Anne Hathaway’s Doctor Told Her Not To Appear On Hot Ones Due To ‘Early Labour’ Concern

Anne Hathaway has claimed she was disappointed to be told by her doctor that she was not allowed to be interviewed on Hot Ones as part of her current press tour.

The Oscar winner is currently on the promo trail for her new film Verity, in which she plays a famous author who, at one point, appears as a guest on the First We Feast interview series.

However, while her on-screen counterpart got to appear alongside host Sean Evans to put herself through a spicy wings challenge (on which her on-screen son Tom Holland recently made history as the first guest to vomit on the show), Anne was later told she was not allowed to do the same, due to her pregnancy.

Anne Hathaway promoting The Odyssey earlier this year
Anne Hathaway promoting The Odyssey earlier this year

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“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,” the Devil Wears Prada star told the podcast Talk Of The Townsends.

“But then I got pregnant, and my doctor said I couldn’t do it because I might go into early labour. So, I still haven’t done the gauntlet yet.”

She added: “I’m not sure when that’s gonna happen. Maybe next year.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Anne opened up about the Hot Ones sequence in her new film, claiming that she “did the first three wings for real”, before switching “to dummy wings”. She also revealed that Verity appearing Hot Ones had been her own idea.

It’s been an exciting 2026 for Anne, who has appeared in no fewer than five new films, of which Verity is the last to hit cinemas.

She has also found herself at the centre of Oscar buzz for her performance as Penelope in The Odyssey, 13 years on from her first win for Les Misérables.

Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland on the set of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland on the set of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

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Outside of work, Anne announced in June that she and her husband, businessman Adam Shulman, are expecting their third child.

Anne and Adam are already parents to two sons, Jonathan and Jack, born in March 2016 and November 2019.

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Oscars 2026: Anna Wintour Nods Miranda Priestly While Presenting With Anne Hathaway

While her sense of humour is perhaps not the first thing that comes to mind when most of us think of Anna Wintour, she certainly managed to raise a smile while presenting at the 2026 Oscars.

Early on in Sunday night’s ceremony, the long-time Vogue editor came on stage to present two awards with Anne Hathaway.

Anne, of course, is the star of The Devil Wears Prada and its upcoming sequel, both of which feature the character Miranda Priestly, heavily rumoured to have been inspired by Anna.

Introducing the Best Costume Design prize, the Oscar winner told the audience: “A character’s costume is key to telling a story.

“One could argue that one’s wardrobe in real life is also key. Does it make one appear elegant and attractive on, say, the most important night in Hollywood, and say when the most important people in fashion will be judging how one looks?”

Turning to her co-host, she continued: “Anna, just curious, what do you think of my dress tonight?”

By way of response, Anna simply donned her sunglasses and declared: “And the nominees are…”

Following this, the duo then announced the winners for Best Makeup And Hairstyling, with Anna intentionally misnaming her co-presenter “Emily” in an even more explicit nod to The Devil Wears Prada.

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LOL at this Devil Wears Prada joke between Anne Hathaway and Anna Wintour while presenting at the Oscars

Anne: Anna, would you like to read the nominees?

Anna: Thank you, Emily pic.twitter.com/7IvNj7RmJw

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 15, 2026

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LOL at this Devil Wears Prada joke between Anne Hathaway and Anna Wintour while presenting at the Oscars

Anne: Anna, would you like to read the nominees?

Anna: Thank you, Emily pic.twitter.com/7IvNj7RmJw

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 15, 2026

In the original Devil Wears Prada film and the new follow-up, Meryl Streep plays Miranda Priestly, the editor of the fictitious Runway magazine, whose look and mannerisms have sparked comparisons with Anna Wintour for two decades now.

Last year, the award-winning journalist and Met Gala organised claimed: “I went to the [Devil Wears Prada] premiere wearing Prada, completely having no idea what the film was going to be about.

“I think that the fashion industry was very sweetly concerned for me about the film that it was gonna paint me in some kind of difficult light.”

Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada
Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada

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Praising Meryl’s “fantastic” work in the movie, she then insisted: “I found [the film] highly enjoyable and very funny. It had a lot of humour to it, it had a lot of wit.

“I mean, [the actors are] all amazing. And in the end, I thought it was a fair shot.”

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