What's Anne Hathaway infertility story?

Well, no. Anne Hathaway did not divulge if she underwent IVF treatment and refused to share the exact details of her infertility struggles, but she admitted that neither of her pregnancies was easy.

“I didn’t just wave a magic wand and, ‘I want to be pregnant and, wow, it all worked out for me, gosh, admire my bump now!’” she said. “It’s more complicated than that.”

Acknowledging that her happy pregnancy post could be difficult for people silently struggling with infertility, Hathaway also said that she was just aware of the fact that "when it came time to post that I was pregnant, somebody was going to feel even more isolated because of it. And I just wanted them to know they have a sister in me.”

Having seen the other side of it—where you have to have the grace to be happy for someone, she said, "while you are still struggling to get pregnant, I wanted to let my sisters know, ‘You don’t have to always be graceful. I see you and I’ve been you.’”

I think it's so classy of her to acknowledge everyone who might be feeling their own loss, while she celebrated her own pregnancy.

Anne Hathaway’s infertility struggle went so long that she started to feel tormented even at the sight of any pregnant woman.

So, when the Hollywood actor put up that joyful picture of herself with a burgeoning baby bump to announce her second pregnancy, she felt it was also important to share the miserable story that brought her to that point. She did not clarify if she underwent IVF but confirmed that she suffered a miscarriage.

“For everyone going through infertility and conception hell, please know it was not a straight line to either of my pregnancies. Sending you extra love,” she wrote on her Instagram handle.

The post struck a chord with millions, receiving almost 4 million likes and thousands of comments cheering the actress.

Since then, she has given several interviews, speaking candidly about infertility and the isolation that comes with it.

“The first time, it didn’t work out for me,” she recalled. “I was doing a play, and I had to give birth onstage every night.”

Off-stage, however, Hathaway had to “keep it real” with her friends. “It was too much to keep it in when I was onstage pretending everything was fine."

Hathaway and her actor-and-jewelry designer husband, Adam Shulman, have been married since 2012. Their first child, Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman, was born in 2016, while his junior, Jack, was born in 2020.

Social media is not real: Anne Hathaway

Hathaway warns of the hints of despair covered by the many joyous pictures on Instagram. She wanted to be sensitive to the emotions of people, who are struggling to conceive.

“I sometimes think Instagram makes life look really breezy, but that’s not the whole story. By leaving out the sad part, we make women who are struggling with this feel isolated and lonely; we make them feel like it’s all their fault. I wanted to be more sensitive than that.”