Top 10 Wonderful Emily Blunt Moments

In recent years Emily has taken on more serious, dramatic roles so it was a real treat to watch her let loose as the host of “Saturday Night Live”. Her monologue was wholesome and uplifting; and of course who wouldn’t want a free puppy? She introduced us to some wonderful new characters, with highlights including a parody of the “Great British Bake Off”, playing an unconventional escort and cleverly slipping in a promotion for, “The Girl on the Train” into a sketch. She’s charming and funny and her dynamic with the cast makes us hope she will be back again soon.

A trip to Jimmy Fallon’s show usually involves the guest taking part in some sort of game, and this visit wasn’t any different. Emily outsmarts Jimmy in ‘Box of Lies’ when he tries to get her to reveal her strategy; and her competitive streak always keeps her one step ahead of the host. Despite Fallon and the audience constantly cracking up, she keeps calm, cool and collected. We may be able to see what she’s looking at, but she’s so convincing that we’re still hanging onto her every word.

Growing up, Emily struggled with a stutter but one of her teachers pushed her toward acting in an effort to help her overcome the problem, after picking up on the fact that she loved putting on funny voices. Nowadays, she uses her position as a public figure to raise awareness, and is an active board member of the American Institute for Stuttering, even occasionally taking on the role of mistress of ceremonies at their gala events. She’s a great role model and shows young people everywhere that they should never feel limited by their condition.

It’s always great when celebrities show support for a good cause and Emily and John have their own special way of doing so. To raise money for the Malala Fund, they created a dating video to invite one lucky couple to join them at the premiere of “A Quiet Place”. Their enticing attempts progress from awkward to desperate to threatening; and Emily tries to shut it down when John announces their rather unfortunate couple name. It’s a fun and unique way to raise money for a good cause and who wouldn’t want to go on that date?

Ellen challenges Emily Blunt to a game of Heads Up!, only to up the ante by giving Emily a certain phrase to say in different accents . . . and it is on. Emily seems terrified, but Ellen is convinced that being British somehow gives her an advantage; and perhaps she’s right, because Emily nails each one impeccably. Ellen is clearly enjoying the game as she makes Emily go on long after she’s figured them out. She takes on German, Russian, Boston, Valley Girl and Australian accents, and we definitely don’t need to see the answers to guess correctly.


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