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AIBU to think her baby bump looks completely normal?

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Mumtotornadoes · 10/08/2026 17:22

Choice of outfit aside, apparently the internet is going "wild" that her bump looks fake.

I cannot for the life of me understand why?! It's a perfectly normal shaped bump?!

AIBU to think her baby bump looks completely normal?
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thinkingofachange · 11/08/2026 13:35

Batties · 10/08/2026 17:25

I can’t believe that anyone still thinks it’s okay to discuss women’s bodies

I think it’s ok 🤷🏽‍♀️ we can discuss my body if you want for fairness?

neverbeenskiing · 11/08/2026 13:33

ScarlettSarah · 11/08/2026 12:24

These people need to think about what they are actually saying. Why would Anne Hathaway wear a fake baby bump? Are they genuinely suggesting she's mentally ill? It's so odd. The Internet just allows a public voice for all the weirdos.

There have been claims that other A list celebs have faked a pregnancy and used surrogacy instead to preserve their bodies and minimise the impact on their careers. But as far as I know none of those stories were ever confirmed. Presumably AH has been subject to similar speculation. There are also some claims online that AH is actually a trans-woman so I guess anyone peddling that narrative would be invested in her having a 'fake baby bump' but again, as far as I know this is most likely pure speculation from people who have too much time on their hands. People just need to mind their own business.

Viperregency · 11/08/2026 13:15

Backedoffhackedoff · 11/08/2026 12:36

shes Quoting you because you said celebrity babies don’t get any privacy in the womb which was a weird thing to say as she is showing off her own stomach, not her fetus.

I also think it looks totally normal. I carried like this and I remember my mum saying it looked painful- it wasn’t, but now seeing it on someone else I know what she means

Showing it off, is this the same as the daily mail comments where if someone wears a bikini they are flaunting their figures.

she isn’t showing it off, she’s just not covered it.

BringBackCatsEyes · 11/08/2026 12:39

My bump was like that. Tall, slim and fit. Small but very obvious bump (from the front). The product of that bump has just informed me he’s awake.

Backedoffhackedoff · 11/08/2026 12:36

Pleasedontdoitagain · 11/08/2026 09:40

Sorry I'm at a loss to know why you have quoted me. Although I am intrigued that you refer to her baby bump as her stomach. I don't like the term baby bump but it at least describes what it is where as describing it merely as her stomach is very strange.

Also perplexed as to why we need to see more bumps on TV. It may come as a surprise to you but pregnancy has been around for a long , long time. Why do we now have to endure every single aspect of a woman's body being put on public display and obsessively discussed?

shes Quoting you because you said celebrity babies don’t get any privacy in the womb which was a weird thing to say as she is showing off her own stomach, not her fetus.

I also think it looks totally normal. I carried like this and I remember my mum saying it looked painful- it wasn’t, but now seeing it on someone else I know what she means

MageKing · 11/08/2026 12:34

That has to be the most ridiculous outfit I've ever seen but no, it's just a perfectly normal pregnant woman - one who, pre pregnancy, was very fit, very healthy, very slim and very toned.

AprilMizzel · 11/08/2026 12:31

I don't think you'd wear clothes like that with a fake bump.

Also I carried different for all three and at different times looked different as babied turned or dropped in later pg. First didn't have a clasic bump at all she was up under ribs and surpirse MW with how heavy she was.

Bumps are going to depend on baby position and woman body shape and muscles.

ScarlettSarah · 11/08/2026 12:24

These people need to think about what they are actually saying. Why would Anne Hathaway wear a fake baby bump? Are they genuinely suggesting she's mentally ill? It's so odd. The Internet just allows a public voice for all the weirdos.

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 11/08/2026 12:21

Pleasedontdoitagain · 11/08/2026 09:40

Sorry I'm at a loss to know why you have quoted me. Although I am intrigued that you refer to her baby bump as her stomach. I don't like the term baby bump but it at least describes what it is where as describing it merely as her stomach is very strange.

Also perplexed as to why we need to see more bumps on TV. It may come as a surprise to you but pregnancy has been around for a long , long time. Why do we now have to endure every single aspect of a woman's body being put on public display and obsessively discussed?

Because you referred to her baby not having any privacy.

Her baby is as concealed as it is possible to be! You can't see it. It has complete privacy.

NoHotGirlsInHell · 11/08/2026 09:51

I was too fat when pregnant to look like that 😂

Pleasedontdoitagain · 11/08/2026 09:40

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 11/08/2026 09:27

I can't see the baby. It's as hidden as well as it will ever be. I can see a woman's stomach, but that's hardly remarkable.

She's a slim woman with what looks like a classic high-front bump. I am not a slim woman who had a classic low-slung torpedo bump.

People have frighteningly small comprehension of differences in phenotypes. Ironically, in part, because they only see moonbumps on TV. Maybe if they saw more different bumps then they'd be better educated.

Sorry I'm at a loss to know why you have quoted me. Although I am intrigued that you refer to her baby bump as her stomach. I don't like the term baby bump but it at least describes what it is where as describing it merely as her stomach is very strange.

Also perplexed as to why we need to see more bumps on TV. It may come as a surprise to you but pregnancy has been around for a long , long time. Why do we now have to endure every single aspect of a woman's body being put on public display and obsessively discussed?

OneQuirkyPanda · 11/08/2026 09:33

My bump looks like that and it’s definitely not fake, some women just carry very high and have tight muscles, there’s nothing weird about it. Not everyone has a huge wide bump.

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 11/08/2026 09:27

Pleasedontdoitagain · 10/08/2026 18:35

Well i can understand people having a passing interest in the fact she is pregnant
I can't understand why they need to discuss her " baby bump".
I don't understand this showing off "baby bumps " as though they are fashion accessories. The unfortunate children of famous people don't even get any privacy when they are in the womb.

I can't see the baby. It's as hidden as well as it will ever be. I can see a woman's stomach, but that's hardly remarkable.

She's a slim woman with what looks like a classic high-front bump. I am not a slim woman who had a classic low-slung torpedo bump.

People have frighteningly small comprehension of differences in phenotypes. Ironically, in part, because they only see moonbumps on TV. Maybe if they saw more different bumps then they'd be better educated.

LaurieFairyCake · 11/08/2026 09:20

She looks incredible. Such a high tight bump, I looked NOTHING like that 😂

Funkyfoxy · 11/08/2026 09:02

Yh her belt button is weirdly low and she must be very toned to have it sit like that. Maybe if she hasn't had a baby before but it doesnt look right to me either

TheThirteenthFairy · 11/08/2026 08:55

Her navel is extremely low - looks fake to me,

canuckup · 10/08/2026 20:01

Well I don't think she's been overindulging in the salted caramel brownies let's put it that way

Vaguelyclassical · 10/08/2026 18:55

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 10/08/2026 17:44

It’s a free country.

True. It is also often a really really stupid country.

Mapletreelane · 10/08/2026 18:40

I mean...my jeans would be down by knees if I took one step in those 🤣🤣 . Bump looks fine I'd be more concerned about showing my lady parts when my jeans fell down.

Pleasedontdoitagain · 10/08/2026 18:35

KvotheTheBloodless · 10/08/2026 17:51

She's a very famous actress. People are interested. It's not rocket science 🤷‍♀️

Well i can understand people having a passing interest in the fact she is pregnant
I can't understand why they need to discuss her " baby bump".
I don't understand this showing off "baby bumps " as though they are fashion accessories. The unfortunate children of famous people don't even get any privacy when they are in the womb.

BringBackCatsEyes · 10/08/2026 17:55

If it's fake (which I don't think it is for a minute) she's nailed her posture - with her centre of gravity in a different place to usual, it looks like she's naturally leaning back a bit, shoulders wide to be comfortable.

BringBackCatsEyes · 10/08/2026 17:52

Treylime · 10/08/2026 17:42

I think it looks quite high or maybe her jeans are very low.

Her jeans are really low. I think mine would slip right down if they were done up around my public bone area. Maybe she has braces attached to the back which hook onto the cape. She looks radiant and her bump looks unremarkable.

KvotheTheBloodless · 10/08/2026 17:52

I think her bump looks completely normal, although I dislike the choice of top. I live out in the sticks, though, so I'm not very fashion forward!

RichPetuniaAgain · 10/08/2026 17:51

Ok, I'm going to be controversial and say put it away. Congrats on the pregnancy, but I don't really feel the need to see her pokey out belly button.

KvotheTheBloodless · 10/08/2026 17:51

Pleasedontdoitagain · 10/08/2026 17:36

I hadn't a clue who she is until pp mentioned her name. Why on earth are people discussing her " baby bump? Perhaps they should find something better to do with their time

She's a very famous actress. People are interested. It's not rocket science 🤷‍♀️

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