Anne Hathaway Left the House With Pimple Patches on Her Face Because ‘Stars, They’re Just Like Us’

As I type this with a purple flower on my cheek, Anne Hathaway is repping some colorful pimple patches of her own.

On August 30, the 41-year-old actor wore a couple of Starface hydrocolloid patches in a new Instagram post, effectively cosigning Gen Z’s preferred method for tackling breakouts. Like many TikTok teens and Justin Bieber, Hathaway proudly showed off her star-shaped stickers in public, snapping a selfie in her car while dressed in a blue crewneck, baseball cap, and black sunglasses.

Sure, she could have removed the pink and blue stickers before exiting her vehicle but it doesn’t get much more public than photo shared with 34.7 million followers. “Stars, they’re just like us,” Hathaway captioned her photo, adding a cheeky gold star emoji. So far, the post has over 1.4 million likes.

Fans were quick to praise Anne Hathaway’s latest “mindful” skin care hack in the comments as well. “See how she [used] a star pimple patch instead of popping the pimple? Very demure, very mindful, very cutesy,” one user replied, receiving nearly 5,000 likes from other fans.

Over the past few years, pimple patches have transcended skin care to become a full-blown fashion trend, helping destigmatize acne while treating pimples, reduce inflammation, and protect skin from environmental impurities. Despite these positive benefits, however, not everyone is a fan. Back in May, Kelly Ripa denounced blemish patches during an episode of her talkshow, saying, “I think a little modesty goes a long way with your pimples, because pimples are like nipples!”

Meanwhile, Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has released her own Florence by Mills spot treatment patches, which she wore during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show in March.

“I don’t like that social media has a lot to do with beauty perception,” Brown told Glamour in 2019. “Being someone else on social media is not healthy. I think it’s so important for other people to see the side of you where you have no makeup on and where you actually just woke up. That’s why I like to expose my pimples online, and be like, ‘Guys, look, it’s awful.’ It’s like, who cares? Everybody gets them. Social media should be a place to talk about real things—real situations—and I don’t think we should be hiding.”