Anne Hathaway Was Told "Don't Gain Weight" When She Was Just 16 Years Old

When she shared this video of her workout routine, her caption called out future body-shamers, announcing that she was "gaining weight for a movie role." She later revealed that she said this to get ahead of pregnancy rumors.

Her caption started, "It’s not for a movie..." but she continued on to say, "⁣All kidding aside, for everyone going through infertility and conception hell, please know it was not a straight line to either of my pregnancies. Sending you extra love."

"One of the lucky things about being in this business for so long is that I've really kind of come to terms with the pressure that you get to look a certain way as an actress," Anne revealed in an interview with Ellen Degeneres.

"But after I had my son, the weight was really slow to come off and so I was a different size than I normally am."

Luckily she had a friend to help lift her up. She says, "Rihanna looks up and goes, 'Damn girl, you got an ass!' And I, of course, freaked out and loved it so much. I was like, 'Really?!' And she goes, 'You got an ass like me!'"

She told Ellen that Sandra Bullock told her, "Looking good, mama!" and that Cate Blanchett added, "Nice jeans, Hathaway!" Anne said that she was grateful to be "surrounded by so much love and understanding."

For Allure's September issue, Anne opened up about her experience getting cast for her first role on Get Real when she was just 16 years old.

"Which of course means you need to lose weight," Anne said of receiving the news that she was cast.

She said the experience was totally different, adding, "So I had that, then 20 years later I have [the costume designer for her new film] asking me what my body does on my moon — which I realized meant my period — so she can make adjustments for me."

Anne added that, while things were improving, there was a lot of distance left to cover. "There is so much more body inclusivity — which is great! — but the thin thing is definitely still the centralized ‘normal’ expectation."

Even in pregnancy. On a recent red carpet, Anne revealed an adorable hidden detail in her dress added by the designer Brandon Maxwell.

Anne shared the photo, captioning it, "As if it wasn’t enough you custom-made me and the bump a knockout dress, you put this tag in it. Thank you, new friend."

She's also opened up about her issue with alcohol. "My issue is I just love it," she explained. "So much. But the way I do it makes me unavailable for my son."

Anne explained that she was no longer going to drink while her son was still living in her house. With the upcoming arrival of her new child, Anne's probably grateful she got a head start.

And on top of that she's also a phenomenal actress? No wonder we just can't get enough of her.