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Anne Hathaway takes on 'pillow challenge' with 'Princess Diaries' twist

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The new pillow challenge is the fashion trend we never knew we needed
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ByDanielle Long
Video byFaith Bernstein
April 23, 2020, 2:23 PM

Hear ye, hear ye! Mia Thermopolis has stepped out of retirement thanks to Anne Hathaway.

On Wednesday, the 37-year-old actress joined in on the #pillowchallenge that has been circulating around on social media sites like TikTok and Instagram. The viral sensation encourages its participants to fashion a pillow into a mini dress with the help of a belt tied at the waist.

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While most people simply used one pillow to complete the challenge, Hathaway not only outdid the competition and used a total of three -- two blue and one white -- she added some blue butterfly wings, a red lip, sunglasses and wireless headphones.

And if that wasn't impressive enough, the expecting mother captioned the photo using a quote from her fan-favorite movie "The Princess Diaries." She wrote, "A Queen is never late; everyone else is simply early."

Hathaway portrayed Mia Thermopolis, an awkward teenager in San Francisco who is surprised by news that she is the heir to the Genovian throne after her father dies, in the 2001 comedy and its 2004 sequel, "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement."

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The Oscar winner isn't the only celebrity to partake in the #pillowchallenge, though.

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"Black-ish" star Tracee Ellis Ross gave us a goddess-like take. "Am I too late? #pillowchallenge," she captioned her post.

"X-Men" alum Halle Berry decided to give us a chic interpretation. "You already KNOW you couldn’t keep me from the #PillowChallenge," the actress wrote.

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