Emily Blunt has shared a delightful anecdote about Meryl Streep taking to the dance floor at her star-studded wedding to The Office star John Krasinski, in a nod to the Mamma Mia! movie. The actress, who recently starred alongside Meryl in the long-awaited The Devil Wears Prada 2, revealed that the Hollywood legend attended her nuptials in 2010.
Wedding Guests 'Freaking Out'
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show, Emily, 43, recalled how wedding guests were left 'freaking out' by Meryl's presence. Reflecting on the big day, which took place in Lake Como, Italy, she detailed how Meryl was encouraged to dance to the ABBA hit Mamma Mia! alongside Emily's mother Joanna and John's mother Mary Claire.
Jimmy Kimmel asked: 'At your wedding, everybody was freaking out that she was there, is that fair to say?' Emily replied: 'Yes, for sure, for sure.' He continued: 'Because you had known each other for a while?' Emily explained: 'She'd worked with John as well but I don't think my family had met her.'
A Boat Ride to Remember
Emily then revealed: 'Do you remember on the second day [of the wedding] we went out on the boat, on Lake Como, and we had this boat ride with 60 people. We had a DJ, he would sing the songs in half Italian and half English, it was like phonetically, so when he was singing I Will Survive, you weren't sure if it was in English, but it was great. He started playing Mamma Mia! and my mum and John's mum started ominously dancing towards Meryl - and she indulged them.'
While Meryl saw the funny side, Emily admitted she wasn't best pleased to make the nod towards her former role in Mamma Mia!, adding: 'I asked her, "What did you feel when they came for you?" She went, "I wanted to hurl myself into the lake", but they were so psyched and she did it and we have pictures of them dancing together. It was amazing.'
Meryl Streep's Mamma Mia! Legacy
After playing the formidable Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006, Meryl was cast as Donna Sheridan in the musical movie Mamma Mia! She joined Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgard. During the musical, Meryl took centre stage singing ABBA hits including Mamma Mia!, Money, Money, Money, Dancing Queen, and The Winner Takes It All.
She returned to the role in Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again in 2018, and is tipped to appear in Mamma Mia! 3, which has long been reported to be in the works. In April, Meryl told Stephen Colbert: 'Damn, yes! I would, absolutely - I'm there, I'm there.' NBC Universal chairman Dame Donna Langley confirmed at the BAFTA Film Awards that the third film was being 'talked about', saying: 'If Meryl would like to come back, we'll find a way to bring her back.' Producer Judy Craymer added in May 2025: 'We know what we want to do with the movie, and it will happen.'
