Anne Hathaway reveals she had to make out with multiple actors for chemistry tests early in her career: 'I thought it sounded gross'

Daily Mail— The actress, 41, recalled being asked to make out with actors, which she said was considered 'normal' around two decades ago, for chemistry tests.

E! Online—Why Anne Hathaway Says Kissing Actors in Chemistry Tests Was So "Gross". Make out sessions? For chemistry tests? Groundbreaking. And something Anne Hathaway is thrilled she doesn't have to deal with anymore. The Oscar winner—who rose to fame for appearing in Princess

NBC4 Washington—Why Anne Hathaway says kissing actors in chemistry tests was ‘gross'. Anne Hathaway revealed that, early in her career, she would have to make out with several actors for casting to ensure that they had chemistry, saying, "It was just a very different time."

Los Angeles Times—Anne Hathaway recalls 'gross' chemistry tests from the early 2000s: 'Now we know better'. 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...