Anne Hathaway supports Condé Nast union by leaving Vanity Fair photoshoot

Anne Hathaway, the Oscar-winning actress and star of The Devil Wears Prada, showed her solidarity with the Condé Nast Union by walking out of a Vanity Fair photoshoot on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

According to Variety, Hathaway was unaware of the union’s 24-hour work stoppage when she arrived at the New York City studio. She was still in hair and makeup when her team was notified by a staffer from SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors and performers, to advise Hathaway to support the walkout.

“Once Anne was made aware of what was going on, she just got up from hair and makeup and left,” a source told Variety.

The Condé Nast Union, which represents nearly 400 employees from publications such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, Allure, and Teen Vogue, organized the work stoppage to protest against layoffs, union busting, and unfair labor practices by the media giant.

The union members gathered outside the Condé Nast headquarters in New York, holding signs that read “Layoffs are out of fashion” and chanting slogans such as “Say it loud, say it clear, winter’s extra cold this year,” a reference to Anna Wintour, the chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue.

The union also posted a message on X, thanking Hathaway for not crossing their picket line and making a clever nod to her role as Andy Sachs, the aspiring journalist who works for the ruthless fashion editor Miranda Priestly, in The Devil Wears Prada.

“If Runway had a union The Devil Wears Prada would’ve been 30 seconds long,” the union wrote. “Thank you, Anne Hathaway, for not crossing our picket line.”

Hathaway has not publicly commented on her decision to leave the photoshoot, but her fans and fellow celebrities have praised her for standing up for workers’ rights and showing solidarity with the union.