Simone Ashley Is ELLE Australia's June Cover Star | ELLE

Introducing ELLE Australia’s June cover girl, Simone Ashley, the star of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’!   Simone was 11 years old when the 2006 ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ film was released. Growing up in a quiet academic household just outside of London, she’d watch Andy Sachs on screen—moving at a glacial pace, no less—over and over again. “It’s just one of those perfect movies. I’ve watched it hundreds of times,” she tells ELLE from her new home in New York City.   So, when Simone turned 30 and got the phone call confirming her role as Amari, Miranda Priestly’s first assistant (aka the new Emily), “I just burst out crying,” she says.   Now, she confidently calls the A list giants she’d been watching on screen for most of her life her new friends. “Stanley Tucci made me laugh all the time,” she says, “and Annie [Hathaway] is so sweet—she loves singing, so we would just sing stupid songs. Emily was just so wonderful and such a laugh.”   Photographed in New York City by David Roemer and styled by ELLE’s fashion director, Naomi Smith, Simone wears Gucci and Tiffany and Co, with beauty by @lorealparis.   Talent: Simone Ashley Editor: Jessica Bailey Fashion Director: Naomi Smith Photographer: David Roemer Interview: Alexandra English Hair: Gonn Kinoshita Makeup: Samantha Lau Manicure: Mo Qin Fashion Assistant: Jordan Boorman Production: Gillian Avertick at Inner Circle NYLA & Nicola Hanratty Wearing: Gucci, Tiffany & Co. Beauty: L'Oréal Paris Read the full interview: https://www