Anne Hathaway dated three men at one shot – after auctioning a night of her  company to a trio of fans for US$12,000 (S$18,000).

The 26-year-old actress offered herself as a prize at the Cracked X-mas Fundraiser in Los Angeles last weekend and was quickly snapped up by bidders.

She announced to the crowd: “I’m not usually very forward, but I thought if there was ever a crowd for me to do something like this, this is my crowd – so I would like to auction myself off, for drinks somewhere fabulous and basically get you totally (drunk).

“Tell me what I’m worth.”

And when the price kept going up, an embarrassed Hathaway said: “I’m blushing...Wow, I feel really good right now.

The proceeds for the night went to benefit the Trevor Project, a crisis helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual youths.

This article was first published in The New Paper on Dec 15, 2008.