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Anne Hathaway’s Epic Stair Tumble and Her Hilariously Perfect Reaction Will Leave You Questioning Gravity—and Hollywood Diva Etiquette!

Added on August 28, 2025 inCelebrity News Cards, Entertainment News Cards

Ever wonder if the cosmos has a twisted sense of humor? Well, under today’s mischievous Mercury retrograde vibes, Anne Hathaway gave us a literal and quite graceful tumble—right on set for The Devil Wears Prada 2! Yup, she took a spectacular fall down some stairs thanks to a shoe heel gone rogue, instantly turning a potentially embarrassing moment into a sparkling display of charm and quick recovery, bagel in hand. Could this be the universe’s cheeky nod to her nostalgic Princess Diaries fall, or just pure on-set chaos? Either way, Anne’s starring role in both glam and grace—whether airborne or on the ground—is absolutely iconic. Let’s dive into how she handled her viral slip with poise that only a true star born under the adaptable and sometimes unpredictable sign of Gemini could muster. After all, isn’t life just one big dance between control and chaos? LEARN MORE.

Anne Hathaway Reacts To Her Viral Fall

Anne Hathaway is taking us on a tumble down memory lane.

Anne is reprising her role as Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada 2, along with Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, who will all return to their roles for the sequel.

But Anne is really falling back into character. On set for the sequel, she took a major tumble down a stoop when the heel of her shoe appeared to break off.

The aftermath:

It’s unclear if the fall was scripted, but either way I hope she received the proper care afterward.

The fall, being scripted or not, is so nostalgic, because if you remember in The Princess Diaries (2001), Anne’s character Mia Thermopolis accidentally falls on the bleachers while talking to her best friend Lilly.

In the ABC special The Happy Days of Garry Marshall, Anne explained that her fall was actually an unscripted moment. “We were filming in San Francisco, predictably it had rained,” Anne said. “We were outside and we had to get the shot really fast.” Unfortunately, Anne moved too quickly, slipped on the water, and burst out laughing.

Anne reshared a mash-up video of both falls with Madonna’s “Vogue” playing in the background on Instagram. She captioned the video, “Twenty years later, still falling for you… 💕”

So, it would totally make sense if Anne, one of the most graceful tumblers, were to give the lifelong Hathaway fans a callback to that iconic moment from The Princess Diaries. But, if it truly was an accident, I hope it makes it into the movie like last time.

People are singing Anne’s praises for her swift recovery from the fall. “Graceful as always, Anne,” one person wrote.

“What’s happens when we fall? We get back up and MOTHER,” another person wrote.

“Aw, love this! A true icon, always falling for us,” someone else said.

Finally, this person shared a helpful reminder that “a princess does not fall, she gracefully takes a seat then quickly gets back up!”

Glad she appears to be OK, and I can’t wait to actually watch The Devil Wears Prada 2 so I can stop obsessing over these behind-the-scenes photos.

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