Newly unearthed Devil Wears Prada scene changes fans' view on the entire movie - and Meryl Streep's icy character

Maybe Miranda Priestly wasn't such an ice queen after all.

At least that's what a newly-discovered deleted scene from hit 2006 movie the Devil Wears Prada would have viewers believe, reports the Daily Mail.

The clip, which was shared on Twitter by Buzzfeed's Spencer Althouse, has fans of the film up in arms, with the original poster admitting that it 'changed the whole movie for me'.  

In the short clip Meryl Streep's character Miranda, the editor-in-chief of fictional fashion magazine Runway, sheds her incredibly frosty persona for a matter of seconds in order to show just a hint of humility.

The deleted scene comes at around the same time as another key turning point in the movie, taking place at a glamorous black tie gala being held by Runway, and is thought to be based on the infamous Met Gala, which takes place in New York City each year. 

At the party, Anne Hathaway's character, Andrea 'Andy' Sachs, is begrudgingly fulfilling her duties as Miranda's second assistant, helping her to remember the names of certain high-profile guests, alongside the editrix's first assistant, Emily - played by Emily Blunt. 

But while the party originally ended on a sad note - with Andy being forced to miss her boyfriend's birthday party, much to his disappointment - the newly-unearthed clip portrays an entirely different side of the budding journalist's relationship with her icy boss - believed to be based on Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. 

As Miranda is having a conversation with her boss, Irv Ravitz, the CEO of the media company which owns Runway, her husband suddenly appears, drink in hand, and starts making a loud scene. 

Complaining about the fact that he has been 'ignored' by several people, and referred to as 'Mr Priestly' by several others, he then proceeds to drunkenly moan that the bartender has cut him off. 

To make matters worse, he then starts slinging insults at Irv, who looks thoroughly unamused by the situation, and seems prepared to make a scene - when Andy steps in.  

Through some quick and clever thinking Andy manages to defuse the situation, drawing Irv aside to ask him a question about publishing, while Miranda takes the attention away from her intoxicated husband by dancing with him.

But the most crucial part of the scene comes just seconds later, when Miranda looks over at Andy and mouths 'thank you' - a brief act of kindness which left Andy somewhat dumbfounded - and has, in turn, send fans of the film into a complete frenzy.

Dedicated lovers of the movie were understandably shocked by the clip, with one responding to Spencer's original tweet that the clip turns the Devil Wears Prada into a 'Whole. Other. Film.' which also sharing a .gif of Cam from Modern Family shaking his head.

Some fans wondered why the scene hit the cutting room floor, with one questioning: 'Why wasn't this in the movie?!?'

Others, however, admitted that they were happy the shock scene wasn't included, with one stating: “I'm glad they took it out. It doesn't belong.”

Devil Wears Prada earned a Best Actress nod for 68-year-old Meryl and saw much success at the box office, earning $326.55 million at the worldwide box office including $124.74 domestically.