emily [Blunt], Annie [Hathaway], Stanley [Tucci] and Meryl [Streep] - everyone was just so wonderful, so lovely, I've got so many fond memories working with them and yeah, it was kind of a masterclass for me just watching them," she added.