Anne Hathaway pokes fun at ‘fake baby bump’ theories

A e Hathaway has poked fu at those who suggested he baby bump did ‘t look eal afte a ece t film p emie e, telli g them she had “fake hai , eal bump”.

The US act ess tu ed heads i a outfit that showed off he ba e bump at the lau ch of he ew film, The E d of Oak St eet, i Los A geles o Su day.

It spa ked a flu y of comme ts o social media f om people sayi g “Why does it look fake?” a d “Oh come o . That is ot eal.” But othe s leapt to he defe ce, with o e w iti g: “A lot of people i these comme ts have eve see a p eg a t belly o someo e who has abs.”

Hathaway, 43, a ou ced i Ju e that she is expecti g he thi d child with husba d Adam Shulma .

He g owi g bump has bee evide t as she has p omoted The Odyssey i ece t weeks, but it att acted g eate atte tio tha ks to he choice of outfit at the p emie e fo The E d of Oak St eet.

The bump was o full show i the custom Atelie P abal Gu u g c op top, which the desig e desc ibed as a “sculptu al high-low halte top with a cascadi g t ai “. Hathaway pai ed the top with low- ise La Lig e jea s a d ed Aquazzu a stilettos.

“Fake hai , eal bump,” the act ess w ote o I stag am with a video of he getti g eady a d atte di g the p emie e.

“E joy The @e dofoakst eet Block Pa ty chaos with me as my outfit lite ally melts i the heat!!”

As well as aisi g u fou ded doubts about the bump, some people c iticised the sta ‘s ove all look o social media, calli g it ” idiculous”, “tacky” a d “biza e”.

But othe s p aised he . Cha lotte C ipps w ote i the I depe de t: “It might be a outfit that he social media c itics would ‘t be see dead i , but it’s a clea message of body positivity, st e gth, a d ge de equality – a d it’s he u ique exp essio of the ext chapte of he life.”

The Teleg aph’s Rebecca Cope said: “Though d awi g c iticism f om some, the look is just the latest example of a celeb ity lite ally letti g it all ha g out.”

Hathaway’s appea a ce o Su day also led to a su ge i i te est i he “coco ut wate ” ails look.

The sta has bee i the spotlight th oughout the summe , p omoti g The Odyssey at its p emie e i Lo do o 6 July (below).

She also do ed ed ca pet mate ity wea at The Odyssey’s US p emie e i New Yo k o 14 July.