ACTOR · BORN 1983
Emily Blunt
- Born
- 23 February 1983
64 archived facts 5 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
43 Interesting Facts About Emily Blunt
- #001
As a young girl, Emily Blunt had a severe stutter and eventually overcame it by finding a different 'voice' through acting. She cites her friend Colin Firth's stammer in The King's Speech (2010) as an accurate portrayal of how she actually spoke as a child.
- #003
Her ex-boyfriend Michael Bublé wrote the hit single "Everything" for her. She also appears on his album "Call Me Irresponsible," where she briefly sings at the end of the song "Me and Mrs. Jones."
- #004
Emily Blunt was told to lose weight for her role as Emily in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), which she revealed in a 2006 interview with Craig Ferguson. Co-star Anne Hathaway tells a similar story, saying that she and Emily were always hungry on set because they followed strict diets to maintain a thin "super-model" look.
- #006
Emily Blunt is one of actress Anne Hathaway's best friends. The two grew very close during the filming of The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and Emily called Anne her "rock."
- #007
Emily Blunt is one of James Corden's best friends. They appeared together as husband and wife in Into the Woods (2014).
- #008
Her closest friend Anne Hathaway set Emily Blunt up with John Krasinski, who would become her future husband, in 2008.
- #009
Emily Blunt is one of actress Amy Adams's best friends. The two grew very close during the filming of Sunshine Cleaning (2008).
- #012
Emily Blunt's father, Oliver Blunt, is one of the United Kingdom's leading criminal defence barristers.
- #013
When Emily Blunt finished filming The Girl on the Train (2016), she was four months pregnant with her daughter Violet. Six months after giving birth to Violet, she returned to work to begin filming Sherlock Gnomes (2018).
- #019
She performed professionally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before completing her A-levels. At 16, a producer offered her a record deal after seeing her in the musical "Bliss" at the Edinburgh Fringe.
- #020
She does not join social media.
- #023
Holding three premieres for Edge of Tomorrow (2014) in one day was Tom Cruise's idea; Blunt said it was harder for her because she needed a new dress, makeup and hairstyle for each one, while her co-star only needed a new suit, though they were still much more fun. One of the premieres was at 5 a.m. and the weather was rainy; director Doug Liman said this was proof of Cruise's star power.
- #024
In 2015 she became an American citizen through naturalization, making her a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States. However, she likes to be described as British. She took the oath on the same day as Camila Alves McConaughey, the wife of her friend Matthew McConaughey.
- #025
She has a fear of wearing gloves. She says: "I don't know why but I find them repulsive. If my mother had tried to put these on me as a child I would have screamed; it must be a phobia." She also has a terrible fear of cockroaches (katsaridaphobia) and is allergic to cats and horses.
- #026
Favorite actresses: Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
- #027
Since 2016 she has lived in New York with her husband John Krasinski and their two daughters, Hazel and Violet.
- #028
She has a fear of heights. She says: "I'm not great with heights and it was one of those things where there's a moment before they [take you up] and lower you down for the shot and it seems to stretch out like a period of time that's going to last forever." She explained: "You're so high up that when you look out you're above the trees and you're looking down. But it was an incredible moment, you know. Very incapacitating."
- #029
Stating that she does not like "method acting," she called its practitioners "trying to justify their paychecks."
- #030
While shooting the first scene of The Devil Wears Prada (2006) together, Meryl Streep laughed and said that instead of stealing the film, Blunt should be given a carbon copy of it.
- #034
She had a three-year relationship with the singer Michael Bublé (2005-July 2008).
- #035
Emily Blunt was considered to replace Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead.
- #036
Emily Blunt appeared in three films about characters trying to change the future: The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Looper (2012) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014). Had she accepted the role of Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys (2015), the number would have been four.
- #037
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) was Blunt's first action film; Tom Cruise thought she was drunk because she threw herself so deeply into it. Blunt had never made a film of that scale before but felt it made a big impact.
- #038
Blunt found working with Tom Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow (2014) fun because it was a demanding shoot and the exo suits were hard to put on every day.
- #041
When Blunt guested on Lip Sync Battle (2015), LL Cool J called her and Anne Hathaway two of the most powerful stars on the big screen, dubbing it the "Devil Wears Prada reunion battle"; he said Blunt "had some swagger, was incomparable and breathtaking."
- #042
Blunt was offered a role in Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017) but had to turn it down because of her pregnancy. They had previously worked together on Sicario (2015).
- #043
Emily Blunt grew up in Roehampton, London, England.
- #044
Blunt was rated among those with the most "Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She placed 19th in 2010 and 34th in 2009.
- #045
Emily Blunt relieves pressure through daily transcendental meditation sessions.
- #046
At the 2002 Chichester Festival, Emily Blunt played Juliet Capulet in a production of "Romeo and Juliet" and received glowing reviews.
- #047
Emily Blunt was selected as one of Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow," along with James McAvoy, Noel Clarke, Michelle Ryan and Rupert Friend.
- #048
Blunt was considered for the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady after Keira Knightley withdrew from the project, but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.
- #050
Emily Blunt's secret party trick is her ability to imitate the sound of a pigeon; she demonstrated the unusual talent in an interview with ELLE Canada.
- #053
In a poll of 4,000 gay women, Emily Blunt ranked 8th on the list of 'Women We Love to Love'.
- #054
Emily Blunt was considered for the role of Dr. Madolyn Madden in Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006), but Vera Farmiga was cast instead.
- #055
Emily Blunt ranked 53rd on AskMen's 2010 list of the 99 Most Desirable Women.
- #056
Emily Blunt starred alongside Martin Freeman in Wild Target (2010). Freeman appeared in the original British series The Office (2001), while her husband John Krasinski played the equivalent role in the American version of The Office (2005).
- #057
Emily Blunt shared the prestigious Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with Natalie Press.
- #059
Emily Blunt became the new face of the Max Mara advertising campaign in 2007.
- #060
Emily Blunt is not related to singer James Blunt.
- #061
Emily Blunt attended the Kari Feinstein Sundance Style Lounge in Park City in 2008.
- #062
Emily Blunt ranked 73rd on FHM's 2009 list of the '100 Sexiest Women in the World'.
- #063
Emily Blunt ranked 58th on AskMen's 2009 list of the 99 Most Desirable Women.
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