Anne Hathaway reflected on the overwhelming amount of Internet hatred she suffered after playing the French prostitute Fantine in Les Misérables 2012.
While promoting the musical film, the 38-year-old star irritated fans by talking about cutting her hair, losing 25 pounds “sick” by the role and “sort of” losing her mind to enter the character’s mental space.
Despite expressing sincere surprise and appreciation at award shows for his victories that year, some were unable to ignore his comments about restricting his diet to just a small portion of dried oatmeal “to look almost dead”.
Stronger than ever: Anne Hathaway reflected on the overwhelming amount of internet hatred she endured after portraying the tortured prostitute, Fantine, in Les Misérables 2012 (photo in 2019)
Almost nine years later, she credited the reaction for making her a stronger person in a new interview for The Sun.
‘I really don’t want to dig up the past, but I had my monster out there, I had the internet facing me and I hated myself and it was like a big deal,’ she said.
She continued: ‘And it was a very good thing for me personally.’
But, she previously confessed to Vanity Fair that winning her first and long-awaited Oscar did not make her happy.
While promoting the musical film at the time, the 38-year-old star angered fans by talking about having to cut her hair and losing 25 “sick” pounds to the role; seen in January 2020
Honestly: She had already confessed to Vanity Fair that winning her first and long-awaited Oscar did not make her happy; seen on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California
– You should be happy. I didn’t feel that way, ‘admitted the mother of two. ‘I felt bad about being there with a dress that cost more than some people will see in their lives and winning a prize for portraying the pain that was still part of our collective experience as human beings.’
Hathaway, who tied her husband Adam Shulman’s knot just before filming The Miserable, remarked: ‘I tried to pretend I was happy and was called for it, big time.’
She also said that the experience taught her ‘is that you just feel that you can die of shame, you don’t really die’.
In addition to finding support from her husband, spending time with childhood and college friends helped because she considers them her ‘extended family’.
Locked: earlier this month, his most recent film, Locked Down, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, was released
“My oldest friendships date back to when I was five,” she said. “We all make it a point to try to meet at least once or twice a year and stay in each other’s lives.”
Earlier this month, his most recent film, Locked Down, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, was released.
She called it a “very normal” but also “completely wild” experience, as she was shot amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Anne told People ‘the simple act of doing this, doing something so collaborative and audacious has made us all very focused and open – and strangely free’.
Busy: Earlier this month, his latest film, Locked Down, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, was released; pictured in March 2019
Adding: ‘As if the odds were so against us anyway, it made me want to lean towards joy and take risks with my performance.’
Although she felt safe at work, the star said she was nervous about taking off her mask amid the alarming number of COVID-19 cases worldwide.
The Oscar winner said, ‘It was scary to take off my mask every day, so I really liked how the crew was committed to maintaining their masks – even when we were shooting in hot rooms and they were carrying heavy cameras and lighting equipment. they were always, always masked. Their professionalism helped to keep me safe and I was extremely grateful to them. ‘