Anne Hathaway posted a rare revealing photo because she wanted to teach paparazzi a lesson
Anne Hathaway wants to show her body on her own terms.
The Oscar-winning actress posted a photo of herself pregnant in a bikini on Instagram after spotting paparazzi taking photos of her while on vacation. Hathaway and her husband, Adam Shulman, are expecting a child this year. Her pregnancy was revealed last November.
In her caption, she explains that posting the photo was "a little out of character" for her, but given the presence of photographers, she wanted to post her own photo that makes her "happy."
Last year, Taylor Swift responded to paparazzi in a very similar way while on vacation in Hawaii with the band Haim.
After posting the photo, Swift told Nick Grimshaw during his show on BBC Radio 1 that she had not planned to take it, but she didn't want paparazzi to make a lot of money off of their own pictures, especially with Swift showing off her rarely seen belly button (which has become a meme).
So Swift decided to preempt the photographers at their own game using her massively popular Instagram:
It looks like Swift's smart move may have inspired Hathaway's pregnant photo. After all, celebrities wield a lot more power over their image on Instagram. Now they're really showing it.