Why Anne Hathaway was left in tears during live TV appearance


The Odyssey actress visited the Today show on July 16 and got emotional when Craig Melvin surprised her with an unexpected gift


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Anne Hathaway's visit to the Today show got the movie star emotional during a live segment.

On the July 16 airing, Craig Melvin surprised the mother-to-be with a special gift for her upcoming bundle of joy.

The journalist announced: "We wanted to celebrate you. We wanted to celebrate your bun there in the oven, and we got you a baby gift."

Anne immediately got tearful while shouting: "Don't! Don't!"

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Craig added: "This is not something you can't find in stores," as Tom Holland interjected: "That is cute. That is double cute," while checking out the present.

The Today team surprised the A-lister with a The Odyssey-themed outfit for her soon-to-be little one, complete with a knitted headpiece, diaper bottom, shoes, and cape.

Craig joked: "When the child comes out, we want the child ready for battle. It is a Trojan outfit, custom-designed for the baby."

Anne inquired: "Who is talented enough to make all of this? Did you do it? That is so sweet."

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Anne got a sweet and unique gift

Craig comically replied: "How did you know? With my own two hands. No, Alex and Lyle from wardrobe would kill me if I took credit."

The journalist also poked at Tom's future child with wife Zendaya, adding: "So Tom, when you have your child, bring [them]."

Tom expressed: "I'll know where to come – right back here." Anne added: "This is appropriately epic. Thank you so much. This is amazing." 

Craig concluded: "Congratulations on the film that you've created and the life that you're creating as well."

Anne Hathaway in a blue off-shoulder gown, posing with a confident smile.© WireImage
The actress has a baby on the way

Anne's big year

It's been a massively successful year for Anne, who's starred in five movies for a 2026 release alone, including The Odyssey, Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The End of Oak Street and Verity.

Craig read a thoughtful comment that someone wrote on social media expressing: "Anne Hathaway having five movies premiering this year, and then announcing that she is pregnant, is the level of productivity that men can't achieve."

Anne joked: "I mean, they are at a disadvantage. It's just a literal truth, but yeah, it went that way. [It's] bonkers. It's wild."

Craig hilariously commented: "I mean that's amazing. You've made everyone else in Hollywood look and feel lazy. A new child coming and five films coming."

Anne looks incredible in breathtaking gown© WireImage
Anne shot five movies this year

Anne candidly shared: "It's wild. It's kind of crazy because look, I've been doing this for a very, very, very long time. I hope to do it for a long time to come and so you just never know."

The actress revealed: "There's peaks, there's valleys, there's everything in between and so it's just crazy to have a time like this where you pull these cards, and the thing that's so exciting is they're films that audiences wanna see."

She added: "One of my favorite things in the world is going to the movies, and so to be a part of something [and] a part of a year where so many people are just excited to go out and experience cinema…and yeah to have this personal thing going on at the same time – it's amazing."

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