“Fake hair, real bump,” the actress wrote on Instagram, external with a video of her getting ready and attending the premiere.
“Enjoy The @endofoakstreet Block Party chaos with me as my outfit literally melts in the heat!!”
As well as raising unfounded doubts about the bump, some people criticised the star’s attire on social media, calling it “ridiculous”, “tacky” and “bizarre”.
But others praised her. Charlotte Cripps wrote in the Independent, external: “It might be an outfit that her social media critics wouldn’t be seen dead in, but it’s a clear message of body positivity, strength, and gender equality – and it’s her unique expression of the next chapter of her life.”
An op ed in Vogue stated, external: “What the rest of us need to realise is that a woman’s baby bump is none of our business (can’t believe this still needs saying).
“What if, instead, we celebrated the fact that a woman’s body is doing something amazing, rather than telling her that she looks shameful, fake, “over the top” or “awful and a bit weird”? Now that really would be radical.”
The Telegraph’s Rebecca Cope said, external: “Though drawing criticism from some, the look is just the latest example of a celebrity literally letting it all hang out.”
Hathaway’s appearance on Sunday also led to a surge in interest in her “coconut water” nails look, external.
