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Anne Hathaway Blocked from 'Hot Ones' Due to Pregnancy
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In Short: Anne Hathaway revealed she was unable to appear on 'Hot Ones' during her press tour for 'Verity' due to pregnancy.
Anne Hathaway, currently pregnant with her third child, revealed she was unable to appear on 'Hot Ones' during her press tour for the upcoming film 'Verity.
During an interview on the 'Talk of the Townsends' podcast, Hathaway explained that her doctor advised against it, citing concerns that spicy wings could trigger early labor.
Hathaway had hoped to do the 'Hot Ones' challenge as part of her press tour, as her character in 'Verity' appears on the show. She filmed a scene for 'Verity' where she eats hot wings but switched to dummy wings for safety.
Hathaway expressed her desire to complete the 'Hot Ones' challenge in the future, comparing it to an actor having their first kiss on-screen.
In the film, Hathaway's character, Verity Crawford, appears on 'Hot Ones' to promote her book, and the actress suggested adding the interview to establish her character as a cultural figure.
Hathaway also mentioned that she filmed a scene for 'Call Her Daddy' with Alex Cooper, further emphasizing her character's celebrity status.
Despite her pregnancy, Hathaway remains optimistic about potentially appearing on 'Hot Ones' in the future.
Hathaway's pregnancy and her busy press schedule have made it challenging to participate in the spicy wing challenge, but she remains enthusiastic about the idea.
Hathaway's character in 'Verity' is a bestselling author who struggles to finish her book series, and the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel aims to showcase her journey as a cultural icon.
What this adds
Hathaway's pregnancy and the advice of her doctors prevented her from participating in the 'Hot Ones' challenge, despite her initial enthusiasm.
The actress has been promoting multiple films this year, making her press tour particularly demanding.
Hathaway's character in 'Verity' appears on 'Hot Ones' to promote her book, and the actress suggested adding the interview to establish her character as a cultural figure.
Hathaway's pregnancy and busy schedule have made it challenging to participate in the spicy wing challenge, but she remains optimistic about the future.
Background
Hot Ones is an American YouTube talk show, created by Sean Evans and Chris Schonberger, hosted by Evans and produced by First We Feast and formerly Complex Media. Its basic premise involves celebrities being interviewed by Evans over a platter of increasingly spicy chicken wings.
What's confirmed
- “But then I got pregnant, and my doctor said I couldn’t do it because I might go into early labor,” she revealed.
- Anne first revealed she was pregnant back in June.
- Anne Hathaway is currently in the midst of doing press for her fifth movie this year!
- While doing press of the upcoming movie, Anne made an appearance on the Talk of the Townsends podcast, where she opened up about her character eating hot wings and wanting to do Hot Ones for this press tour.
- “So I still haven’t done the gauntlet yet,” Anne added.
- Verity is set to hit theaters THIS coming Friday (October 2).
- While speaking with Talk of the Townsends hosts Hannah and Benedict Townsend, Hathaway recently said she’d been looking forward to doing the “ten-wing gauntlet” as part of the press tour for Verity, the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2018 novel of the same name.
- Anne Hathaway, 43, is currently expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman Anne Hathaway hoped she would be able to go on 'Hot Ones' for her Verity press tour, but her doctor advised her against it.
- LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Anne Hathaway has revealed why she was unable to appear on 'Hot Ones' while promoting 'Verity,' despite wanting to take part in the popular interview challenge.
- A post shared by Talk Of The Townsends (@talkofthetownsends) While promoting 'Verity' on the 'Talk of the Townsends' podcast with hosts Hannah and Benedict Townsend, Hathaway explained that she had hoped to experience the 'Hot Ones' challenge as a guest during the film's press tour.
- Hathaway explained that she “did the first three wings for real” while filming the 'Hot Ones' scene before switching to dummy wings.
- “So I still haven’t done the gauntlet yet,” Hathaway said, adding that she was unsure when she would eventually take part.
What's still developing
- Anne Hathaway has tackled five sprawling press tours and back-to-back premieres this year, all while pregnant with her third child.
- But apparently there is only one thing that Hathaway can’t do while rolling out movies pregnant: an interview on Hot Ones.
- Anne Hathaway, however, is hopeful she will attend the 'Hot Ones' next year Anne Hathaway is six to seven months pregnant.
- Confident, Hathaway recalls the scene gave her the confidence to eat those wings on Hot Ones when she goes on promotion.
- Hathaway has had an extremely busy year, with Verity marking her fifth movie of 2026 following Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, and The End of Oak Street.
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- The actor said she hoped to test her spice tolerance and take on the 10-wing gauntlet challenge for real opposite Hot Ones host Sean Evans during the actual press tour for Verity, but her doctor thought the wings of death could jeopardize her pregnancy.
- For the past couple of months, Anne Hathaway has been hard at work promoting Th e Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, The End of Oak Street, and her latest film, Verity —all while pregnant with her third child—but her doctor drew the line at appearing on Hot Ones.
- Considering that celebrity reactions to the hot wings have ranged from tears and runny noses to walking off set and vomiting ( in Tom Holland’s case ), maybe it’s for the best that Hathaway sat this one out.
- But the fictional 'Hot Ones' interview is the closest she'll be getting from sitting across from Sean Evans for the foreseeable in light of the fact that she's currently pregnant with her third child.
- Because she had never been on Hot Ones before, Hathaway only did “the first three wings for real” in character as Verity because she wanted to do the experience herself in the future.
- Though Hathaway didn’t make it to Hot Ones IRL, Hoover and Verity director Michael Showalter told Entertainment Weekly about how the meta scene came together.