Emily Blunt still stutters around her family


Emily Blunt still stutters around her family. The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ star – who developed the speech impediment at the age of seven – rarely struggles to speak ...

Emily Blunt: She laughed when she had to kiss Matt Damon


Emily Blunt laughed when she had to kiss Matt Damon. The 27-year-old actress had to get up-close .. ...

Emily Blunt: She feels “relieved” if she doesn’t win awards


Emily Blunt feels “relieved” if she doesn’t win awards. The 27-year-old British actress – who had a stammer .. ...

Emily Blunt: She is desperate to get fat for a film


Emily Blunt is desperate to get fat for a film. The 27-year-old actress would love it if a director asked her to pile .. ...

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Emily Blunt: She wanted to be a boy when she was younger


Emily Blunt wanted to be a boy when she was younger. The ‘Young Victoria’ actress again plays a princess in her new movie ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and admits she finds it funny that she is cast in such regal roles because it is a far cry from her childhood ambitions. She said: “A princess again! I was never the girl who wanted to be a princess when I was young. ...

Emily Blunt: She is not ready to have children yet


Emily Blunt isn't ready to have children yet. The British actress, who married 'The Office' actor John Krasinski in July, doesn’t want to follow in the footsteps of her mother who gave up acting to have a family. The 'Gulliver's Travels' star – who has three siblings - said: "I come from a big family and I’ve always wanted children, but not quite yet. Yes, mum gave up her career, but it’s a different age now." ...

Emily Blunt: She always has a “martini” before a film premiere


Emily Blunt always has a "martini" before she goes to a film premiere. The 'Wolfman' star gets nervous about attending red carpet events but has found a way to calm her verves before stepping out in front of the paparazzi and fans. She said: "You step out of the car and it's bedlam. Everyone's got crazy eyes. Now, I have a martini before I leave - just to take the edge off it." ...

Emily Blunt: She was a childhood tomboy


Emily Blunt was a childhood tomboy. The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ actress – who is renowned for her sense of style – admitted she had more boyish interests and hated being dressed in feminine clothes when she was a youngster. She said: “I never dreamed of being a princess when I was a child – I wanted to be on the soccer team. I wasn’t into Barbie dolls and swore I’d never, ever wear pink. I’d throw tantrums if my mum put me in pink clothes. Not a girlie girl at all.” ...

Emily Blunt: She felt like there was an imposter living inside her


Emily Blunt felt like there was an “imposter” living inside her when she had a stutter. The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ star – who developed a speech impediment at the age of seven – revealed that even though she has since overcome the condition, she sometimes struggles to even say her own name. She said: “It was awful, absolutely awful. You feel like there’s an imposter living inside of you who is misrepresenting who you really are. You don’t want to be accepted for being that person but at the same time you do, and you don’t want someone to finish your sentences, yet you breathe a sigh of relief when someone does. ...

Emily Blunt: A different accent helped cure her stutter


Emily Blunt says speaking in a different accent helped cure her stutter. The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ actress developed a speech impediment when she was just 10 and only overcame it after a teacher at her school made her the lead in a play and told her to speak differently. The British beauty said: “I did it in a Northern English accent, which is very different from how I speak, although it was probably a terrible Northern English accent since I was so young at the time. But it was somehow liberating. I wouldn’t say that I ceased to stutter after that, that it was some huge revelation. But for the first time in five years I was able to speak fluently — and in front of 200 people.” ...