Oscar winner (43) on third pregnancy: We planned it, but were still shocked

Anne Hathaway, the Oscar-winning actress, recently revealed her third pregnancy with husband Adam Shulman through an Instagram post. The couple, already parents to 10-year-old Jonathan and 6-year-old Jack, are expecting another child. Hathaway, who will soon be 44, shared that the pregnancy was planned, but the successful outcome still came as a surprise.

"I mean, we knew what we were doing," she joked during an appearance on Seth Meyers' show, "but we were so surprised by how it worked out!" She affectionately referred to the new baby as their "last-second basket," acknowledging their biological clocks but expressing immense joy.

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I mean, we knew what we were doing, but we were so surprised by how it worked out!

Hathaway opted for a social media announcement to reclaim control over her story, a decision influenced by past experiences with paparazzi. "I remember talking to Adam and saying, 'Maybe this is a good purpose for social media,'" she recalled. "If it's going to happen anyway, maybe I can post something that is more personal and comes from me."

However, the announcement also ignited a public discussion about her age. While many offered congratulations, a segment of the public and online critics labeled the pregnancy as "risky" and irresponsible, reviving outdated terms like "geriatric pregnancy" and highlighting societal prejudices about motherhood timing.

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I remember talking to Adam and saying, 'Maybe this is a good purpose for social media. If it's going to happen anyway, maybe I can post something that is more personal and comes from me.'