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Only Runway<\/em> HBIC Miranda Priestly could possibly be powerful enough to be related to… herself. Well, sort of. According to Ancestry, Meryl Streep<\/a> is a distant relative of Anna Wintour, the real-life inspiration for her iconic The Devil Wears Prada<\/em><\/a> character.<\/em><\/p>\n Ahead of Streep reprising her role as Miranda in the long-awaited sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em><\/a>, Ancestry dug into her family history<\/a> \u2014 and discovered that she and Wintour have the same fifth great-grandparents, Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey, making them sixth cousins. <\/p>\n In an even spookier twist, Smith and Kinsey lived in Bucks County, Penn., just miles away from Lauren Weisberger\u2019s hometown \u2014\u00a0the author who wrote the film\u2019s namesake novel inspired by her own stint as Wintour\u2019s assistant at Vogue. <\/em>As Hannah Montana said<\/a> (in words written by Taylor Swift<\/a>), \u201cYou\u2019ll always find your way back home\u201d \u2014\u00a0even in the most unexpected ways. <\/p>\n Neither Streep nor Wintour have commented on their newfound cousin status, but if anything, being family would probably only strengthen their relationship. In the two decades since The Devil Wears Prada<\/em> hit theaters in 2005, Wintour has supported the film in numerous ways, even poking fun at Streep\u2019s characterization of her as Miranda Priestly. <\/p>\n In 2017, she interviewed Streep<\/a> herself in her Vogue <\/em>office, making for a true full-circle moment. When asked who was the most challenging woman she\u2019s ever played, Streep nearly said Wintour, making them both chuckle. \u201cWe\u2019re not going there, Meryl,\u201d she replied, making Streep clarify, \u201cThat wasn\u2019t it anyways. That was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Most recently, she presented Best Costume Design at the 2026 Oscars<\/a> alongside Anne Hathaway<\/a>, who played Miranda\u2019s assistant Andy Sachs. True to her character\u2019s form, Hathaway sought approval of her look \u2014\u00a0to which Wintour simply put on her signature sunglasses and continued, \u201cAnd the nominees are…\u201d<\/p>\n However, while attending a performance of the film\u2019s West End musical adaptation in December 2024, Wintour shied away from comparisons between her and the character she inspired. Instead, she told the BBC<\/a> that it was \u201cfor the audience and for the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly.\u201d<\/p>\n Whether by blood or by Vogue-approved attitude, Miranda Priestly lives on \u2014 and now, it seems, in Meryl Streep\u2019s actual family tree.<\/p>\n