Awkward Anne Hathaway Les Miserables Interview with Filipino Ricki Lo

By on January 19, 2013

 

This one-on-one interview with Anne Hathaway for the Philippine Star Entertainment Section with Editor Ricky Lo is creating a buzz now in the online world.

 

 

Awkward Anne Hathaway Les Miserables Interview with Filipino Ricki Lo WhenInManila

 

 

Some say they cringed at the awkwardness and the seemingly underprepared Ricky Lo while also calling out lowly local showbiz interview norms.

 

On the other hand, some say that it was Les Miserables star Anne Hathaway who was not very giving with her responses.

 

What’s your take on the issue?

 

Here’s the full video:

 

 

philstar.com video: Ricky Lo’s inteview with Anne Hathaway of Les Miserables

 

Ricky Lo interviews Anne Hathaway of the highly-anticipated movie, Les Miserables.

Hathaway plays the role of Fantine, the mother of Cosette played by Amanda Seyfried.

Also in the movie, directed by Tom Hooper, are Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman.

 

 

“A bad interview.”

“I cringed!”

“Uncomfortable!”

“She was rude.”

“When class meets startalk chikka minute!”

“I couldn’t finish watching this.”

“I screamed a scream…”

 

What’s your take on this video? Is it a cultural thing? Was something lost in translation? Is anyone to blame? Who and why?

 

 

UPDATE:  apparently the original video was taken down. So in an effort to give our readers the best stories and journalistic insights (sarcasm) we decided to re-create the video based on memory… I swear this is how we remembered it… 

 

 

Anne Hathaway Ricky Lo Interview Parody

 

 

Also, we found another YouTube user who seems to have been able to save the original video and re-upload it. Here it is : 

 

 

 

  

Awkward Anne Hathaway Les Miserables Interview with Filipino Ricki Lo

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Vince Golangco is the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of WhenInManila.com. Vince graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and a minor in Business. He has over 10 years of international experience in marketing, advertising and creative writing. He served as an Information Systems Technician in the United States Navy, was a Marketing & Development Coordinator at the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Senior Media Planner for Bright Box Media, was a radio DJ and hosted a tech TV show in Manila. Vince is a surfer, a skater, a writer, a US Military Veteran, Junior Chamber International (JCI) member, an AKPsi brother and an adventure seeker. Connect with Vince on Twitter @VinceGolangco.