Anne Hathaway has been pretty low-key about expecting her first child with husband Adam Shulman since the news leaked to the press in November, but after a trip to the beach on Sunday, the 33-year-old actress released a formal statement via Instagram.
Hathaway noticed paparazzi snapping photos of her pregnant belly from afar while she was in a bikini, and—knowing that they’d try to sell the pics to tabloids—she decided to nip the problem in the bud by releasing a photo of her own.
She included the following caption:
Happy 2016 to my beautiful Instafriends! So, posting a bikini pic is a little out of character for me, but just now while I was at the beach I noticed I was being photographed. I figure if this kind of photo is going to be out in the world it should at least be an image that makes me happy (and be one that was taken with my consent. And with a filter :) Wishing you love, light and blessings for the year ahead!May we all find light, love, and a flattering filter in 2016. H/T Jezebel | Screengrab via Anne Hathaway/Instagram