Anne Hathaway's 'Shame' Over Body Image & Weight: New Glamour Interview
Anne Hathaway spoke to Glamour magazine in an interview for her January 2013 cover about the "stress" she experiences in Hollywood in terms of being thin and worrying about her body image.
The "Les Miserables" actress shined on the magazine's cover in a pixie haircut (left over from the movie role), white tank top and black shorts, showing off her amazing figure, but she told the magazine that her obsession with staying slim is a source of "shame" for her. In honor of the magazine's Self-Expression issue, the reporter asked Hathaway about expressing herself and feeling authentic about it.
The actress answered that she is "letting go of those expectations" of being happy all the time and making everything great, which has opened her up to a new found happiness all on its own. However, there is one area she can not seem to stop worrying about.
"I still feel the stress over 'Am I thin enough? Am I too thin? Is my body the right shape?'" the newleywed said. "There's an obsessive quality to it that I thought I would've grown out of by now. It's an ongoing source of shame for me."
"I just think about the ridicule you get if you have an off day. If people weren't watching, I'd be so much more eccentric," she added. "I know it makes me sound weak, but... I actually really don't feel like getting made fun of. So I put on something boring and navy and go out and try to disappear."
Hathaway, 30, lost 25 pounds for the film version of "Les Miserables," which comes out Dec. 25. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne and a slew of other acclaimed actors.
Hathaway married actor-jewelry designer Adam Shulman a few months ago in Big Sur in a Valentino wedding gown she helped design. She still had her pixie cut at the time of the ceremony but embraced it with a lace headband that matched the gown created for her.
On the Glamour magazine cover, Hathaway's shirt said on it "One Billion Rising," which is the name of a world-wide action the actress is cultivating that will take place on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day. One billion people-representing the number of women on the planet who have been raped or beaten- are invited to walk out of their jobs, schools, and homes and dance in the streets, according to the magazine.
"When I think back to some of the most fun nights of my life, it was just me out dancing without a care in the world. It's a release, an outlet," Hathaway said. "On the 14th, even if you're in a field dancing by yourself, you're going to know you're not alone. That's something I hope we can carry forward as we resolve to protect ourselves and our sisters."
