Meryl Streep quote goes viral
A clip of Meryl Streep saying 'There would be no fashion in the world without the LGBTQ community' has been widely shared and racked up major engagement since April 12. The post by @mimiyuuuh amassed roughly 94,977 likes, 10,992 reposts, and 1.38 million views across related shares ( ). The spread shows the quote is circulating strongly across social fashion conversations (x.com).
A Meryl Streep clip from a Tokyo press interview has spread across X since April 12, centered on her line that fashion would not exist without the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. (gmanetwork.com) The remark came in an interview with Filipino creator Mimiyuuuh, who asked Streep and Anne Hathaway about support for *The Devil Wears Prada* from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer audiences. Streep answered, “There would be no fashion in the world without the LGBT community,” and Hathaway said a sequel would be hard to imagine without that support. (gmanetwork.com; philstarlife.com) GMA News reported the interview was held in Tokyo, where Mimiyuuuh wore a red dress inspired by James Holt, the fictional designer in the film series. The outlet published the exchange on April 12, 2026, as part of the global press run for *The Devil Wears Prada 2*. (gmanetwork.com) The clip landed as 20th Century Studios prepares to release *The Devil Wears Prada 2* in the United States on May 1, 2026, nearly 20 years after the first film opened in 2006. The original movie grossed $326.7 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. (wikipedia.org; boxofficemojo.com) That timing helps explain why a short answer from Streep traveled so quickly through fashion and film accounts. The first movie has remained a durable reference point in style media, workplace comedy, and queer fandom since its June 30, 2006, United States release. (boxofficemojo.com; afterellen.com) The quote also fits the franchise’s long-running link to fashion-world gatekeeping and image-making. In a Vogue interview published last week, Streep discussed *The Devil Wears Prada 2* alongside Anna Wintour as the sequel’s publicity campaign expanded ahead of release. (vogue.com; usatoday.com) Coverage of the Tokyo exchange has largely framed the line as gratitude toward queer audiences and workers in fashion rather than as a new policy or campaign announcement. GMA News quoted Streep adding that she felt “nothing but gratitude,” while Hathaway said, “So much is owed.” (gmanetwork.com) For now, the viral moment is doing what *The Devil Wears Prada* has done for two decades: turning a few seconds of dialogue about fashion into a much bigger conversation about who built the culture around it. (gmanetwork.com; afterellen.com)
