Anne Hathaway showing up to your birthday party dressed as a princess? Shut up! But that’s exactly what happened for one lucky four-year-old, as the Princess Diaries star attended her birthday party, complete with gown and tiara. On March 19, 2025, Hollywood producer Jordana Mollick shared a heartwarming photo from her daughter Celia’s birthday party, where her four-year-old daughter enjoyed a cupcake next to Hathaway.
Mollick, who is producing Hathaway’s upcoming film, Verity, praised her daughter in the caption as a “smart, kind, sweet, hilarious extroverted empathetic Pisces dream boat,” before stating, “this moment with everyone's other most favorite princess is a waking dream come true.” The image featured young Celia dressed in a sky-blue princess gown adorned with white gauzy embellishments and a white and purple tiara. Hathaway, radiating joy, sat beside her in a pale yellow princess-cut gown, wearing a similar white and blue tiara.
Fans quickly took to social media to express their delight at this enchanting birthday celebration, flooding the comments with accolades. One exclaimed, “Now that’s a perfect princess birthday,” while another described the image as “the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.” On Reddit, commenters reminisced about the films, where one wrote, “I’d die if the Princess of Genovia came to my birthday party.” Another quickly corrected the user’s title, humorously stating, “QUEEN of Genovia. She did not topple a centuries-old ‘get married’ tradition for us to give [her] the wrong title!”
No word on whether the party menu featured pizza with M&Ms, but it certainly seemed like a hit all around.
In other news, the iconic film The Devil Wears Prada is now making waves as a musical adaptation currently playing at the Dominion Theatre in London, slated to run until January 3, 2026. The musical, which began its development back in 2017, had its debut run in Chicago in 2022 before making its way to the West End, now featuring Vanessa Williams taking on the role of the formidable Miranda Priestly, originally portrayed by Meryl Streep.
Williams, a celebrated actress and singer, famously became the first Black woman to win the Miss America title and has had a flourishing career balancing stage and screen roles. Early on in her career, she earned a Tony award nomination for her performance in the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods.
Sharing insights on her experience stepping into the shoes of such a legendary character, Williams stated, “I refused to be compared... and I knew that I was going to make it my own. That’s been the feedback from everyone who’s seen it.” Her commitment to providing a fresh take on the character has resonated well with audiences, whose many reactions have praised her compelling performance.
Co-star Georgie Buckland, playing Anne Hathaway’s character, Andy Sachs, remarked on the pressure of performing in her West End debut, saying, “This is kind of my first big anything, so I felt a lot of pressure.” Buckland also humorously shared about her childhood crush on Hathaway, saying, “I still really want to meet her, so who knows, here’s to hoping.”
During her portrayal, Williams expressed a significant challenge stemming from her beloved character's recognizable monologue about the “cerulean” color, which has entered popular culture. She noted, “A lot of people actually know the actual monologue... I can hear people whisper when I’m doing it. It doesn’t distract me anymore, it was a little bit annoying at the start.”
The show has attracted a host of celebrity guests, including Nick Jonas, Donatella Versace, and Anna Wintour. Buckland mentioned, “We’ve had many: we had Jonathan Ross in last night… and Beverley Knight, she’s been like four times.” It was even reported that Vanessa Williams has encouraged Anna Wintour's attendance with a letter from Elton John.
Williams speculated on future potential replacements for her role, suggesting Hannah Waddingham might take over as Miranda Priestly, saying she’d be “visually stunning.” The multifaceted talent expressed her desire to continue her career in other projects, sharing her hope to work with Mike White of The White Lotus fame: “Mike White, if you’re out there, and if you have anything that you’d love me to be in, I would work for you in a heartbeat.”
As both Hathaway’s cheerful birthday surprise and the excitement surrounding the Devil Wears Prada musical continue to delight fans, these instances exemplify how the worlds of entertainment and heartfelt moments continue to intertwine, leaving lasting impressions on audiences everywhere.
