It would take a brave man to marry vicious fictional magazine editor Miranda Priestly.

But here British actor Kenneth Branagh appears to be enjoying his role as her third husband during filming for the forthcoming Devil Wears Prada sequel.

Dressed in a red frock, Ms Streep is seen out on the town with a dapper looking Branagh, 64, who has been confirmed as playing her spouse in the follow-up to the 2006 movie.

While his character is yet to be named, Miranda divorced her second husband Stephen – portrayed by James Naughton – towards the end of the original film. 

In the movie, she was previously married to a British rock star who is the father to her twin daughters Caroline and Cassidy, who will be around the age of 21 when the movie is released on May 1 next year.

Ms Streep, 76, returns for the project along with Anne Hathaway who played Andy Sachs, and Emily Blunt, 42, who portrayed her rival Emily Charlton. Stanley Tucci also returns as fashionista Nigel.

Ms Hathaway, 42, was also seen this week filming her scenes. Dressed in jeans and a raincoat, she appears to be distressed in our photographs taken after she was seen visiting Miranda’s home where her husband (Branagh) answered the door.

In the forthcoming follow-up, Andy is no longer with her university boyfriend Nate but instead finds a new love interest who is portrayed by Australian actor Patrick Brammall – the star of Colin From Accounts, where he played main character Gordon.

The Devil Wears Prada sequel, again directed by David Frankel, will reportedly tell the story of Miranda dealing with the collapse of the magazine industry and now forced to build bridges with her one-time assistant Emily, who is in charge of a luxury brand – and its advertising spend.

It is thought that film-goers might see Emily getting her revenge on cold-hearted Miranda who was so malicious to her when she worked for her.

The original 2006 comedy – based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger – made more than £300 million at the global box office.

It also won Ms Streep a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars.