14 DAY TRIAL // She’s the wide-eyed girl with a smile that can almost literally light up an entire room. But that’s not to say that Anne Hathaway doesn’t have her own insecurities, of which she speaks of in great detail with Elle UK magazine.
Anne will be seen next opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the romantic comedy “Love and Other Drugs” and, since she’s promoting the film, she’s also taking a stand against certain practices in Hollywood that have become norm.
Take dieting, for instance. Anne got the attention of the international media with her “Princess Diaries” and, she says, since then, she’s always been judged by her appearance – and even told she needed to lose a few pounds.
She never complied, but she still had her moments when she doubted herself because she was getting mostly negative feedback from all sides.
“My identity used to be shaped on my appearance so much. I don’t think I was shallow – I just think I was young. I focus on other things a lot more now,” the actress says for the magazine.
Since she’s now more mature and able to focus on other things, which are clearly more important than striving to remain thin, she knows such a struggle can suck all the pleasure out of life.
“I’ve hit the point in my life where I understand that being skinny is not sustainable, and nor is it advisable, and nor is it enjoyable,” Hathaway explains.
Aside from being pressured to diet, people from the industry also tried to force her hand into getting Botox, she reveals. What’s even worse, Hollywood’s obsession with looks is so serious she was offered Botox in her early 20s.
“I had someone offer me Botox at 23. From the age of 25 to 27 – and this is a little embarrassing to admit – I looked under my eyes every single day, because I thought, ‘It’s going, it’s going, it’s going!’” she says.
“And then I realized the other day there not wrinkles; they’re smile lines. If you look at pictures of me from a young age, I’ve been smiling the same way since I was little. And I had that wonderful moment when you realize, ‘That’s who I am.’ Botox would erase that,” the actress concludes by saying.