Anne Hathaway reveals she was NINTH choice for lead role in Devil Wears Prada as she appears on RPDR

Anne Hathaway might always be synonymous with her film The Devil Wears Prada.

But the Academy Award winner almost didn’t land the iconic role of Andy Sachs in the highly-quotable 2006 movie.

She recently revealed that she was the ninth choice for the lead character in Devil Wears Prada, as she gave a pep talk to the contestants of RuPaul’s Drag Race during this Friday’s episode.

Near miss: Anne Hathaway recently revealed that she was the ninth choice for the lead character in Devil Wears Prada, as she gave a pep talk to the contestants of RuPaul’s Drag Race during this Friday’s episode

The 38-year-old offered up the shocking fun fact when drag queen Rosé (real name Ross McCorkell) asked what role she had to ‘fight tooth and nail for.’

She said: ‘I will give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada. But I got it! Hang in there, never give up.’

Hathaway gave a memorable performance as the mousey assistant to the editor-in-chief of a prestigious fashion magazine, who finds her personal life unraveling as her career takes off.

She starred alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in the film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger.

Tooth and nail: The 38-year-old offered up the shocking fun fact when drag queen Rosé (real name Ross McCorkell) asked what role she had to 'fight tooth and nail for'

Tooth and nail: The 38-year-old offered up the shocking fun fact when drag queen Rosé (real name Ross McCorkell) asked what role she had to ‘fight tooth and nail for’

Spilling the tea: She said: 'I will give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada. But I got it! Hang in there, never give up'

Spilling the tea: She said: ‘I will give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada. But I got it! Hang in there, never give up’

Groundbreaking: Hathaway gave a memorable performance as the mousey assistant to the editor-in-chief of a prestigious fashion magazine, who finds her personal life unraveling as her career takes off

Groundbreaking: Hathaway gave a memorable performance as the mousey assistant to the editor-in-chief of a prestigious fashion magazine, who finds her personal life unraveling as her career takes off

That's all: She starred alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in the film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger

That’s all: She starred alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in the film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger

It was previously revealed that Rachel McAdams turned down the role, for which Juliette Lewis and Claire Danes were also considered. 

The Les Misérables actress also gave RPDR contestant Tina Burner (real name Kristian Seeber) some advice on nailing the perfect death scene: ‘Just, like, don’t sneeze. I don’t know — make as much noise as you can before you go.’

She took to Instagram before the episode aired, sharing a funny text exchange with her mom, who is apparently a huge fan of iconic host RuPaul Charles.

Hathaway captioned the screenshot: ‘A text exchange with my Mom (who has “enormous respect” @rupaulofficial).

‘I couldn’t be more excited to be zooming into the work room on @rupaulsdragrace tonight! Huge love and thanks to the the crew that made it happen! Love, Annie Hathaslay’

Biggest fan: She took to Instagram before the episode aired, sharing a funny text exchange with her mom, who is apparently a huge fan of iconic host RuPaul Charles

Biggest fan: She took to Instagram before the episode aired, sharing a funny text exchange with her mom, who is apparently a huge fan of iconic host RuPaul Charles

Performance jitters: And although she made the appearance via Zoom, the Princess Diaries star revealed that she was just as excited to be there, showing off the hives on her neck

Performance jitters: And although she made the appearance via Zoom, the Princess Diaries star revealed that she was just as excited to be there, showing off the hives on her neck

Talk show hives: Hathaway has broken out in 'talk show hives' before, revealing them after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May of 2016, and most recently on Late Night With Seth Meyers last month

Talk show hives: Hathaway has broken out in ‘talk show hives’ before, revealing them after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May of 2016, and most recently on Late Night With Seth Meyers last month

And although she made the appearance via Zoom, the Princess Diaries star revealed that she was just as excited to be there.     

She told the cast, while revealing redness down her neck: ‘I have to let you guys know, I don’t care who I am — I still break out in hives. So I’m just going to arrange my hair [and] cover up the fact that I get very nervous talking in public.’

Hathaway has broken out in ‘talk show hives’ before, revealing them after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May of 2016, and most recently on Late Night With Seth Meyers last month.

She appeared on the show to promote her HBO Max movie Locked Down, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller and Lucy Boynton. 

The native New Yorker has recently been cast alongside Jared Leto in the Apple TV+ limited series WeCrashed, based on the podcast of the same name, which explores ‘the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork.’

Leading lady: She appeared on the show to promote her HBO Max movie Locked Down, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller and Lucy Boynton

Leading lady: She appeared on the show to promote her HBO Max movie Locked Down, which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller and Lucy Boynton