Anne Hathaway Epically Reveals How She's Disappearing From Spotlight
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Anne Hathaway has been on quite the odyssey.
After starring in five movies released this year, the Oscar winner fulfilled her promise of vanishing from the spotlight in the most hilarious way.
“We’re heading out to the Verity premiere,” Hathaway said in a video recorded before the Sept. 29 event and shared to Instagram Oct. 2. “Verity comes out in theaters Friday, Oct. 2, and then on Oct. 3…”
But as the 43-year-old is speaking, an animated plume of smoke bursts onto the screen and she disappears, prompting confusion from a member of her team.
Then, faux headlines appear that read, “Anne Hathaway disappears,” “As promised, Anne Hathaway vanishes into a plume of smoke,” and “Anne Hathaway simply evaporates.”
Indeed, the week before, Hathaway—who announced in June she is pregnant with her third baby with husband Adam Shulman—noted she was going to “disappear and take some time off” after her fifth press tour, quipping in a Sept. 21 interview with Entertainment Tonight, “The movie comes out Oct. 2 and on Oct. 3 I’m going to, like, vanish in a plume of smoke and you’re not gonna see me until you have to.”
After all, ahead of the release of Verity—in which she stars alongside Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett—the Princess Diaries star appeared Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey and The End of Oak Street, all in 2026.
Before embarking on her year filled with large press tours and red carpet premieres, Hathaway admitted there was “a little bit” of fear that audiences could get sick of seeing her everywhere.
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“It’s a lot and you want to be able to show up fully for each film,” she said during an Oct. 2 appearance on CBS Mornings. “And that’s asking a lot of people to look at you for a long period of time. But then I thought to myself, ‘What if it goes better than you’d imagine?’”
And now, Hathaway is simply filled with appreciation.
“Thank you everyone for your support,” she wrote at the end of her Oct. 2 Instagram video, “and for making this an incredible, unforgettable year.”
For a look back at Hathaway throughout this year, keep reading…
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Mum's the Word
Days before Anne Hathaway announced her third pregnancy with husband Adam Shulman, she kept the situation under wraps while out in New York City June 1, 2026, with loose-fitting separates and a well-placed bag.
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Red Hot
Stepping out 11 days after her June 19, 2026, pregnancy reveal, Hathaway painted the town, well, you know, in an Ashlyn New York top, La Ligne pants, VIVAIA shoes and Krewe sunnies.
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Backwards and Forwards
No mistakes, only happy accidents. The actress became a trendsetter by inadvertently flipping her Ashlyn New York jumpsuit during an NYC outing on June 30, 2026.
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Sunny Disposition
The actress (in NYC July 1, 2026) brightened up the start of her press tour for The Odyssey with a Lela Rose dress and Bulgari jewels.
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These Boots Were Made for Posing
Was she wearing the Gianvito Rossi boots with her Blumarine dress at The Odyssey photocall in London July 5, 2026? Yeah, she was.
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Not Just Blue, Not Turquoise, Not Lapis
For The Odyssey's London premiere July 6, 2026, Hathaway answered Dior's siren call in a custom periwinkle dress.
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Meet Her at Midnight
Yes, sometimes Hathaway wears Prada, the actress going custom for The Odyssey's Parisian photo call July 7, 2026.
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It's for Paris
Hathaway was trés chic in custom Louis Vuitton for The Odyssey's Paris premiere July 8, 2026.
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Finding Her Flow
Sure, she and Shulman knew what they were doing trying for a third baby, Hathaway (in custom Gap by Zac Posen) admitted during a July 13, 2026, appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, but, "We were so shocked it went this way, so we’re calling this one our buzzer-beater."
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Best Believe She's Bejeweled
Finishing up the grueling, uh, journey that was her Odyssey press tour, Hathaway selected custom Prada and Bulgari jewelry for the July 14 premiere in NYC.
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A Clean Slate
Hathaway was all white, all white, all white while out in New York City on July 16, 2026.
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You Don't Understand. This Is an Alaïa
To appear on Today July 16, 2026, Hathaway slipped into an Alaïa dress and strappy Gianvito Rossi heels.
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A Sneak Peek
Though Hathaway's all white everything look for a July 16, 2026, appearance on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live wasn't exactly kid-friendly, for her every day style, she told People, "I have to always be able to go from a serious business meeting to, like, a basketball court."
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Bumpin' Along
"Fake hair, real bump," Hathaway captioned a peek at her Prabal Gurung top for The End of Oak Street's Aug. 9, 2026, block party in L.A.
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The Mom Wears Red
Hathaway wore a flouncy red top by J'amemme and white trousers as she spoke onstage at a D23 showcase on Aug. 14, 2026.
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A Dress Fit for a Princess
On Aug. 16, 2026, the Princess Diaries alum donned this caped gown by Aflalo to accepted her Disney Legend honor.
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Company Woman
To slide into BVLGARI's Serpenti Infinito event on Sept. 9, 2026, Hathaway selected a McQueen dress and the brand's jewels.
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Mom Jeans
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake could never. Hathaway demonstrated the proper way to handle denim on denim in a Moncler look for the brand's 5th Ave Flagship opening celebration in NYC Sept. 10, 2026.
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End of The Odyssey
For her final Verity premiere in New York Sept. 29, Hathaway made the whole place shimmer in Prabal Gurung.
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