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There’s A 'Creepy' Theory That Anne Hathaway’s Husband Is William Shakespeare

There’s A 'Creepy' Theory That Anne Hathaway’s Husband Is William Shakespeare

This wild conspiracy theory about Anne Hathaway's husband being Shakespeare has a few angles to consider

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

There's a bit of a wild conspiracy theory that Anne Hathaway's husband is William Shakespeare - yep, that one. The playwright. The bloke widely regarded as one of the world's greatest writers ever to have walked the planet. Yeah, the one who died in 1616... Find out more in this video:

Conspiracy theories aren't exactly known for being rational, let's face it, but at least this one has a couple of interesting angles to consider.

Let's explore.

Basically, it all boils down to the fact that William Shakespeare's wife really was called Anne Hathaway - which just so happens to be the name of a certain 38-year-old actor, who recently said she preferred to be called Annie.

According to some people, the plot thickens when we look at the bloke Annie Hathaway (as the modern-day actor shall be known henceforth for the sake of clarity) is married to, Adam Shulman.

Annie married him in 2012, and now they have two kids together.

However, some people are less fussed about the ins and outs of their domestic life, but more so about what Adam Shulman looks like... which is, apparently, a bit like Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare.
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The weird theory was recently posted on TikTok by the @factsandtheorieshub account, which explained: "There is a theory about Anne Hathaway and her husband because Anne Hathaway's husband looks like Shakespeare and Shakespeare's wife's name was Anne Hathaway.

"Shakespeare also wrote 'Life is too short to love you in one, I promise to love you in the next life'."

Technically, the line was actually 'I promise to look for you in the next life', but either way, the idea stands.

Over the years, many people have taken to social media to discuss the bizarre theory, not least on Twitter, where this sort of thing tends to germinate.

One person tweeted: "Anne Hathaway is married to Adam Shulman (an actor) that looks extremely similar to famous English poet William Shakespeare."

Adam Shulman.
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Another also once pointed out: "Anne Hathaway's husband looks very similar to William Shakespeare and Shakespeare's wife's name was literally 'Anne Hathaway'!

A third person said: "Anne Hathaway's husband looks a lot like William Shakespeare, who by coincidence was married to a woman who was also called 'Anne Hathaway'.

"William Shakespeare once wrote: 'Life is short to love you only once, I promise to search for you in the next life'. Now that's creepy."

And earlier this month, another added: "Bro that f***ing Anne Hathaway William Shakespeare see you in another life s*** fucking haunts me every few months on whatever platform I see it it follows me around."

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Topics: Entertainment, Celebrity, Conspiracy Theory, TikTok