Why Anne Hathaway's Doctor Forbid Her From Doing Hot Ones Challenge

Sep 29, 2026 - 04:17

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Anne Hathaway had to forgo the last dab.

While her character in the new movie Verity made a fake appearance on the Sean Evans-hosted series Hot Ones, the Oscar winner—who is currently expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman—revealed that she wasn’t able to do the same in real life due to her doctor’s orders.

“I thought that I was gonna be able to do the Hot Ones challenge to do press for this film because it just made sense,” Hathaway—who plays bestselling author Verity Crawford in the Colleen Hoover adaptation—explained during an interview with Talk Of The Townsends posted to Instagram Sept. 25. “But then I got pregnant and my doctor said I couldn't do it because I might go into early labor.”

And although she ate a few of the actual wings while filming Verity, she has yet to fully complete Hot Ones’ spicy chicken challenge.

“I still haven't done the gauntlet yet. I'm not sure when that's gonna happen,” she shared. “Maybe next year.”

The decision for her character to appear on the interview series in the film was actually an idea that came from Hathaway. The 43-year-old imagined that having Verity take part in real-life press tour staples like Hot Ones and Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, as well as have an interview with Gayle King, would help establish the character “as an iconic cultural figure,” noting it felt like “Triple Crown trifecta” of interviews.

But whether she would actually eat the hot wings during her movie interview became “a big conversation.”

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“My feeling—because I've never done it before, I’ve never done the 10-piece gauntlet—you don't want your first kiss ever in your life to be an onscreen kiss,” she explained. “You want that to be a real thing where you're not playing a character at the same time as experiencing something physically.”

“I did the first three wings for real,” she added, “and then I switched into dummy wings.”

For now, Hathaway—who also shares sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6, with Shulman—is keeping her focus on her family life and her kids.

"I just feel very lucky," the Princess Diaries actress told People in April. "I know that not everybody who wants to be a parent gets to be. I’m just blown away by how fortunate I am."

For a deep dive into Hathaway’s maternity style, 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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