Anne Hathaway reveals she was legally blind for the past decade
Anne Hathaway's secret health condition made her legally blind for the past 10 years, the actress has revealed.
Hathaway, 43, revealed she battled with early-onset cataract, which caused her to be legally blind in one eye from age 30 to 40 years old.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 star explained how it impacted her while speaking to a New York Times Podcast in April.
Anne Hathaway battled with early on-set cataract, she revealed in a recent podcast episode. YouTube
"I was half blind for 10 years," she said.
"I had early-onset cataract. It impacted my vision so much that I was legally blind out of my left eye."
Hathaway added she had surgery to fix the issue after a decade with the condition.
"I didn't realise how bad it had gotten until I could finally see the spectrum."
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It caused the actress to be legally blind out of one eye for a decade. Getty
Cataract is the "clouding of the lens of your eye", according to Health Direct.
"Cataracts develop when proteins in the lens are damaged and clump together," the website reads.
"This reduces the amount of light that can pass through the lens to your retina."
It is the leading cause of blindness worldwide.
Fans of the Hollywood star were shocked to hear about her health condition, taking to social media to commend her on a decade of filming while battling with blindness.
"The fact she powered through 10 years of major movies with that and never once complained or used it for press … actual legend behaviour," one fan wrote.
"The amount of movies she did during those 10 years and she never mentioned it," another said.
In the decade she was battling with the illness, she starred in dozens of films, including Les Misérables, Interstellar, The Intern, Ocean's 8, The Hustle andThe Witches, to name a few.
Hathaway added she had surgery to fix the issue after ten years of living with the condition. Getty
She recently starred in The Devil Wears Prada 2, although it seems her vision was back to normal by then. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
She also recently starred in The Devil Wears Prada 2, although it seems her vision was back to normal by then.
The original cast, including Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, reunited for the film, alongside other actors like Simone Ashley and Australian Patrick Brammall.
Hathway revived her role as Andy Sachs, the assistant-turned-features-editor who reunites with her old boss, Miranda Priestly, played by Streep.
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