Anne Hathaway for Entertainment Weekly - "A Princess No More"

Anne Hathaway photographed by Marc Hom courtesy
of Entertainment Weekly

Anne Hathaway lands another cover, this time for Entertainment Weekly's "A Princess No More" issue. She was photographed by Marc Hom and interviewed by Missy Schwartz.

She is currently promoting her role of a drug addict in the new Jonathan Demme directed movie "Rachel Getting Married". The movie is debuted at the Toronto Film Festival and her portrayal is garnering rave reviews.

Of course the white elephant that she's currently dealing with is the scandal involving her ex boyfriend Raffaelo Follieri's guilty plea in his embezzlement charges. More details can be found in my previous posting from Hathaway's W Magazine September 2008 issue, which can be accessed via this link.

Some snippets from the article, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly -

Regarding her current habit of being press shy and avoiding the "limelight" - ''You know those girls that, like, go out?'' she says, sipping a soy latte. ''I'm just not confident enough to do that. I'm not the sort of girl that will throw on a short skirt and tease her hair up. I feel uncomfortable with attention. Truly, I am a wallflower by nature.''

Regarding the impact that her role in "Rachel Getting Married" has had on her life and outlook as an actress - "I feel like there's a clear point in my life before this movie and after this movie,'' she says. ''I'm a fairly guarded person and I can be pretty insecure when I first meet people. But Jonathan got me. He became my friend and mentor.'' When Hathaway talks about Demme, she becomes intensely earnest: ''I've had the most honest artistic experience of my life. And I will spend, minimum, 20 years searching for another one of these.''

About how the scandal has affected her personally and career wise recently - ''I was shown such enormous kindness from my friends that, as difficult as it was, I can't complain,'' Hathaway says. ''It's funny that this has become a part of my story because it's not something that I'd like to talk about all the time.'' She shifts in her seat. ''I have to be very careful because I don't want it to define me. And I don't want to subconsciously exploit it.''

The full interview by Missy Schwartz can be accessed through the Entertainment Weekly website via this link.

Anne Hathaway for W Magazine October 2008

Anne Hathaway photographed by Mario Sorrenti
styled by Camilla Nickerson courtesy of W Magazine

Anne Hathaway is the cover girl for W Magazine's October 2008 issue. The actress was photograhed by Mario Sorrenti and styled by Camilla Nickerson. Full credits for the shoot are:

Photography by Mario Sorrenti, styling by Camilla Nickerson, Hair by Luigi Murenu/Streeters for Kerastase Paris, Makeup by Diane Kendal, Manicure by Yuna Park/Streeters. Set design by Philipp Haemmerle, Production by Steve Sutton, Digital Technician - Heather Sommerfield.

The actress is wearing minimal yet elegant evening wear in the vein of vintage Cristobal Balenciaga. She has accompanying hair styles a la Alexadre of Paris and make up reminiscent of Elizabeth Taylor (circa Cleopatra) and Maria Callas (circa Aristotle Onassis)

In the accompanying interview, written by Danielle Stein, the actress discussed briefly her recent public break up with accused swindler Raffaelo Follieri, her ex boyfriend. You can learn more about Mr. Follieri's recent troubles in the Vanity Fair article written by Michael Shnayerson, available through this link.


Anne Hathaway photographed by Mario Sorrenti
styled by Camilla Nickerson courtesy of W Magazine

The full W Magazine article "Queen Anne", written by Danielle Stein, can be read via this link. Snippets from the interview, courtesy of W Magazine, are as follows:

Discussing a pendant that she wears around her neck - “I figure if it was a winning ticket, it would not have been discarded,” she says, “so essentially I walk around with an unlucky lottery ticket around my neck.”

About her dealing with the negative press and showing up for the W interview - “Right now I don’t have the wherewithal to be anything except professional,” she admits wanly. “As soon as I found out about the arrest, I had to get on a plane to Mexico to do a press tour for Get Smart. And then I spent a week in shock at a friend’s house. And then I had to go back and do more press, and I haven’t stopped since."

About how she deals with her recent troubles - “At different stages of my life, I’ve felt I’ve been two ages simultaneously,” she continues in a slow, measured cadence. “I’d be a professional working adult and also a typical 13-year-old. Right now I have the distinct feeling that I’m two ages again, and the older part of me that I relied on many times in the past in difficult moments, that’s the part that got me here today. That’s the part that says, ‘You do your job, you keep your head up.’”



Anne Hathaway photographed by Mario Sorrenti
styled by Camilla Nickerson courtesy of W Magazine

On realizing her on immature behavior on past movie sets - “One day on Rachel Getting Married, Jonathan altered something in the script, and I said, ‘Jonathan! Why did you change this?! It was better the other way and here’s A, B, C, D, E, F, G why!’ And he smiled at me and said, ‘Hey, Annie? Maybe instead of telling me why I’m wrong, you could ask me why I made the choice I made.’” With that response, she says, memories of herself being dismissive or abrasive on sets past came rushing back. “I instantly felt so ashamed,” she says. “I didn’t mean to be disrespectful to people, but that’s exactly what I had done for years.”

About understanding the support system she has and having optimism - “I’ve realized,” she says, “that no one is as good at making me feel isolated as I am. It’s something I did in the past.” Fortunately, difficult times have their rewards. “I’ve realized I have a lot of people in my life who, for whatever reason, love me very much. So I don’t think I’ll do that again.”

It seems like Ms. Hathaway is hopeful for the future and moving towards some closure with her past.

KATE HUDSON FOR W MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2008 ISSUE

Kate Hudson photographed Mert & Marcus courtesy of W Magazine

Kate Hudson for W Magazine September 2008 issue, cover plus inside editorial, shot by Mert & Marcus and styled by Alex White. You can read the accompanying article by Danielle Stein via this link.


Nadja Auermann shot
by Patrick Demarchelier
courtesy of Harper's Bazaar


Kate Hudson photographed by Mert & Marcus courtesy
of W Magazine

What do you think of this cover compared to Nadja Auermann's Harper's Bazaar September 1994 cover shot by Patrick Demarchelier?