Anne Hathaway's weight has reportedly plunged following her ex-boyfriend's arrest last month on charges of fraud.

Hathaway dated Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri for four years until they split in June.

A week later, the FBI caught up with Follieri, who had allegedly been trying broker big money property deals by pretending to have connections to the Vatican.

If found guilty of all the charges brought against him, he faces life in prison.

Hathaway has continued with her work commitments since the scandal hit, even though it seems to be taking a visible toll on her health.

A frail Hathaway at the Italian premiere of Get Smart last week (left) and a year ago (right)

The actress is said to have dropped from a size ten to a size six over the past month, and one insider confides, 'It's fair to say that Anne has taken the split really hard.