I'm happy with my body: Anne Hathaway to trolls

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Last Updated : Jun 02 2018 | 9:55 AM IST

Anne Hathaway has slammed trolls for fat shaming her, saying she is "happy with her body".

The 35-year-old actor, who is currently in the process of putting on pounds for a new part, says she has faced online abuse many times before.

"It sounds kind of sad to say, I just wanted to enjoy my summer and let everyone know that I'm living in my body and I'm happy with my body, and if my body is different than what you're used to, or what you think it should be, that's (your experience). My experience is mine, and I'm loving it," Hathaway told Hoda Kotb on NBC's "Today" show.

The Oscar-winning actor said the trolling has been consistent and "overt" in nature.

"All the time, and in the ways where it's overt and people say things to you and then there's kind of micro ones," she says.

Hathaway says she is glad that people are "becoming more conscious" about the language they use to engage with others.

"... So maybe someone thought that it wasn't a big deal to say to a 16-year-old - this is what happened to me - 'Congratulations, you got the part, you can't gain any more weight.' Maybe they thought they were giving me some good advice but now, 20 years later, I'm able to say, actually, that could've been done more consciously and lovingly," she says.

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First Published: Jun 02 2018 | 9:55 AM IST

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