{"id":237795,"date":"2026-05-01T19:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/devil-wears-prada-2-star-simone-ashley-recalls-falling-in-love-with-film\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:05:08","slug":"devil-wears-prada-2-star-simone-ashley-recalls-falling-in-love-with-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/devil-wears-prada-2-star-simone-ashley-recalls-falling-in-love-with-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil Wears Prada 2 star Simone Ashley recalls ‘falling in love with film’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Simone Ashley “fell in love with film and TV” as a teenager.<\/p>\n

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Simone Ashley has enjoyed a meteoric rise<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old actress – who stars in The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway<\/a> – initially dreamed of becoming a musician, before she switched her focus towards acting during her teenage years.<\/p>\n

Asked what made her want to pursue an acting career, Simone told The Hollywood Reporter: “Funnily enough, I actually started singing when I was seven years old. I did a lot of classical singing and piano playing, a lot of that kind of training. And I wanted to pursue music initially. <\/p>\n

“Then I started doing more musical theatre, quickly realised that I maybe didn\u2019t want that as a priority in my career. And then I fell in love with film and TV when I was a teenager. <\/p>\n

“And then I just put myself out there and I got Sex Education. And after that, Bridgerton, and then the ball just kept rolling, and I like to work with what I\u2019ve got. So that was kind of the journey.”<\/p>\n

\nSimone relished the experience of working with a star-studded cast on The Devil Wears Prada 2.<\/p>\n

\nSimone actually felt nervous before each day of shooting, but she was made to feel at home by her co-stars.<\/p>\n

\nThe actress – who also stars alongside the likes of Jonathan Bailey, Adjoa Andoh, Nicola Coughlan, and Luke Thompson in Bridgerton – shared: “So grateful, had so much fun doing a movie like this. And I\u2019m really proud that I developed a sense of confidence whilst doing this movie because I was nervous coming every day to set, working with these incredible actors, Academy Award-winning actors, and also the pressure of coming into a sequel of a really iconic movie. <\/p>\n

\n“But thanks to the amazing environment it was on set with the cast and crew, but also I just threw myself into it. And it was summer in New York and I was filming this movie and I just tried to be present and have a blast. Probably one of the most fun moments in my career.”<\/p>\n

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