Why Hathaway changed Oscars dresses

Anne Hathaway in the pink Prada gown she wore to the Oscars, just hours after switching from Valentino. Picture: Getty Source: news.com.au

Amanda Seyfried's dress was reportedly very similar to Anne Hathaway's original Oscars gown. Picture: Getty Source: news.com.au

ANNE Hathaway has finally revealed the reason she ditched her original Valentino gown for the notorious nipple-showing Prada dress just hours before she was due to walk the Oscars red carpet.

The 30-year-old actress - who won Best Supporting Actress at the ceremony on Sunday - surprised onlookers when she arrived in a pale pink Prada gown just hours after Valentino released a statement saying they had dressed the 'Les Miserables' star for the high profile event.

Anne explained that she "deeply regrets any disappointment caused" but decided to wear something different after she heard another actress, rumoured to be her co-star Amanda Seyfried, was wearing something very similar to her original choice.

"It came to my attention late Saturday night that there would be a dress worn to the Oscars that is remarkably similar to the Valentino I had intended to wear," she told People.com, "and so I decided it was best for all involved to change my plans.

"Though I love the dress I did wear, it was a difficult last minute decision as I had so looked forward to wearing Valentino in honour of the deep and meaningful relationship I have enjoyed with the house and with Valentino himself. I deeply regret any disappointment caused."

Italian designer Valentino, 80, is a long-time friend of the actress and designed the custom pink and white wedding dress she wore for her Italian nuptials to Adam Shulman in September.

Anne was styled by celebrity fashion guru Rachel Zoe for the event, who also reportedly helped Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence select her Christian Dior Haute Couture gown.

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Hathaway the next Oscar Curse victim?

Newlyweds: Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman tied the knot in September last year. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images

IT'S one of the age-old myths surrounding the Academy Awards, but Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman's marriage will face the test of the Oscar Curse if Hathaway wins the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

The Les Miserables star will be crossing her fingers and toes in the hope that she will take home the prestigious award, but if her name is called then the odds of her having a long and happy marriage will be slashed dramatically.

The newlyweds tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in September 2012.

Female winners of the prestigious award are 63 per cent more likely to have a shorter marriage than those who do not win.

Out of the 266 married women who have been nominated for the Best Actress award since the Oscars began in 1936, 159 of them got divorced.

Winners of the top gong are 1.68 times more likely to head to the divorce court than those who don't win.

The most recent casualty of the winner's curse was Sandra Bullock, whose marriage to Jesse James dissolved within days of her claiming the prize for her role in The Blind Side in 2010, amid accusations he had been unfaithful.

Prior to this, Kate Winslet won the Academy Award for her performance in The Reader in 2009. A year later her marriage to Sam Mendes fell apart.

Despite this, studies have shown that there is virtually no change in the status of married men.

Other victims who have fallen victim to the curse include:

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe after Reese was awarded the Oscar back in 2006 for Walk the Line.

Renee Zellweger and Jack White after Zellweger won Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain in 2004.

Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend after Theron won Best Actress for her role in Monster in 2003.

Halle Berry and Eric Bennet after Berry was recognised for her part in Monsters Ball in 2002.

Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt after Roberts won the award for Erin Brokovitch in 2001.

Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini after Ingrid won her second Best Actress award in 1956 for Anastasia, the director of which was her husband Rossellini.

Joan Crawford divorced her third husband in 1946 a year after winning an Oscar for Mildred Pierce.

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