Celebrity hairstylist exposes on‑set woes with Hollywood stars

It's difficult not to notice that a much larger group of stars is exposed to reputational crises in the era of social media. Internet users increasingly share their experiences with celebrities in great detail through online platforms. Particular attention is given to those not-so-great encounters where idols turned out rude and subsequently lost favour with their loyal fans. Several months ago, Jennifer Lopez faced criticism for this reason.

Recently, PR specialists from the teams of Blake Lively and Anne Hathaway have had a lot of work to do. A storm was caused online by revelations from Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa, who interviewed both actresses years ago and did not remember them fondly. The stars treated the journalist particularly dismissively, refused to answer her questions, and were capricious and unkind.

Shortly after the archival footage of the ill-fated interview emerged, Anne Hathaway apologised to the reporter, trying to salvage her reputation. The scandal died down, but it seems the actress may be in trouble again. This time, a well-known Hollywood hairstylist spoke about her allegedly unpleasant demeanour on the podcast "What It Was Like." Emanuel Miller, in the latest interview, admitted that working with Blake Lively was challenging, but it was Anne Hathaway who left the worst impression on him.

I did a film with Anne Hathaway and that was one of my worst experiences. Anne never acknowledged me as a person for four and a half months. She treated me like a servant. And I was doing her hair personally, just one on one. I was just doing her hair. She never said, ‘Your daughter, do you have any other children?’ or ‘How long have you been married?’ There was never any personal conversation. - the celebrity hairstylist recalled.