Brad, Ben, Chris: A Look Back at Gwyneth Paltrow’s Fascinating Relationship History
A-list heartthrobs, Coldplay's Chris Martin and more—Paltrow’s love story has it all
Gwyneth Paltrow has long been an it girl: It girl of the ’90s, it girl of health and wellness, and now, even her daughter is following in her footsteps, having shined last year as the it girl of the Les Bals de Debutantes in Paris. She’s starred in some of our favorite films, has been a part of some of our favorite pop culture moments, and has been romantically linked to some of the most famous faces in Hollywood. Here, a look at the relationship history of Gwyneth Paltrow.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Sean Leonard (1994)
Though a brief romance, nothing says 90s like Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Sean Leonard, who was on the rise thanks to his lead role in 1989’s Dead Poets Society. The actor has spoken briefly about Paltrow and his romance with the actress over the years, but only with fondness for both her and her career.
“I remember watching Gwyneth Paltrow deliver her Oscar acceptance speech in floods of tears,” he told Metro back in 2013 about his discomfort at major industry events of the sort. “My God, how open. The poor girl was just so intimate with these unnamed millions of people.”
Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt (1994—1997)
Talk about a ’90s supercouple! This couple was linked for quite some time, and Brad even got down on one knee before they called it quits. Since their 90s romance, Paltrow has opened up about their love story, telling Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast back in 2023, “There were a number of things that had happened, he was nine years older than me so he was far more…he knew what he wanted, he was ready to do it and I was kind of all over the place, so it was really one of those difficult things, where I felt like, ‘Oh my God, not only am I not ready, I’m not living up to the standards again.’ It was a familiar refrain I felt about myself.”
Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck (1997—2000)
Another 90s supercouple was Paltrow and Ben Affleck, who was a major Hollywood player at the time thanks to his Good Will Hunting (1997) success. The actress, however, revealed that though her parents loved him, they accepted things once the two called it quits. “I think they appreciated how he’s super intelligent, and he’s really talented and funny, but he wasn’t in a good place in his life to have a girlfriend,” the actress revealed of their romance to Howard Stern in 2015. “They loved him, but they were okay with us not being together.”
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (married from 2003—2014)
Perhaps Paltrow’s most notable relationship was that with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, with whom she shares her two children, Apple and Moses. “We were close, though we had never fully settled into being a couple. We just didn’t quite fit together. There was always a bit of unease and unrest. But man, did we love our children,” Paltrow wrote in an essay for British Vogue. “Between the day that I knew and the day we finally relented to the truth, we tried everything. We did not want to fail. We didn’t want to let anyone down. We desperately didn’t want to hurt our children. We didn’t want to lose our family.” Today, Paltrow and Martin enjoy a harmonious co-parent relationship since their divorce.
Brad Falchuck (married 2018—present)
Paltrow tied the knot with TV producer Brad Falchuk in 2018 after meeting back in 2014, and since then, the couple has enjoyed a happy and loving relationship. “He has things that were reminiscent of my dad. It’s like blue-eyed, Jewish, TV writer, with a heart of gold and a great sense of humor,” Paltrow told PEOPLE in 2023. “I finally chose my dad.”
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