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Anne Hathaway Told ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Producers Not to Put Models Who Are ‘So Skeletal’ and ‘Alarmingly Thin’ in the Movie, Says Meryl Streep

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https://variety.com/2026/film/news/anne-hathaway-devil-wears-prada-2-thin-models-1236698860/
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cmaia1503 Mar 25, 2026 +601
> Unlike the first “Devil Wears Prada” movie, where fashion brands hesitated to have their clothes featured in a movie that was an unknown wild card, the sequel filmed with the support of several high-end fashion brands and the cast even attended actual runway shows during Milan Fashion Week. It was a wake-up call for Streep, who returns to her Oscar-nominated role of Miranda Priestly. > “I was struck by how not only beautiful and young — everyone seems young to me — but alarmingly thin the models were,” Streep told the magazine about attending fashion shows. “I thought that all had been addressed years ago. Annie clocked it too, and she made a beeline to the producers about it, securing promises that the models in the show that we were putting together for our film would not be so skeletal! She’s a stand-up girl.”
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Walmartian_Beta Mar 25, 2026 +339
It really is shocking to see that the 90s wafer-thin human hanger look is coming back into fashion. I thought we'd moved beyond that. Now you're not even allowed to comment on how shockingly unhealthy it looks without being slammed for body shaming. I've seen so many stories of young women who are already underweight getting prescriptions for Ozempic and Zepbound to aid in maintaining the look too, it's so sad.
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ArcadeAcademic Mar 25, 2026 +77
Heroine chic is back baby! 💀/s
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alchemist5 Mar 25, 2026 +43
>Heroine Folks be dressing like Wonder Woman out here.
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SuperCooch91 Mar 25, 2026 +14
Tbf I’d prefer that.
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Pale-Acanthaceae-736 Mar 25, 2026 +13
What's old is new again. The cigarettes & cocaine diet is back.
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HappyTurtleButt Mar 25, 2026 +7
I’m on the poor cigarettes and coffee diet, but it’s from everyday stress not body dysmorphia.
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holden_mcg Mar 25, 2026 +5
Except this time it will be called Ozempic chic.
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daisy0808 Mar 25, 2026 +8
Except they're shooting Ozempic instead
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BigBlackSabbathFlag Mar 26, 2026 +3
[animated The Ozempic Problem video. I’m gonna just walk my dog more.](https://youtu.be/kh2rmGWJSiM?si=6Ji_FpyUfw5KlRhJ)
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freddielovesdelilah Mar 25, 2026 +30
It was awful in the 90s, but I think it’s gotten even worse since the trend came back. We never saw Kate Moss’ looking as skeletal as Kelly Osborne is now.
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Walmartian_Beta Mar 25, 2026 +23
The meds are helping them out so much now and that buccal fat removal surgery paired with the extreme contour is really giving them the hollowed-out look.
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freddielovesdelilah Mar 25, 2026 +11
It’s all awful, especially for young girls and women. There were so many eating disorders in the late 90s. My teenage friend group used to share tips on starving ourselves and complimented other girls for being thin. There are probably tons of stories similar from women who grew up in that era. With the today’s meds and surgeries it gives a bad feeling. Thank goodness Anne Hathaway put a stop to that mess in the movie. She’s a good role model, and I truly hope not hiring ultra skinny models has a positive effect for the younger generations for girls and women. Christina Ricci says it best, “there is more to life than being thin.
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Big-Revolution3842 Mar 25, 2026 +13
It's honestly worse now tbh. I think then a lot were relying on whackjob diets by trainers but the body had a limit where starvation was happening to stop it. With Ozermpic or whatever they're they're taking the seem to bypass that. And probably have more doctors that can give them a cocktail of drugs to get them through public appearances
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petit_cochon Mar 26, 2026 +5
Poor Kelly Osbourne. It makes me so sad to see her obviously so unwell and suffering.
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mothbreather Mar 25, 2026 +5
The people are thinner but at least we don't have to deal with the "omg this young teenager looks like a fat whale lol" of the 90's magazines. I'll take today anyday.
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Pythia_ Mar 26, 2026 +1
I think Kelly Osbourne is on the very extreme end though, whereas Kate Moss was seen as ideal.
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hazypurplenights Mar 25, 2026 +6
It’s insaneee to me that we can’t talk openly about how damaging it is to hold ‘extremely thin’ as a societal beauty standard. And it is damaging! There is a myriad of solid evidence to support this! And I say this as someone who does fit the beauty standard in this particular way! It should be okay to talk about how dangerous it is to encourage women (whether directly or through implicit social pressure) to shrink themselves as much as possible and how the pursuit of this often damages the body
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Walmartian_Beta Mar 25, 2026 +10
One of my close friends was anorexic back in the 90s and early 2ks - her health is SHIT now in her 40s. My aunt was anorexic as well, she died at 42 from an infection post-op after she had to have heart surgery - the years of improper nutrition really took a toll on her heart and immune system. These young people are damaging themselves in ways they don't understand yet.
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Masta-Blasta Mar 25, 2026 +1
We can’t? I thought we’d been talking about this for the last decade?
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hazypurplenights Mar 25, 2026 +3
I mean yes this has been a convo for even longer than that but more recently there’s been pushback, calling the critiques of glamorizing thinness a form of ‘body shaming’ thin women. You took my comment more literally than I intended
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Tylerdurden389 Mar 25, 2026 +7
Not shocking to me. Ozympic hits the market and the entire fat-acceptance crowd vanishes overnight. Just like the excess pounds on all the celebs who pushed the movement. Sorta like how certain other agendas seem to disappear from media and entertainment once the companies pushing for them stop turning a profit for grifting said movements. Maybe people are all just full of shit.
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Pale-Acanthaceae-736 Mar 25, 2026 +6
Yes but once you're on Ozy you have to stay on it or else the weight returns along with the health issues it alleviated.
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Vegetable_Block9793 Mar 26, 2026 +5
almost like you can’t stop taking your blood pressure or cholesterol meds without your blood pressure or cholesterol going back up!
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Sassafras06 Mar 25, 2026 +3
As someone on a GLP-1, yes, most people have to stay on it when used as directed (just like any other med treating a chronic condition). Obviously many people are not using it as intended though, which helps add to the stigma of taking it in the first place too.
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Cimorene_Kazul Mar 25, 2026
Not necessarily. Ozempic is being used in addiction treatment generally. Like any medication, there’s a risk of tolerance if you’re on it too long, so you can’t stay on it. It’s supposed to help you develop better habits and no longer be tormented by cravings and addiction itches. That behaviour has to continue after the drug is no longer being taken, but it seems that for many people, just having that time away from their addiction helps them reset and live healthier lives. People addicted to Ozempic are obviously using backwards.
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DSM2TNS Mar 26, 2026 +3
I hit a major plateau with my weight loss for 9 months after changing up as much as I could. Thanks 40s! I started on Zepbound (OMG the GI side effects!!!) after I had some good talks with my weight loss doctor (not primary care doctor). I'm staying on 5mg for as long as I possibly can and hopefully for long term. I average losing about 2 pounds per week which is perfect for me because I still want to be maintaining and hopefully growing my muscle mass as a lady in her 40s who just had a hysterectomy. A med to help the biological side of things and therapy to help the mental side of things has been awesome! My overall goal is to nix the GLP-1 in about 3ish years. It takes 18-24 months to "clear" a brain after an addiction and then another year of normal habit.
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Cimorene_Kazul Mar 26, 2026 +2
That’s wonderful! I’m very happy for you. Other than the side effects. It seems like you’re on a good plan.
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Pale-Acanthaceae-736 Mar 26, 2026
Agreed. People will use it like a crutch instead of motivator to change their lifestyle.
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DieHarderDaddy Mar 25, 2026 +2
Yeah… I mean the HAES crowd is still around but most people are just hitting Ozempic
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Happy-Emphasis2437 Mar 26, 2026 +2
Women can't be a threat to the patriarchy if they're too weak from starving themselves.
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GoZards18 Mar 25, 2026
It’s so off putting all I wanna do when I see people that thin is feed them
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Ok-Outcome-7499 Mar 25, 2026 -13
>the 90s wafer-thin human hanger look Think it was definitely more the 00s
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Walmartian_Beta Mar 25, 2026 +36
Sorry, but Kate Moss happened in the 90s and the heroin chic look was all mid 90s.
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hardlybroken1 Mar 25, 2026 +16
Yep, the 2000s is when it started to go the other direction a bit. Big butts became popular and being "flat" was just as bad as being fat.
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Immediate-Yogurt-558 Mar 25, 2026 +3
Calvin Klein/Kate Moss ad campaign started it in the mid 90s.
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loveisnever_logical Mar 25, 2026 +4
Making an ozempic comeback
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enadiz_reccos Mar 25, 2026 +8
>I thought that all had been addressed years ago = "I vaguely recall everyone talking about body positivity at some point in the past but never investigated further"
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CakeDayisaLie Mar 25, 2026 -6
Is this actually a long term success? Or, are a bunch of models and/or actors  going to temporarily increase how many calories they consume to get the role, and then revert to the eating disorder / borderline eating disorder lifestyle? 
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jzakko Mar 25, 2026 +16
I think you’re missing the point. This isn’t about denying employment to those thin actresses. It’s about not putting that image out there. Even if they go back to being thinner, the film will be depicting women that look healthier.
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SteelRoses Mar 25, 2026 +148
Anne Hathaway’s on the record talking about how she did permanent damage to her body getting starvation thin for her role in Les Mis, so I’m not surprised she of all people would want to make sure the movie isn’t going to entice others to do the same
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Pale-Acanthaceae-736 Mar 25, 2026 +45
Other actors say the same thing. Christian Bale's weight is 185. He starved himself down to 120lbs for The Mechanic, then packed on fat to get to 228 for Vice.
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ichabod01 Mar 26, 2026 +3
Mechanic to Batman.
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OldMaidLibrarian Mar 26, 2026 +13
Didn't Tom Hanks say that his gaining and losing weight for various roles played a part in his developing Type 2 Diabetes? Also, when I was watching the Oscars, I couldn't help but notice just how thin so many actresses' arms were--your elbow shouldn't be the biggest part of your arm!
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OceanLemur Mar 25, 2026 +134
I don’t really swim in these waters so I’m pretty shocked at the replies I’m seeing here. Seems like a pretty ethical decision, even if some cynics think she’s doing it selfishly(?)
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abactore Mar 25, 2026 +52
Redditors are very good at honing in on anything that could considered negative and amplifying it.
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SidFarkus47 Mar 26, 2026 +11
Especially when it’s a woman.
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ExplosiveDisassembly Mar 25, 2026 -3
This stuff never works. When people say they "look for accurate ethnicities and body types/gender identity for roles", it inevitably backfires because now people are looking for all your mistakes or roles you likely couldn't find a relevant actor. And acting kind of necessitates that you...well, depict something you are not. Public backlash is guaranteed.
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Pretend_Hotel_7465 Mar 25, 2026 -5
Super thin models aren’t even in right now
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Past_Wallaby_9435 Mar 25, 2026 +291
Meanwhile all the actresses on this movie are a size zero
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whichwitch9 Mar 25, 2026 +348
While Anne Hathaway is definitely not a large woman, skeletal is not a word youd use to describe her. If she's shocked, that's kinda saying something. And looking at a lot of runway photos, it seems to be trending towards the "Twiggy" era for body type again, which has always been problematic because it's not a natural body type for the majority of women. It can also be a trend towards designers getting lazy, not necessarily aesthetics. It's easier to work with smaller models without curves because they can always add padding to make their outfit look the way they want. It takes more time and skill the larger/curvier a model is to tailor a look and keep the same effects.
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FillSharp1105 Mar 25, 2026 +65
Just when we started getting muscular girls, too...
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timshel_life Mar 25, 2026 +35
Some still yearn for muscle mommies
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Pledgeofmalfeasance Mar 25, 2026 +4
Always
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TheWonderfulSlinky Mar 25, 2026 +52
Yay, Heroin Chic is back… so cool
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SpicyWongTong Mar 25, 2026 +50
Ozempchic
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avmist15951 Mar 25, 2026 +16
When I started seeing 2000s fashion coming back in style, I was afraid the 2000s eating disorder epidemic would come back too. Obviously EDs are still alive, but the amount of girls with EDs when I was growing up was astounding
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Redlion444 Mar 25, 2026 -6
>*While Anne Hathaway is definitely not a large woman* Keep in mind that she's 5'10".
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whichwitch9 Mar 25, 2026 +37
That's tall, not large, and not dissimilar from my own height, so I repeat: not a large woman
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Warded_Works Mar 25, 2026 -30
That’s 7 inches taller than the average woman. That is, indeed, large. Height has a pretty significant bearing on weight.
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whichwitch9 Mar 25, 2026 +15
Yeah, we're still talking someone who is obviously not up there in bmi. And she's of European descent, which ups the average height to 5'5- 5'7 for the majority of heritages She's a little tall, not a giant. Large is definitely not the right word for her and a bit offensive
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Aldente08 Mar 25, 2026 -5
Large is not offensive. Good lord
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Warded_Works Mar 25, 2026 -22
I didn’t mention her BMI and BMI itself is an outdated measuring stick. And large is still a fine descriptor by definition. At 5’10”, Anne Hathaway is a large woman. Just like how a man, at 6’3”, is a large man. She is not fat, rotund, obese, or unhealthy. She is still, however, large.
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NephewQuin Mar 25, 2026 +19
You might win the world record for being the most pedantic on this site. First BMI is only inaccurate when dealing with muscular body types like body builders but that’s besides the point. They were obviously using “large” as a way of talking about fat/ body mass. A tall lady at 160 is not the same as a short lady at 160, I believe you to be a genuine and earnest person so this is a blind critique on this one interaction but If this is the energy you bring to the world you may be finding yourself getting into spats with more like minded individuals than need to be and if that’s due to neuro divergence take this asa friendly tip to probably not dig in as much, but if you straight up typical. Stop being so pedantic please, ok have a good day
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Past_Wallaby_9435 Mar 25, 2026 +5
"BMI is only inaccurate when dealing with muscular body types like body builders" sorry but as a bmi hater i have to jump in - BMI's biggest issue is its origin. It was designed in the 1830s by a mathematician using data from Western European white men, meaning it often fails to account for the diverse bone densities and fat distributions of different ethnicities and sexes. Beyond bodybuilders, it also misses "skinny fat" individuals who have a "healthy" weight but high body fat, and it doesn't adjust for the natural loss of muscle mass as we age. Ultimately, it's a better tool for tracking large populations than it is for diagnosing an individual's actual health.
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Warded_Works Mar 25, 2026 -14
I’ll happily take the record for using words correctly, thank you. Have whatever day you wish to have!
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abactore Mar 25, 2026 +7
Congratulations on your meaningless, self-awarded victory.
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LadyPo Mar 25, 2026 +14
We’re clearly not talking about height in this thread.
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Ok-Temporary-8243 Mar 25, 2026 +76
Anne Hathaway in no way has an unrealistic body. If you look at fashion week models, you literally wonder how tf they can be even awake and moving 
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Walmartian_Beta Mar 25, 2026 +16
When I visited NYC, I got onto the subway, and this very tall, thin woman got onto the train. I couldn't help but stare because she was so impossibly thin and tall, she was on her phone talking about a shoot, so I assume she was a model. Seeing her in person like that was a jolt. People should not be that skeletal.
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csortland Mar 25, 2026 +9
Stimulants is how
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Pale-Acanthaceae-736 Mar 25, 2026 +3
The cocaine & cigarettes diet. The staple of any aspiring stick-thin runway model.
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livingalienanalbead Mar 25, 2026
Right? them tittites be poppin
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420cat-craft-gamer69 Mar 25, 2026 +23
But☝️ still not as thin ("skeletal") as the women in Wicked.
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doobeedebee Mar 25, 2026 +4
You get slammed with body shaming if you say Ariana and Cynthia are too thin for their own good
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SlashOfLife5296 Mar 25, 2026 +37
I can assure you as a fan of her catwoman that she’s not a size 0
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Past_Wallaby_9435 Mar 25, 2026 +16
That was 14 years ago, shes got thinner since then, most of hollywood has.
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stick1_ Mar 25, 2026 +4
Did you not see the first movie? Anne Hathaway is an absolute morbidly obese whale!?!?!? (Oh btw it’s a sequel it’s not like they can get bigger actors?)
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Constant_Purple8875 Mar 26, 2026 +2
and had extensive work done. i’m just failing to see how looking out for one unrealistic body standard with public sanity in mind is proud work, but the other is still business as usual
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MrSnrub_92 Mar 25, 2026 +21
“I like a little meat on the bones.” - Anne Hathaway
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Ok_Aioli3897 Mar 25, 2026 +20
I am sure that anne Hathaway is skinnier than she was in the first movie
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Ok_Night_2929 Mar 25, 2026 +6
Have you actually looked at a comparison? She’s not any smaller than she was when she was 23. The first film came out in 2006, there was still immense pressure to be thin back then too
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Development-Feisty Mar 26, 2026 +4
And in the first movie there is no way she was a size 6, she was a tiny thin little waif and it’s one of the things that bothers me the most about the movie is pretending that she isn’t super tiny.
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iputmytrustinyou Mar 26, 2026 +2
It always bothered me that there was an implication a size 6 was too large and something to mock someone for. When Anne’s character excitedly shares shoes now a size 4 as if that is something that deserves recognition. Like, what?
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splattermatters Mar 26, 2026 +5
That was literally the point in the book.
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No-Shoulder6395 Mar 25, 2026 +33
Ah yes, the famously body positive fashion industry being properly represented in fiction
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LadyPo Mar 25, 2026 +53
It’s not about accurately depicting the industry. The whole point is to *not* glamorize it in the movie.
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No-Shoulder6395 Mar 25, 2026 -16
Miss me with that. Are you meaning to tell me these movies don't glamorize the fashion industry? Not buying it
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LadyPo Mar 25, 2026 +17
Oh trust me, it’s already missing you. Lmao
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moxie_mango Mar 25, 2026 +5
I found out a size 10 is a plus size model.
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blaaaargh811 Mar 25, 2026 +14
I mean… sure, but coming from Anne Hathaway herself, the entire time I was watching The Idea Of You I was distracted by how pointy her collarbones are because she was constantly in off the shoulder tops lol
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valcatrina Mar 26, 2026 +2
So Anne Hathaway told or Meryl Streep said?
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gnomenomz Mar 26, 2026 +7
Meryl Streep told someone that Anne Hathaway told the producers not to use stick skinny models
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valcatrina Mar 26, 2026 +2
Thanks!
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gforguapo Mar 26, 2026 +1
Good Worse part of the Oscars was seeing the skeletons that used to be attractive actresses. I'm looking at you Nicole Kidman
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szabadabadooo Mar 25, 2026 -1
Dam so did they fire the skinnys? Brahhh maybe they needed money for food 🥑
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Development-Feisty Mar 26, 2026
How scary is it that someone as thin as Anne Hathaway is having to talk to producers about how thin the models in the movie will be Like that girl is skin and bones, if she tells you you’re too thin you are too thin
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pergamon123 Mar 25, 2026
so glad for this!
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guardwoman12345 Mar 25, 2026 -1
Why can't there be standards on models to NOT be underweight and actually look voluptuous or at the very least look like for athletes instead.
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Clan-Sea Mar 25, 2026 -5
Yeah, you wouldn't want to have an accurate representation of today's fashion industry models in a movie satirizing and lampooning today's fashion industry Also don't make Meryl Streep so mean, she's nice in real life. And don't make them so obsessed with fashion, it's not healthy. Especially not brands like Prada, it's not a realistic attainable brand for most young women By the way, do we really need "devil" in the name? That's not being a good role model, idolizing a demon of the underworld. ~~The Devil Wears Prada~~ My Sometimes Unkind (but understandably stressed because it's a hard job) Manager Wears H&M
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splattermatters Mar 26, 2026
Underrated post. ♥️
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Difficult_Head6515 Mar 25, 2026 -3
There are plenty of women that are very tall and skinny naturally . These days they wouldn’t be considered quite as desirable due to instagram models setting the tone. Now you need tons of plastic surgery, fake hair and photoshop. I understand the backlash with the skinny look. I just don’t think that we’ve evolved into a better situation with all the fake and phony “curvy” women. Going under the knife to remove ribs and inflate your butt is pretty dangerous too. Not every skinny model is anorexic.
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analsentry Mar 25, 2026 -54
Translation: I don't want to look fat
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Traditional-Job-411 Mar 25, 2026 +23
That’s not what I’m reading. I too would comment on it because the current trend is scary and not healthy. Not that you will look fat. Normalizing it in movies does matter. 
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mmanyquestionss Mar 26, 2026 +1
the entire point is extreme thinness shouldn't be confused for normal thinness. you don't want adolescent girls watching this to come away thinking someone that looks like anne is fat just bc the models are skinnier than her when they shouldn't be, for their own sake
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evmeowmeow Mar 25, 2026 -25
Exactly
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mister1bollock Mar 25, 2026 -6
I mean it takes away the realism right? I am completely against this idea that models have to be paper thin, but if it's part of the community then it feels inauthentic. It's the same way I feel about having ripped movie stars playing world class boxers. This just feels like gatekeeping the role to specific actors.
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LadyPo Mar 25, 2026 +13
You don’t need to actually show sickly thin models to have an “authentic” conversation via the movie. Thinspo has done immense harm, especially to young women. You can approach a subject thematically and responsibly without slapping potentially triggering imagery up as a spectacle.
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Unhappy-Bullfrog5597 Mar 25, 2026 -31
And btw 90 percent of men don't like it anyway
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waitthissucks Mar 25, 2026 +35
Women aren't skinny for men it's more for the fashion and aesthetic tbh
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PointBlankCoffee Mar 25, 2026 +8
ah yes the aesthetic of being on deaths door. Its toxic femininity
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waitthissucks Mar 25, 2026 +10
It is yes
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Samanthacino Mar 25, 2026 +4
Yup, this style of clothes is designed to fit better on extremely thin women
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IMA_5-STAR_MAN Mar 25, 2026 +5
Nobody cares what men want. Except homophobes, they care what men want. And they're jealous.
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Unhappy-Bullfrog5597 Mar 25, 2026 +4
I'm confused 
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Krow101 Mar 25, 2026 -2
Yeah, let's reflect reality with some really big models. Just like what you see on fashion runways. Uh huh.
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Low-Register1602 Mar 25, 2026 -2
It’s 2026, we need some thick milfs playing the role
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DawnSignals Mar 25, 2026 -2
Hathaway said um, no Ariana Grande POWs who lick donuts for sustenance please
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Immediate_Brick_7323 Mar 26, 2026 -2
this is like dinklage costing all those dwarf actors their jobs on snow white
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cyanide4suicide Mar 25, 2026 -3
Thicc. Just the way we like em
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