At 41, Anne Hathaway seems to be living her best life: she’s even on TikTok and not in a cringe “eww, your mom joined TikTok” way. Instead, while most grown-up A-listers wisely steer clear of the app, she’s nailing it. Just a few weeks after signing up, she’s managed to effortlessly go viral with the kind of beauty hack your grandma taught you before they were called beauty hacks, revealing that she uses a hair pin to make her lips look fuller and redder.
From where we’re sitting , it looks like Hathaway is having the time of her life — and in the process giving inspiration to 40-something women everywhere. Yes, in midlife you can reinvent yourself as a beauty influencer! And dance like no one’s watching! And appear in a great, sexy romcom with a hot 20-something guy! You can do ANYTHING! Admittedly it helps if your iconic glossy dark hair hasn’t changed in decades but details, details.
So, is there a strategy here in this Unexpected Era of Anne or is she just genuinely loving life and wants to share her joy with the world? It’s hard to say. She could never have guessed quite how huge The Idea Of You would be but it’s propelled her back into the limelight and she is not too cool to revel in it.
It might also be that, with her two sons now 8 and 4, Hathaway is emerging from the baby years and into her prime, something many moms at her life stage can relate to, even if it’s in more of a low-level, “actually bothered to put on mascara for the school run” way. In a world of slightly depressing celebrity stories , we can’t wait to see what happens next in these fun, frivolous and unexpectedly exciting Hathaway times — especially if it involves getting hair like hers.