Anne Hathaway is expecting her third child, and the actress has been unusually candid about how the pregnancy caught her and husband Adam Shulman off guard after she quietly shared the news earlier this year.
The Oscar winner first told fans on Instagram on Friday, 19 June 2026, posting a video that showed her baby bump and a caption reading “x Baby, I’m yours x”.
Months later, she opened up about the surprise of it all in a late-night interview aired in the week of Sunday, 13 July 2026, as reported by Just Jared.
What Anne Hathaway said about baby number three
Hathaway did not dress up the shock.
“I mean, we knew what we were doing but we were so shocked it worked,” she said, before landing on the nickname that has since travelled across social media.
She confirmed the couple are “calling this one our buzzer-beater,” a phrase that borrows from basketball for a last-second shot that somehow drops.
The 43-year-old also spoke plainly about the odds she felt she was facing.
“When you get to a certain age, that hope looks like it’s about 1% to 2%,” she said, framing the pregnancy as something she had not counted on happening at all.
That mix of disbelief and delight is the reason the story has resonated.
Fans who have followed Hathaway since her rom-com years responded warmly to a star treating a very personal milestone with humour rather than a polished announcement, and the “buzzer-beater” line did most of the work.
The reaction online leaned affectionate rather than intrusive. Longtime fans framed the surprise as a happy full stop on a difficult stretch, and the phrase quickly became shorthand for the whole announcement, spreading through comment sections and reposts far faster than the original Instagram video itself had ever managed to.
The family behind the news
Hathaway and Shulman married in 2012 and are already parents to two sons, Jonathan and Jack.
A third child rounds out a family the actress has largely kept out of the spotlight, sharing only what she chooses to and little more, which is partly why the candid interview felt like a rare window.
Her career, meanwhile, has stayed busy through the pregnancy, with the actress continuing to take on film work while she prepares to welcome the new arrival.
She has offered no due date and no further detail, keeping the focus on the light-hearted framing rather than logistics.
For now, the next chapter is simply the wait. Hathaway has not said when the baby is due or whether she plans to share more, so the “buzzer-beater” will stay the headline until she decides otherwise.
