Anne Hathaway is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After stepping out on the red carpet for the world premiere of her upcoming movie The End of Oak Street, Hathaway’s baby bump stole the spotlight.
However, it wasn’t long before social media was full of comments, accusing the 43-year-old actress of faking her pregnancy.
“Is this what a fake bump looks like? Why does her tummy look so odd?” one person asked on X before another added, “Looks like a plastic belly.”
Wearing an Atelier Prabal Gurung crop top and low-rise baggy jeans, Hathaway was not afraid of showing off her baby bump just two months after announcing she was expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman.
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Never one to shy away from rumors, Hathaway took to Instagram on Monday, August 10, 2026, to deny she was faking her pregnancy for publicity.
“Fake hair, real bump,” she wrote alongside a video of her getting ready for the red carpet. Fans also came to her defense, writing, “The most beautiful pregnant woman in the world,” and “I love how you always silence the haters.”
Hathaway is already a proud mom to sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6. And while Hathaway is tapped into social media, she made the decision not to post photos of her kids online to protect their privacy.
I felt like I had broken some kind of a seal in inviting people into my life. And even though I felt as though I had done it in as protective a way as I could, even though it was a moment I was incredibly proud of, I don’t know that I’ll ever do it again,” she told Jezebel in 2017. “Instagram, when I first started, it was so much fun. And it was a great way to be silly and kind of do things off the cuff. And now, because of the time we live in, I think words and pictures are carrying a much greater weight. Or, much less depending on how you engage with it.”
So, while fans can expect more (real) baby bump pics from the brunette beauty, photos of her kids is another story.