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Elaine McCallig
Mar 21, 2022
Anne Hathaway on WeCrashed and TV's startup obsession
The Independent
The comment that actor Anne Hathaway is ageing backwards has sparked debate on Twitter.
The 39-year-old actor was photographed in a cutout blue dress and black bralette as she attended the WeCrashed premiere in Los Angeles alongside co-star Jared Leto.
The new Apple TV+ series drama series chronicles the rise and fall of co-working company WeWork.
Commenting on the snaps from the premiere, E! News tweeted: “Did Anne Hathaway make a deal with the devil? She is literally aging backward.”
Twitter users were quick to point out that the news outlet shouldn’t be shocked that a woman looks young at 39.
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TV writer Gennefer Gross remarked: “She’s only 39, which we all know is 87 in Hollywood years, but shame on E! for perpetuating the archaic notion that women over 35 aren’t stone cold foxes with poise and experience who are absolute volcanos in the sack.”
Another Twitter user wrote: “She's always looked good. This is just Anne. Also SHE'S NOT OLD! You're acting like she's 100 or something.”
“My God, she's in her 30s and looks like she is in her 30s. What is this magic,” another quipped.
Wow I can\u2019t believe she\u2019s not a fossil at 39. This is truly magichttps://twitter.com/enews/status/1504937225577926656\u00a0\u2026— Liv Marks (@Liv Marks) 1647846037
Ageism in women is surreal. Ya'll think once somebody reaches 30 they're supposed to deteriorate and not feel good abt themselves anymore.https://twitter.com/enews/status/1504937225577926656\u00a0\u2026— Angry Planet Hero \u24cb (@Angry Planet Hero \u24cb) 1647840410
This obsession with calling good looking people \u2018aging backwards\u2019 needs to stop, it\u2019s weird and infantilising, she\u2019s 39, drop dead stunning, and has earned every bit of the experience she\u2019s gotten with agehttps://twitter.com/enews/status/1504937225577926656\u00a0\u2026— bonbon\ud83c\udf6c (@bonbon\ud83c\udf6c) 1647840715
Literally what do people think women in their 30s normally look like??https://twitter.com/enews/status/1504937225577926656\u00a0\u2026— Sophia Benoit (@Sophia Benoit) 1647808079
Was she supposed to.. wither? shrivel, maybe?https://twitter.com/enews/status/1504937225577926656\u00a0\u2026— Igavein\u2077 Boohoo (@Igavein\u2077 Boohoo) 1647845415
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