Anne Hathaway Reveals Which Two Hits She Thinks Are The Ultimate Pop Songs

Anne Hathaway may not know much about boy bands, but when it comes to pop queens, she knows exactly whose music to listen to.

The actress is currently promoting her movie, ‘The Idea Of You,’ in which she portrays a 40-year-old mom who, with limited knowledge of boy bands aside from what her teenage daughter tells her, falls in love with a 24-year-old lead singer of a male vocal group.

Like her character in the 2024 romantic comedy, Hathaway says she knows little about boy bands; however, she does love bopping to some of the biggest pop queen hits.

Like many, Anne Hathaway considers 80s icon Madonna and 90s sensation Britney Spears among the biggest pop queens of all time.

“The ultimate pop song for me is ‘Like a Prayer’ by Madonna, followed by close second, ‘…Baby One More Time’ by Britney (Spears),” she told Billboard on the red carpet of ‘The Idea Of You”s New York premiere.

“We’re really lucky right now — we’re living in this glory time of pop music. There’s so many (songs) out there right now, but those two … I think ‘Toxic’ is really amazing too,” she added.

Last year, the ‘Ella Enchanted’ actress appeared on the TODAY show, where she revealed her go-to songs at that moment, and of course, she mentioned pop icon Taylor Swift.

“I’m really into ‘Vampire’ at the moment,” Hathaway told the show’s hosts, referencing Olivia Rodrigo’s hit song. Also, “‘Break My Soul’ by Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero,'” Hathaway added.

The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ actress previously spoke to Vogue, thanking Gen Z for keeping her young with the latest fashion trends.

“I know this sounds like I’m super-pandering, but I’m really switched on by Gen Z,” she said at the time. “It’s a fun generation when it comes to fashion. They really hit it just right where they have a great time with it, but they define themselves by themselves.”

She added, “Their relationship with (fashion), the way it’s received, it’s a really, really fun dance.”

The ‘Princess Diaries’ actress admitted that in the past, she “felt really lost” because she didn’t realize how to experiment with clothes and styles because she thought there was only one right way.

“And that’s part of the reason why I love being an actor, and my style is fluid. And once I realized that, then I felt like something clicked. But that’s just me. It’s different. Some people are like, ‘Nope, black turtleneck every day,’ ” Hathaway said.

Hathaway, who celebrated her 40th birthday in 2022, spoke to the New York Times about her milestones leading up to “middle age.”

“There are so many other things I identify as milestones. I don’t normally talk about it, but I am over five years sober,” Hathaway told the outlet. “That feels like a milestone to me. Forty feels like a gift.

She added, “The fact of the matter is I hesitate at calling things ‘middle age’ simply because I can be a semantic stickler, and I could get hit by a car later today. We don’t know if this is middle age. We don’t know anything.”

In 2019, when appearing on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ the ‘Ella Enchanted’ actress revealed she had decided a few months before her appearance to stop drinking for 18 years.

“I’m gonna stop drinking while my son’s living in my house,” she told the talk show host at the time. “I don’t totally love the way I (drink) and he’s getting to an age where he really does need me all the time in the mornings.”

She added, “I did one school run one day where I dropped him off at school. I wasn’t driving, but I was hungover, and that was enough for me. I didn’t love that one.”

“When I’m at a stage in my life where there is enough space for me to have a hangover, I’ll start drinking again, but that won’t be until my kid is out of the house,” she told Modern Luxury a few years ago.

‘The Idea Of You’ is available on Amazon Prime.