Anne Hathaway On Critics Questioning Her Sex Appeal And Hollywood’s Male Gaze

American actress Anne Hathway disclosed in her most recent Vanity Fair cover story that as a young performer just breaking into Hollywood she was told she had no sex appeal. Hathway appeared on the magazine’s April cover and talked with the publication in a feature article published on March 25.

“I was like, ‘I’m a Scorpio. I know what I’m like on a Saturday night,’” she said.

She said that in the early years of her Hollywood fame, the societal concept of what it meant to be attractive was far more limited than it is today.

Hathaway stated “The male gaze was very dominant, very pervasive, and very juvenile,” adding that in the modern film and television industry, a person’s sentiments are considerably more important than their physical appearance.

The actress is set to feature in the romantic comedy The Idea of You, which centres on a forty-year-old divorcee who begins dating a well-known British boyband member who is younger and popular.

The movie, which releases on Prime Video on May 2, is based on the well-known book by Robinne Lee and features plenty of sensuous moments.

Hathaway stated to the magazine of the film, “I feel ready to be a sexual creature out loud. It’s not like one healthy, consensual female orgasm (OK, multiple) is going to change the world… but I’m really happy to be part of a story that takes pleasure in female pleasure.”

It hasn’t always been a joyful 25 years of her profession, the Oscar winner admitted.

Hathway disclosed that the internet animosity that surrounds her prevented her from getting roles, even after she won an Oscar in 2013.

She said that a lot of people wouldn’t offer her work because they were worried about how toxic her internet persona had become.

Hathaway was referring to criticism she faced in the early 2010s when some on social media referred to her as “annoying” because of her apparent frankness and enthusiasm for acting.

In 2013, the term Hathahate became popular after Hathaway won an Oscar for her role in Les Misérables. She referenced the movie’s song I Dreamed a Dream in her victory speech, stating, “It came true.”

At this time, Hathaway was cast by director Christopher Nolan in the science fiction movie Interstellar, which came out in 2014. She called the movie a blessing during the bad times.

“I don’t know if he knew that he was backing me at the time, but it had that effect.”