Anne Hathaway recalls 'gross' chemistry tests from the early 2000s: 'Now we know better'
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— At the start of her career, Anne Hathaway said she didn't want to be labeled "difficult" so she went along with some of the crazy things the Hollywood audition process threw at her. One such thing, the "Les Misérables" Oscar winner said, involved chemistry tests that required her to kiss several actors. It was a "normal" request, she said, but a "gross" one and an antiquated relic of the pre-#MeToo era. “Back in the 2000s — and this did happen to me — it was considered normal to ask an actor to...
The A.V. Club—Anne Hathaway recalls "gross" chemistry test from the 2000s. Anne Hathaway is adding her own story to the growing archive of all the ways Hollywood was an even bigger minefield for women before the Me Too era. As she goes back to her rom-com roots in upcoming boy band fantasy The Idea Of You, Hathaway recalled how chemistry tests used to look a lot different than they do now—especially before she had the power to steer the ship herself. “Back in the 2000s—and this did happen to me—it was considered normal to ask an actor to make out with other actors to...
Page Six—Anne Hathaway recalls having to make out with 10 different guys during 'gross' chemistry tests in the 2000s. The “Idea of You” star said she went along with it because she was “terribly aware how easy it was to lose everything by being labeled ‘difficult.'”
GeekTyrant—Anne Hathaway Says in the 2000s Chemistry Tests Consisted of Her Being Asked to Make Out With 10 Guys, It Was "Gross" — GeekTyrant. Anne Hathaway has made her mark in Hollywood, winning an Academy Award, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe. She has starred in iconic roles in films that she will always be...