Anne Hathaway is this year’s cover star for People magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful” issue, and the reveal landed this week on Good Morning America. The 43-year-old actor is also promoting five films this year, a pace she says she is no longer treating like a test.
Hathaway said she is not slowing down and is trying to have fun with her career instead of worrying about it. She credited her husband, producer and actor Adam Shulman, for helping guide her through what she called an extraordinary year, describing him as “a dream partner” and saying, “He’s the most extraordinary person.”
The timing gives the profile an easy hook. People’s issue will be out April 24, just as Hathaway’s 20-year connection to The Devil Wears Prada comes back into view. The first film was released in 2005, and the cast is reuniting for a sequel set for theaters on May 1, with Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep among those returning.
That mix of nostalgia and momentum explains why Hathaway’s comments land now. She is not presenting herself as someone stepping back from the spotlight but as an actor leaning into it, and Shulman appears to be part of what makes that possible. 20th Century Studios, which is behind The Devil Wears Prada 2, is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News and Good Morning America.
For Hathaway, the bigger story is not a pause in her career but the way she is moving through it. With five films in play, a major magazine cover and a long-awaited sequel arriving in May, she is making clear that this chapter is about staying in motion.
